SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC.

Cromwell Argus, 9 August 1926, Page 4

SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC.

DUNEDIN, This Day

Pi lying agauisfc the Australians Warwick made SO-''*, tho highest score yet made by a county against the visitors. The match was abandoned.

In the match against Gloucester the county made 141, Grimniett taking 7 wickets for 67 runs. Australia has six down for 228, Taylor 95, Andrews 62. Miss Gertrude Ederle, the American swimmer, crossed the English Channel in 14 hours 34 minutes, lowering all previous records. Ta'.ero won the big race at Addingtou on Siturdiy, with Min-o-War second. Other winners were Money Spider, Red Oak, and Willie Logan. Moor Chimes was second to Yeuot. The football trial matches on Saturday resulted as follows : Blues 14, Colors nil. Colors B 11, Blues nil.

Townscnd, who was regarded as a certainty for the Otago team, injured his knee and will not be available for Saturday's match against Southland.

The combined sub-unions of Southland beat North Otago by 25 points to 16.

The following team will play the Combined Vincent-Mauiototo team: riazlewood, Morgan, Robinson, Walker, Bathgate, Callander, McLean, Knox, Glengarry, Butler, Bontagg, Todd, Gillick, and Lewis. Hawke's Bay drew with Mana-watu-Horowhenua, 14 points all. At soccer, Auckland beat the Canterbury touring team by 9 goals to 2.

At League football, Auckland beat Otago by 14 points to 4. Three fresh cases of pneumonic influenza are reported, as well as one death at Oamaru, and one at Waitati.

An English journalist named Power claims to have discovered Kitcheners body. He has brought the remains to England.

THE KAWAEAU DAM.

TO DAY'S REPORT

Information gathered per telephone this morning from Mr David, resident engineer at the Kawarau dam, was of a reassuring nature. What was known as the " big hole" at the base of pisrs 6 and 7 has been completely filled in, and pier 7, the final -one, is now 14 feet above sill level, and the last gate is on the sill ready for rivetting. It is expected that pier 7 will be completed in about five days. Simultaneously with the completion of pier 7 the two final spans of the bridge will be pub jn hand. The gates on Nos. 5 and 6 are now in position and the lifting gear is being adjusted. In a few days men will be available for putting in the heavy stone groin, which will extend fifty feet up the lake, and some are at present employed quarrying stone for the purpose.