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Evening Star, Issue 21284, 13 December 1932, Page 12

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CARPENTERS' AND JOINERS’ DISPUTE. Tho adjourned meeting of the Conciliation Council to consider tho builders' and carpenters’ and joiners’ dispute was held to-day, Mr Woodworth said the unions had all been consulted in ro tho employers' offer of Is IOJd an hour, and very definite instructions had been received to decline, and to claim a continuance of the rate in tho existing award, loss 10 per cent. He said the workers’ assessors were empowered to negotiate on all matters in the hope of a satisfactory agreement being reached. —Well ington Association message. CRICKET, . • At 3 o'clock St. Kevin's College in its second innings against John M'Glashau. College had lost six wickets for 72 runs (Ollivcr 26). AUSTRALIAN VARSITY -RIGBY TEAM .COMING. New Zealand is bo have a visit in May from the Australian Universities' Rugby team, and the indications are that the combination will be stronger than that of 1929. The tour will bo subject to tho approval of the New Zealand Rugby Union, but it is anticipated that the present body will give ready consent. —Press 'Association; BILLIARDS TEST. . LONDON, December 12.—The billiards test lasting eleven days played in relays, each competitor occupying ninety minutes in two daily sessions, and employing the experimental baulk line rule resulted: England 2,773 •(Newman 216 and 1,223, Davis 730 alid’ 57-1; Australia and New Zealand 2,106 (Liudrum 1,017 and 174, M'Couacby (CIS and 567). BOXING. LONDON, December 12.—1 n, a ten rounds' bout at the Crystal Palace Jack O'Malley (New Zca-. land) defeated Charlie Hickman, of Birmingham, whose seconds skied the towel in the seventh round, when he was down for a count of eight. At Newcastle Leu Harvey retained the British middleweight title and the Lonsdale belt, outpointing Jack Casey, of Sunderland. STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales on 'change this afternoon; Kawarau, 6d; Mount David, 3s 6d (2) ; Nokomai. 6s Id. Sales reported-: Bank of New Zealand, £2 Is; Oknrito, 8s 2<l.