LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 May 1934, Page 2

LATE MESSAGES

LOUISVILLE, May 16. Winooka lost one of the most disappointing races of his career when he was nosed out at the finish by Ebony Lady, a four-year-old in a driving finish. The winner was the outsider in the betting. Winooka was favourite. Winooka appeared in perfect condition as he went to the post. The Lee Humphries, drew Mie horse in behind Dartle, who led when the barrier rose. Winooka attempted to wear down the pacemaker before reaching the straight, but without success. Ebony Lady moved up stoutly on the inside, when Winooka drew even with Dartle, and managed to pull past Winooka at the finish. Polson after the race stated: “It was a tough race to lose. Young Humphries did his best 1 know, but I still think Winooka. the best horse in the race. I expect to give him plenty of opportunity to show the American racing public just what a good horse he is.” LONDON, May 16. Owing to a report that another American and Canadian rodeo was being produced at White City, shortly, a private member’s Protection of Animals Bill was hurriedly passed by the Commons, which utilised procedure only twice in a hundred years. The bill makes illegal certain incidents of steer wrestling and call roping witnessed in earlier rodeos. The House of Lords co-operated in the quick passage of the measure. AUCKLAND, May 17.

There are 753 vacancies for men in all classes of country camps in the Auckland province. The total number of men on sustenance in Auckland is <BlO. These facts were iisccrtaincd in the course of inquiries following'the announcement that, from next Monday, full sustenance rates instead of half cates will be p-jid to relief workers for vhem no suitable and approved work can be found in town or country. Payment of full sustenance to the men eligible for it will continue throughout the winter. Men for whom no work can be found will thus be placed on the same footing as those who elected to accept sustenance. The Labour Department said that there were almost sufficient men on sustenance in Auckland to fill the country camp vacancies. Departments ami local bodies had gone to considerable expense in equipping the camps, and they had been more than surprised at the lack of response by men. Not all the men on sustenance were fit. for camp, but if fit men in the city would go to the country, their departure would leave available for many men now on sustenance suitable and approved work, which they could perform in the city.

CHRISTCHURCH, May 17. Two youths, Reginald Thomas Munro, 18, and James Alexander Knox. 21, who broke into the house of Judge Kennedy, at Dunedin, and stole the Judge’s goods and consumed his liquor, were admitted to probation for two years, by Judge Johnston this morning. One of the accused visited the house on three separate occasions, for. as counsel put it, “He found the quarters comfortable.'' They were .jointly charged with house breaking and theft. HAMILTON. May 17. Holding lhal the centre of the bitumen was tin- centre of the road. Mr. Jus.ice Herdman, in a t .-served .judgment, to-day, dismissed the motion for a re-trial in a east' in which damages wore awarded against a lorry driver, for negligent driving. The evidence showed that (here was .'lf! feci of reasonably usable road, there being 28 feet of bitumen. CHIUSTCIICBCH. May 17. William Henry I’catson. 68, a farm labourer. teceived severe injuries at the Sefton railway crossing, this morning, through being struck by a train while he was leading horses and a earl over. He was walking beside the shaft, on the opposite side to the train, and did not sea it approach. One horse had to be destroyed later. The dray was badly damaged.