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Evening Star, Issue 21622, 18 January 1934, Page 16

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Mil HUGH WALI’OLK. LONDON - , .January 17.—The novelist, Mr Hugh "Walpole, in- ' tends visiting his birthplace in New Zealand (Auckland) within three months. Dll ALLAN FISHER. SYDNEY, 'January 18.—Dr Allan Fisher, professor .of economics at the Otago University, has been appointed economist tci the Bank of New South Wales in succession to Professor 'T. Hytten, of Tasmania. [Dr Fisher has been granted one year's leave of absence by the Otago University Council to enable him to accept the advisory appointment..] RICCARTOX MURDER ’ INVESTIGATION. As regards the Riccarton murder, Superintendent Cummings stated to-day-that he knew nothing of the report that a valuable clue had been picked up. iTho inquiry was being continued. —Christchurch Press Association. BOWLS—RINKS. The following were the scores after fifteen heads had been played in the fifth round of. post-section play Veitch (West Harbour) 14, ' Wilkinson (Cromwell) 14. Deare 17, E. Harraway 7i. Dee (Nelson) 15, Shaw (Te Rangi) 1-1. Thompson (Phoenix) 14, Healey (WaiI' LAKEY'S CREAM CANS. In the Bayly case this afternoon, a cream collector said that on the /Monday morning Lakey's cream cans were in an unusual position and there was a difference in weight. He thought it strange the cans should ho 201 b to 301 b lighter than usual. Auckland Press Association.