NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1110, 25 April 1911, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By TeleerapU.-Prcss Association.) , ■■: ■■• —-—_$_ UNLUCKY AT-RACING. ■AND NO SORT OF BOOKKEEPER. '.' ' : Cisborne, April 24, ; At the adjourned meeting of creditors ia the bankrupt estate of W. J. M,Murray ■to-day, the Assignee stated that he now had all the'information he was waiting forj and had instructed the Crown Solicitor to lay informations for breaches of the Bankruptcy Act. This had been done. .'■■•.■'■

Bankrupt, examined at great length as. to how he had disposed of the takings from the business, said: "At racing. He had never got a win. Pressed on-tho subject of keeping books, he f a . ld , : - !'think I might just as well have tned to,flyan airship'as keep books." ".;, DRAUGHTS CONCRESS. •'..'■■ . Dunedin, April 24. Play m the Australasian Draugliti Championship Tournament , continued today. Hilliker met'Borebam in the semifinal of the iosers' class, and, afteor a game lasting about two hours, the former won, thus putting Lorcfcam out of the contest. This evening Hilliker anrl Brodie started the ;final round of- •• -thejosers' class Tho first game- was won by .Hilliker, and the. second was. drawn fltter.pne. of the,, finest games - played dunng-fthe tournament. ■• -These two ivill play two' more games, and the -winner Kill- meet Penman: in the final for the championship. .'■'..-. A CHALLENCE. Creymouth, April 24. . The Rev. Wm. Thomson addressed a crowded meeting to-night in reply to Mr.. T. E. Taylor. He challenged Mr. Tayior to come to Groymouth, and said he would come from Wellington to meet him, the Mayor to preside, Mr. Taylor to appoint one auditor and Mr. Thomson to, appoint- another, the Mayor to announce to the audience the correctness or : otherwise, of the figures contained in the,now famous thousand pounds challenge. "If," said Mr. ThomsPn > 'I am wrong in my figures, I will walk oft the platform and never say another word.against prohibition. If I am j right, let, Mr. Taylor acknowledge AN ASYLUM PEER. , - .'■• Auckland, April 24. A man; aged about twenty-four years, accosted by a detective at tho police station on Saturday night, asserted that he was the Duke of Westminster. In further conversation he-stated he had escaped • from Seacliff' about eleven months ago. He was detained for medical examination ,and committed to the Avondale Asylum. MANSE RANSACKED. an. -D i._i ■ Ta,ha Pßi April 24. _ ine Presbyterian manso was burglar-ised-last-night during evening service i ™ - and M - rs - Peat ha ve lost .about.-£2O worth of jewellery, and the place was ransacked. The thieves Tr.rrff , in a Aboard which they had broken open. Among the.stolen articles was ah antique cold watch,- and several, wedding presents. ONE MORE THEATRE.

T '. "r, ,■'.' Timaru, April 22. The , Borough Council last night anL r oi e r'l pla lV s P re P are( l by Mr. White, specialist in theatre construction, for a F 1 to. replace the present Theatre oy bnnstnias.