BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Evening Star, Issue 18851, 28 January 1925, Page 10

BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

STOP PRESS ITEMS

In the sixth round of the dominion tournament Brcmner (West End) 23 beat Smart (New Plymouth) 19; Pilkiugtori (llnmiltoii) 24 beat Kill (Wellington) 15; Walker (Auckland) 20 boat Stewart (Dunedin) 18.

MAUENO'S' ROUGH 'TIME

After being delayed for twenty-four hours by a. southerly gale Dm Mulieno arrived at Wellington this morning. Owing to thick weather Captain Norton was unable b> make out the laud, and decided to remain in the Strait for the night. The seas were heavy. The passengers had an unenviable time. Several cabins were flooded, but no material damage was done.—Press Association telegram,

THE HE. CARLS CASE,

Senior-detective Davies, of the Victorian Police, arrived at Wellington to-dav on his way to Auckland to escort De Claris to' At el bourne. Press Association telegram.

infantile paralysis.

The Health Officer at Glirislelmreh slates that the two suspected cases there look definite. A third ease has been reported, but has not vet been examined. The Health OHiee this morning was besieged by parents wishing to return’with their children to the North Island.—-Press Association telcfigures for the twenty-four hours to 9 a.m.* to-day arc Wellington district 3. Auckland, district 6, Christ church 1. Otago is still free.—Wellington Press Association telegram.

CHARGE OP DIGAMY

josenh James Gronnolle, aged thirty-six, was charged in the Wellington Magistrate's Court wiih bigamy. Ji, was alleged Dial lie was married Ju Johannesburg in 1913, and then as William dames Hewer in London in 1923. and also as Hewer in New Zealan 1 in the same year. Counsel for the accused raised a technical point which the magistrate noted, 'the accused was committed for tiiak—P.A telegram

LONDON WOOL SALES,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., ha» received Die following cablegram from its London house under dale JTth mst. :—Vs compared witu last sales’ closing rates prices arc lower by <i 90Ut Y txj IQ per cent for fine cross-bred amt merino. Thu demand lias improved, except for faulty merino, for which the market is weak at 15 to 20 per cent, lower. There is a fair demand for medium and coarse cross-bred, wludi snow a 5 per ce.it, decline.

INVERCARGILL WOOL SALE

The sale continues erratic Ek-eci wool is down |d to Id compared with Dunedin. Good hoggets and pieces maintained their value. The absence »•! Continental and American competition is affecting the sale.—P.A. telegram.

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