LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15319, 15 September 1920, Page 6

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

•Pei Press Association. i HAMILTON, this day. Jn the professional championship Kirkwood (73) beat Moss (Auckland), 7 up and 5 to play ; ' McEwan (Wellington) beat Brooks (Hutt), 1 up; East' (Australia) beat Blair (Auckland), 3 up and 1 . to play; McCormack (Waihi) beat Lock OVunganui), 1 up; Douglas (Miramira) and Clements (Manawatu); won by default). In the amateur championship, ; first, round, partial results were: H. B. Lusk beat G. Saiu'ers, 3 up and 2 to , play; J. O. Black beat J. JJanks, 3 up . and 2 »to play; T. H. Horton beat D. Whyte,' 2 up and 1 to -play.: Crosse, beat Mybourne, 3 up and 2 to play; Morpeth beat Caldwell, 3 up and 1 to play; Seymour beat Fryer, 3 up and 1 to playj Dr. Ross beat J. Harold, 8 up and 6 to play; Goss beat Clouston, 4 up aud 2 to play; Humphreys beat Rex George at the 20th hole; Chesney beat Eksted, 1 up. fALMERSTON N., this day. The Registrar of the Supreme Court has received directions from the SolicitorGeneral 16 enter a. stay of proceedings tn the case of Albert James Wilfred Carpentler, charged with indecently assaulting tyo little, girls.' The case was heard twice at Wanganui, and the juiy disagreed. The venue was changed to Palmerston North, and the jury again disagreed when the case was heard last sessions there. A further trial was then ordered dependent on the Solicitor-Gen-eral's dec'sion as to a stay of proceedings, which ha,s now been ordered. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales reported : National Bank of New Zealand, £6 10s; Beath, Schiess. Felstead, two parcels, £lj9s 9d; Beath, Schiess, Felstead, turn, div., £1 9 S 6d; sales, Beath, Schiess, Felstead, cum. div., £1 9s 6d;/ New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Co., I £2 paid, -c'uni. div. £2 10s.