FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

Evening Star, Issue 17928, 25 March 1922, Page 9

FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

A trial extending over a week resulted in tho acquittal of George Jones,_ of the ‘ Camara Mail,’ on a charge of libelling Sir F. Whittaker, tho Attorney-General, '.."ho defence was conducted by Mr W. L. Klees, of Gisborne. * * » # Tho Chancellor of the Otago University reported tho acceptance by Mr Ulrich of the position of professor of mineralogy metallurgy in connection with tho School of Mines. * * * * The Timaru Cup, 2-Jra, resulted: MaVitana (6.5) 1, Bide-a-wee (6.12, inc. 71b pen.) 2, Hippocampus (7.0) 3. Also ran; Templeton 9.12, Ariel 9.5. Won by half a length in 4min 9soo. On the previous day Hippocampus (7.0) - and Bidc-a-wee (6.5) dead-heated for tho South Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, 2m, run in 3min 42|sec. Hippocampus subsequently walked over, an arrangement having been arrived at between tho respective owners. * ■» * * Tho attractions on Anniversary Day were tho united friendly societies’ gathering at Sawyers Bay, regatta at Port Chalmers, races at Mos'giel (where 11. Goodman's Chancellor won tho Taicri Handicap, lim, and the same owner’s Exile tho Anniversary Handicap, 2m), and Cup cricket at Carisbrook. The population of tho town of Port Chalmers, as ascertained by tho recent census, was reported to bo 1,783 persons, of whom 870 were males and 913 females.