LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 January 1945, Page 3

LATE MESSAGES

BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

AUCKLAND, January 18. Rain was falling steadily at 8 o’clock this morning, but half an hour later the weather cleared suddenly, allowing an early start to be made in the final day’s play, in the qualifying rounds of the New Zealand championship bowling fours contest in order to catch " up on schedule, which has been disorganised by the continued wet weather. Four rounds are being played to-day, each round restricted to 15 ends, with a time limit of two hours. At the start of to-day’s play 34 teams had won all four early rounds. Hadwin (Hutt), who was the only unbeaten team in his section, was beaten to-day by Ritchie (Edendale). Higgins (Seatoun) defeated Benson (Balmoral), who was previously unbeaten. Another surprise defeat was that of Bfemner (Auckland) at the

hands of Brewis (Whangarei) by a single point. NEW ZEALAND AND GREECE WELLINGTON, January 18. The head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand, Archbishop Evangelinidis, and Consul General for Greece, in Australia, Dr. Vrisakis, were guests of the Government at morning tea at Parliament House to-day. Mr. Fraser spoke of the kindness and hospitality extended by the Grecian people to New Zealanders, and friendship formed in Greece, which has chosen the hard nart and was respected for it. In spite of present difficulties, the comradeship of those days still lived and shone very brightly. Referring to the present action by Britain in. Greece, Mr. Fraser said the good faith of Mr. Churchill and Mr. Eden, and the British Government was beyond question. Their pledge was to keep fairness and equity in Greece, and he believed it

to be followed to the letter. Both guests expressed deep gratitude for New Zealand’s help and sympathy to their country. .1