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Evening Star, Issue 21725, 21 May 1934, Page 16

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“ SMITHY " l YToS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, May 20.—Sir Charles Kingston! Smith is in the city. , He will inspect Lockheed aeroplanes ami possibly purchase a plane for the Macrobertson race.

MISSING RVNHOLDER

Tho search for Stuart Leslie Rutherford, the missing runholder, of Leslie Hills, continues. Police parties patrolled the Wairoakariri all morning. A note loft by Rutherford indicated that his body would be found in tho river. Christchurch Association message.

MISS BATTEN’S FLIGHT,

BATAVIA, Hay 21.—Hiss Jean Batten left for Sourabaya at 6.30 in the morning (local time). She intends trying to reach Koepang to-day.

GIRLS' SKI-ING SPORTS

The dominion secondary schoolgirls’ ski-ing sports were hold under excellent weather conditions. Results: — A Teams. —Slalom —I’rue Wigley, Margaret Wigley, Alison Rowley. Downhill—Prue Wigley, Margaret Wigley, Doreen Standage. Crosscountry—Pruc Wigley, Eleanor Everest, Margaret Wigley. Relay race—Craighead School 1, St. Margaret’s College 2. Individual championship—P. Wigley 1, M. Wigley 2, Doreen Standage and Eleanor Everest (equal) 3. Team championship—Craighead 1, St. Margaret’s College 2. B Teams. —Downhill race—■ Loma Haines, Dorothy Dickey, Betty Fraser. Relay race—-St. Margaret’s College 1, Craighead 2, Selwyn House 3. Teams’ championships —St. Margaret’s College B 1, St. Margaret’s C 2, Craighead School 3.—Timaru message.

STOCK EXCHANGE

Sales on 'change this afternoon: —Mahaldpawa, ScV Sales reported :Southland Frozen Heat (ord), £3 Gs; (prof.), £3 Gs; New Zealand Breweries, £2 2s; Mahaldpawa, 8d; Moonlight-Nelson Creek, 8d; Nevis Diesel, 4Jd.