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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12717, 12 August 1919, Page 1

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TYPHOID AT WHAKATANE. WHAKATANE. August 12. I;i conn action with the three outbreak’s o£ typhoid fever at Euatoki, Paraca raid V. hanewanea. where over > twenty cases occurred among the | I,ative3 . tlle disease has now nearly disI appeared. The temporary hospital at Euatoki has been closed, and those at • the other two places will close a fortnight hence; ALIEN FOOTBALLERS. WHAKATANE, A.ugust 12. The Wlxakatane Eugby Union di ? : I cussed a protest by returned soldier., | aad oihols playing Dalmatians It v. as finally resolved that Dalmatians should be debarred from playing in the senior grade competition, WASHINGTON, August 11, President Wilson, replying to a Senate resolution, said that lie did nor Know of any Japo-German 'treaty during the war, though ho had hoard rumourj of one. if e had no information that the Japanese delegates in Paris attended to intimidate the ChinI ess Peace representatives. t

RICCARTOH RACES. , GRAXD XATIOMAL STEEPLE-' CHASE. ■1 —Lochelia (S. Henderson) ... 1 s—Raster Lupin (A. M’Donald) . -j 4—Master Si-rowan (F. Ellis) . . ;; —tVaimai (Tutchen) . - . . " i—Bon Revo (Decry) . . .0 G —Vascular (F. Gray) . . . u B—Morecamhe (L. Hegarty) . . u 10—Polthogue (H. Lorrigan) . . 7—Merry Lad (J. Roach) . . o 3 —Dardanelles (G. Fielding! . . o Morecamhe and Lochclla led over the first fence, and passing the stand they were just clear Master Ltipin," Vascular and Master Strowan, with Dardanelles bringing up the rear. At Cutts’s 1 Morecamhe and Lochelia were sis lengths out from Master Lupin, dVaimai and Vascular. There was no change in the order going along thd bach, over the sod wall and the post, and rails. At the Kennels double, where Polthogue fell, Morecamhe and Lochclla' were still showing the way, Waimai, Vascular and Master Lupin being in close attendance. The leading pair jumped the sod wall and the brush at the entrance to the straight together, but before the stand was , reached Lochelia had drawn'out from Morocambe, while dVaimai was nest, just in front of Vascular, Master Lupin, Bon Rave and Master Strowan. Leaving the straight Lochelia increased Ids advantage, and at Cutts’s . he was nearly sis lengths clear of VVaimai, Vascular. Master Lupin, Bon Reve j au,d Master Strowan, who were in close j order. The field closed up at the sod wall, and at the post and rails Master Lupin was in second place. After jumping the Kennels double Lochelia drew away again, and at the sod wall 1 ho was six lengths in. front of Master ; Lupin., with. Bon Reve and J Master Strowan eight lengths i further back. V.’aimai fell at the j brush at the top of tiia .straight. I Lochelia easily held his place in the ■ run home and won by a dozen lengths i front Master Lupin, while Master Stroj wan a little over a dozen lengths back beat Bon Reve by a, length for third place, with Merry lar and Dardanelles following in that order. Morecamhe was pulled up some distance from the finish. - Time—7min 30? Ec, a record for the race. 1 . f v ' * \