The News

Northern Advocate, 25 March 1937, Page 8

The News

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f’J'HE Hungarian chess master, Lajos Steiner, had his first engagement of his New Zealand tour at Gisborne last evening. He played 15 games simultaneously and won 14, being beaten by Mr C. P. Belton, the Hamilton champion, now a resident of Gisborne. —P.A. #-• * - M R J. Miller, S.M., yesterday contended that safety was the consideration where aviation was concerned, and he dismissed an application brought by the Hastings Golf Club against the Hawke’s Bpy and East Coast Aero Club for the latter to show cause why the golf club should cut down certain trees on its property adjoining the aerodrome. —Special. # • « QONSTABLE Pollard, of Henderson last night caught two of the patients who escaped from the Auckland Mental Hospital. They are a young Maori and the European woman, who, it seems slept in the day time and wandered about a good deal at* night. They appeared to be very hungry.— Special. • * * • LETTER from the Rugby Union of Canada asking whether a tour by a Canadian team in the near future would be considered, was received at a meeting of the management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union last night. It was decided to recommend to the annual meeting that, in view of the standard of play in Canada, no action be taken. —Press Assn. * * * * fp’HE French sloop Kigault de Genouilly which starts her annual cruise of the South Pacific early next month will include Auckland in her ports of call. She is expected on April 26, and will remain in port until May 7. —Special.