“SAFE AND WELL”

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 99, 21 January 1926, Page 7

“SAFE AND WELL”

MISSING ACCOUNTANT REPORTED

By Telegraph-—Press Association-

Auckland, January 20. Advice has been received that the missing accountant, Edgar David Hamilton McEwen, who left his wife and child on the morning of January 11, and subsequently wrote to his employers and also his wife, stating that fie’“would be found among the dead nicn, n is safe and well on board the scow Kaiaia, at Tolaga Bay.

J Hutchison (Dunedin) 23, heat Bremner - (West End. Auckland). 17. Gibson (Fieri) 25. beat W. Dec (Marton) 15. Benefield (St. John’s), a bye. SECOND ROUND. Thomson 21, beat Pilkington 17. Malcolm 26, beat Graham 18. Bremner 32, beat Davies IS. Casey 27, beat Benefield 19. Gray 24. beat Wright 14. Harraway 28, beat Anderson 18. Stewart 20, beat Gibson 14. Deo 32, heat DI. Curdy 9. Hutchison, a bye. Tho following, who had lost two games were eliminated at this stage: Anderson, Davies, Graham. McCurdy. THIRD ROUND. Gibson 21. beat Benefield 20. Thomson 24. beat Stewart 16. Harraway 23, 'beat Bremner 14. Wright 22, beat Pilkington 21. Malcolm 23, beat Dee 15. Casey 24, beat Hutchinson 18. Gray, a bye. . The following were eliminated:—Pilkington. Benefield, Bremner. and Dee. CHAMPION PAIRS A few games were played in the championship pairs competition, but this event has been held up on account of some of tho players still left in it being engaged in the championship rinks. Six games have still to be played before all the green winners ar o found, but three of these will be decided to-morrow morning. Some of the post-section games have been decided, and already Adess (St. Kilda) and Tiunblyn (St. Kilda) are assured .of being in the last four. , Tn the last game between Dee amt Chegwin the former’s lead threw up the kitty for tlm last head, but Chegwin contended' that the head was too short. The green umpire decided (that mat should he shifted back, and that this made the lead long enoii"!) . I Ghe 'UW' protested on the ground that the kuiA should have been returned, and should have been rethrown by his lead. tins protest has been upheld, and it has been decided that tlm last head shall bo replayed. This will be decided ut 8.45 to-morrow morning on the Caledonian Sre<?n ' SECTION WINNERS. Sections G and H.-Ward and McKenzie (Sydenham 1 24, beat W. Harley and S. Hardley (West End, Auckland), 15 Section O and R.-Dcare and Hosking (Carlton!. 29. beat Boyd and Hayward (Christchurch), 24. , Sections CC and DD.—Parker and Walker (Auckland) 24. boat Nicholson and Johnson (Dunedin), 15. Sections EE and FF—Todd and Tamblvn (St. Kilda) 26. beat Swanson and Stone (Seatoun), 17. POST-SECTION PLAY. First Round. Angus and Recipath (Canterbury) 23. boat Rigby and Tonkin (N.E. Valley). -1. Brackenridge and Adess (St. Kilda) 2<. boat Collins and McCallum (Temuka), 13. McKenzie 19. beat TTosking 15. Tamldyn 21. bent Walker 17. Second Round. Adess 20. boat Bcdnalli 1". Tamblyn 20. bent McKenzie 7. CARNIVAL AT SYDNEY ENTRIES FROM NEW ZEALAND. Sydney, January 20. For tlm forthcoming bowling carnival for tlm Australasian championship, commencing February 22, 2300 entries have been received from all the .States spci from New Zealand and Fiji. So * ar there are twenty entries fi’om Now Zealand, including what stand for the two best rinks in the Dominion. Urn time for closing of entries has been extended until Monday next.—Press Assn.