ENGLISH BILLIARDS
FIRE IN QUEBEC
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST
LINDRUM'S CONDITION OF
ENTRY
3WCELBOTJRNE, 13th August.,
Walter Lindrum, before sailing for £ England, said: "Thore is one conditlo* ~ upon whicli I am going to insist in th«f English billiards championship. If it - is won by M'Conachy it shall be contested next year in. New Zealand, ani, ; if by me, then in Australia.". ' ■ -
DICTATION RESENTED *■ "
(Received 14th August, 10 a.m.)
LONDON, 13th Augurt.
"It is not for Lindrum to dictat* the terms under which the English, championship shall b& played," said Mr. Stanley ; Thorn, °. secretary of th« Billiards Control Council, replying t« Lindrum's statement.
GREAT DAMAGE TO VILLAGE
(Received 14th August, 11 a.mv)
VANCOUVER, 13th August A message from Masson (QuebeS) states that fire on Wednesday afternoon destroyed fifty buildings in'this small village, making a hundred and fifty families homeless. The damage is estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. One woman died of heart failure : caused by excitement. Two children \ ,are missing, but are believed to ba f safe. The buildings destroyed includ- ■ ed a Cotholic Church and Convent, th« *.. Town Hall, and school.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 39, 14 August 1930, Page 9
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