CYCLIST’S DEATH.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 November 1924, Page 5

CYCLIST’S DEATH.

JURY FAILS TO AGREE. (by TELEGRAPH —PREBS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Nov. 6. At the Supreme Court to-day the jury, after four hours’ deliberation, failed to agree on a charge of manslaughter against Joseph Ball, in respect to the death at Hamilton of Maurice Enoch Ansell, who was knocked down by a motor driven bv the accused on May 6. Deceased was riding a bicycle, behind which accused’s car came up, and when the deceased turned to the right the accused swerved. but hit the bicycle The defence was' to the effect that the accused had exercised reasonable care in attempting to pass the cyclist. A new trial at the next criminal sessions at Auckland was ordered, a change of venue having been granted from Hamilton for the original hearing. man in the rover position. It would be interesting to know who were at fault to give the Irish team 10 penalties m thfe latter half of the first spell. AH credit must be given to the Irish backs for their pluck in sticking to the hopeless task of checking their opponents and in the last stages of the match scoring a brilliant try after a fine passing rush. It would look as though they badly beat the defence on this one occasion. NORTHUMBERLAND TO-MORROW. Unless something very untoward should happen or the weather be very bad, the All Blacks should have a substantial win. Northumberland were beaten last season by Cumberland and by Yorkshire, and by the former at the beginning of this season. Turning back to 1905, we find that our team beat Northumberland by 31 to nil, J. Hunter annexing no less than four tries and 22 points being scored in the first spell. It was their eighth victory. As with them, so with the present team, the long succession of wins—this is the fifteenth—rather dulls the keenness of interest, but the result will still be eagerly awaited. NO GAMES IN SCOTLAND. UNION REFUSES PERMISSION. NEWSPAPER COMMENT. LONDON, Nov. 5. The New Zealand Rugby authorities endeavoured to arrange "matches in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and sought the Scottish Union’s sanction, but the union has notified its refusal. The newspapers point out the gravity of Scotland again snubbing New Zealand. They aslc s whether Scotland will be consistent and refuse to meet the contaminated Anglo-Irish team, and also if the Scottish Union will prohibit Scotsmen at Oxford from playing ! against the All Blacks.