INTERPROVINCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16320, 2 January 1924, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL

(Pof Pivms Association.) • ■ j AUCKLAND, this day.. In. *£he early hours of New Year's Day hoodlums annoyed Chinese in a fruit shop at Milford, Takapuna, with the result'that Jimmy C'hee was arrested on a charge of stabbiug Arthur Bestic, a young man who is in hospital, with a severe wound on ona hand. As far *s is known Bestic was unconnected with iba hoodlums who annoyed the Chinese. Subsequently the hoodlums raided a Chinese shop, smashed a plate glass window, show cases and door, and darn-

agad a quantity of fruit. A show case in the premises of Proud, iewelleir, Queen, street, wag broken open dg*i night, and jewellery valued at £6O jP'La» stolen. Wa WELLINGTON, thin day. • In the chess tournament, the results

•' of the finished games in the ninth round ,are as follow*; Vaughan beat Hawkins, ('Hicks beat Pleasants, Miller beat Fairburn, Armstrong beat Kummer, and Moir drew with Oydes;. The position now is that Moir leads with seven points, Craekentbprpe with t wo games ' to play and 6£ points, and Dunlop with two games to play and 6£ points fill second place. Gyles is third with six points and one game to play. . BLENHEIM, this day. The concluding results of the Marlborough, regatta were: Senior fours, three miles, Blenheim 1,. Wairau 2; won easily; time, 12.38. Senior pairs, 1£ miles, Wairau 1, Star 2. Maiden doubje sculls, one mile, Wairau 1, Wellington and Blenheim tie for 2, Star 3; a v#y-close race; time,' 6.5. i . , l■.' ' TIMARU, last night. , The Anal games in the Oi-bell polo cup were played at Timaru to-day. On the basis of goals scored Christchurch and ; Amuri secured two wins, and are jointly folders of the cup.