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Evening Star, Issue 21967, 1 March 1935, Page 16

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THE PR f XCI-: OF WALES * LONDON, February 28.—The Prince of Wales reached London to-night on his return from his Continental holiday. LITTLE HOPE FOR, BLAIRGOWRIE. A Rugby wireless message, per Press Association, says: It seems certain that the British steamer Blairgowrie has been lost in the Atlantic with the entire crew, numbering 20. After a prolonged search among mountainous seas the German liner Europa and other vessels which answered the distress signals were obliged to abandon hope and resume their voyages. LADY BOWLERS. Final of singles: Mrs Haub (Caversham) 2(1, Miss Gray (N.E.Y.) 13. With twelve heads played the score in the pairs final between Mcsdames Marshall and M'Namara (Balclutha) and Airs Austin and Miss Alee (St. Clair) was 11 all. After five heads in the rinks final the score was: Mcsdames Grant, Colbert, Rigby, and Aliss Gray (N.E.V.) S, Alesdames Ledlie, M'Allau, Daglish, and Read (Anderson’s Bay) 0. ? IN VERCA RGILL TR OTS. Thomson Handicap, lOOsovs. 2m.— 3-5 Afoko Child (scr) 1, 1-1 Happy' Knight (24) 2, 3-4 Vologda (ser) 3. Scratched: Carillen Chimes. Neck. One and a-half lengths. Time, 4min 42 3-ssec. Cup, 20Dsovs. 2m.—3-3 All Sunhine (36) 1, 1-1 Kibo (72) 2, 2-2 Wrackette (scr) 3. All started. One length; two length’s. Time, 4min 37 4-ssec. STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales reported this afternoon: — Union Bank, £3 12s Gel; Woolworths (Sydney), £4 12s. OYER-RIPE SAMOAN BANANAS. Local importers ’said to-day that they expect to have to throw away fully 1,000 eases of 4,000 cases of bananas which arrived from Samoa last night. Half of the consignment was fully ripe and another quarter over-ripe. In consequence, prices ,at the markets to-day remained high.—Auckland Press Association.