Points From The News

Northern Advocate, 30 August 1938, Page 4

Points From The News

being held ut for three days near Cape Farewell by a fierce easterly gale, the dredge Kerimoana. which is being delivered to the Wellington Harbour Board, called at Westport last evening to replenish its sadly-depicted bunkers. The dredge has had varied experiences since leaving Glasgow on March 13, and took 11 days to reach Westport rrnm Newcastle.

r jr'HE selection of Mr Gladstone Ward, a son of the laic Sir Joseph

Ward, as National Party candidate for the Christchurch South seat, is announced. The choice has yet to be endorsed by the party headquarters. '1 no present holder of the seal is Mr £. J. Howard (Labour).

•'THE Governor-General. Viscount Galway, visited the premises of Radiation (N.Z.), Ltd., and Cadbury. Fry. Hudson at Dunedin, yesterday morning. He lunched at the University club rooms, where he delivered a brief address. Lady Galway, at the invitation of the Mayoress, Mrs A. H. Allen, met representatives of women’s organisations at a luncheon at the Otago Women’s Club.

fjp-HE New Zealand amateur billiards championships commenced at Dunedin yesterday, tne opening ceremony being performed by the Gov-ernor-General, Lord Galway. A. Albertson (Christchurch) 666, beat A. Vidal (Dunedin) 523. A. Bowie (Dunedin) 666, beat P. P. Barnett (Invercargill) 377. S. Moses (holder of the title, Wellington) 666. beat C. Proctor (Dunedin) 565.

* ■» Auckland Harbour Board’s tug Te Awhina was refloated yesterday after being submerged off the Western Viaduct for over a fortnight. She will be towed to the harbour board slipway for repairs today. The tug sank on August 11, when it was struck by a propeller of the. motorship Essex, two holes being pierced in the hull.

* ;> * * PROFESSIONAL lightweight boxing contest at the town hall last evening between Percy Kelly, of Auckland, 9st. 7Mbs., and Bryan McKay. of Hastings, 9st. 4Hbs., was won by the latter on points at the end of 10 three-minute rounds. This was the -third meeting of the pair, McKay having won on points at Gisborne, while Kelly obtained a similar victory at Auckland.