BOXING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16120, 8 July 1914, Page 7

BOXING

CLERGYMAN AS REFEREE.

Piew Association—By Telegraph—Copyiifhl

LONDON, July 7, (Received July 7, at 10.40 p.m.)

The Bishop of Stepney has requested the Rev. Mr Digby not to officiate as referee in the Welsh-Ritchie fight. Father Boudier, of Islington, will replace him.

GENERAL CAELE HEWS

Prtm AatoHation—By Telegreph—CopyrJrki

LONDON, July 6.

Mr Mallaby Deeley, who recently bought Covent Garden Estate from the Duke of Bedford, has transferred it to Mr Joseph Beecbam and Mr Alexander Ormond, a Manchester stockbroker.

At the Criminal Court a verdict of " Not guilty" was returned in the case of Crosland, the author, who was charged with conspiring with Lord A. Douglas in a false accusation against Mr Barr, author, and executor in Oscar Wilde's estate. The operation on Colin Bell, the Australian boxer, has proved satisfactory. July 7. (Received July 7, at 10.40 p.m.) The combined Empress of Ireland relief funds total £83,000. The Scottish coal-nia«ters have decided to lock out the miners whenever the proposal to work only four da3 r s a week is carried out. Mr Mackenzie attended a deputation to the Board of Trade to-day in support of a British Empire trade-mark. BERLIN, July 6.

(Received, July 7, at 10.40 p.m.)

The insurance doctors at Niedbarnim, near Berlin, .struck for an increase in pay by 50 per cent.

MELBOURNE, July 7. (Received July 1, at 7.35 p.m.) The Melbourne University authorities have appointed Professor Marshall ilall to the Ormond Professorship of Music, rendered vacant by the death of Professor Peterson.

SYDNEY, July 7,

(Received July 7, at 9.10 p.m.)

A man named Bobbins, who has surrendered himself to the police, states that he strangled seven persons at Port i>* elbourne seven years ago. The Melbourne police have no record of the crime, and doubt the story. N