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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16375, 24 June 1927, Page 11

HERE AND THERE

(Press Association Messages). The New Zealand clay bird champion .ship was completed at Masterton this iiftenioon. A. Uohsoii, R. Kuick, I". Grooine, If. Olincli, and 11. Quartennan lied for livsl plan' with 21 birds each, and divided the stake. In the fire-on! for tin' medal, Quartennan won. beating Clinch mi the 17th bird. The Governor-General has received the following reply from the Prince of Wales to the birthday message sent on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand : "Xly sincere thanks to the Government and people of New Zea land for the kind birtluhn wishes." Uiuee Ayson, a young man. was seriously injured at Christcluircli to day through Ins motor-eyelo colliding with a motor car. He was sent to hospital in an unconscious condition. The Dairy Conference delegates at t'otorna. concluded their sitting and went on an expedition to various places of interest, including the State forests. Mamurana spring, and Uairoa. 'I hey also inspected farms in the vicinity of Kotorua. 'tin' Borough I 'ouni il entei ■ tainnienl coinmil tee c at ranging for all transport, tine weather prevails. Maurice .lames Leydon. of Haweri, was injured in a collision between a delivery ear lie was driving and a horse. He sustained severe injuries (o the head. .and is still in hospital in a criti -a! condition. Thomas Sheen, traveller, from Am!, land, collided with a niotoi cyclist at llawera on Wednesday, lie was charged to-day with being drunk in charge of a ear, and was lined £2O and his license cancelled for 12 months. At Christehurch to-day, a young woman. Winifred Iris Cockle, who ad initted causing damage by selling fire to curtains in a. house ai .Mangore, was admitted to probation for two years and ordered to make restitution of £l2 10s. It v,\us stated thai the accused gave as an excuse for her acts thill she hoped her employers would shift from Mangore. She was not a first offender. The steamer Malistoii arrived at New Plymouth with the first cargo of bulk oil for tins port from Singapore. The vessel belongs to Ihe Anglo I'ersiall I 'il Co.. but is consigned to the British Ini perial Co., which has erected storage tanks at Moturoa. The oil will be distributed over a wide arm extend',!.; probably to Main Trunk towns. The Defence Minister, the Hon. V. .1. Kolleslon. says oflieinl advice has been received ' llial Ihe following otlic.ers of the New Zealand Air force have been successful in passing the promotion examination of the Koyal Air Force: Captain T. M. Wilkes. Director of .Aviation; Captain 1.. M. Isitt, attending a stall course in Englan<l; and Captain .T. M. Pindlay, ,;ii present hi charge of Wigrain. These officers are now fpialiiied Tor promotion from flight-lieutonaiiH lo squadron leaders. . I