“STOP PRESS” NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16423, 11 May 1921, Page 10

“STOP PRESS” NEWS.

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JURIS .DISAGREE. Percy William Breach, a young married. man, was charged with indecent assault. Mr K. W. White appeared for the prisoner. The jury' were unable to agree, and his Honor ordered a new trial, to begin on MLnday, at 13 u.m. EGIIONT RACE!?. EG MONT STEEPLECHASE. MATTOCK .... 1 SLOWCOACH .... 2 NGAKANUI .... 3 1-b'rst Lino, Multivo ts*d Gladful TONICS’ MEMORIAL HANDICAP. B3EKIE ... .1 MUSTARD POT . . . - IKAPUKA . . . . 3 LATE CABLE. LONDON, May 10. The War Office announces that there are np British ttobps in Uppor Silesia., all being withdrawn after the plebiscite.- There are a certain numbev of British officers with the Allied High LONDON, May'lo. Two armed men entered the sho~ of Robert. Duggan, a> chemist ii. Dublin, and shot him dead. LONDON, May 10. When coal .barges arrived at Greenwich to-day the crunesmen refused to Volunteers took their places, a/tid the unloading of the coal was completed. It is authoritatively stated that kir-jo consignments are on the way from America. It is quite practicable to import millions of tons from America The municipalities o: Brighton, Folkestone, and other seaside resorts are taking stops to obtain supplies of foreign coal direct, which will be unloaded and distributed b% volunteer labour. The. seaside resorts are losing great sums weekly owing to the absence Meanwhile fresh conversations have commenced among the Labour leaders * to see if the miners can be assisted to discover a new basis for negotiations. NEW YORK, May lu. After a week’s conference between the Labour Department and the shipping strikers, the Government’s arbitration efforts have been suspended fol*!owing upon the refusal of unionists to accept a 15 per cent wage reduction, which the Shipping Board insists upon. The latter is now preparing for a lengthy strike. Thfe strikers cl Sim that only eighteen vessels have sailed from j New York since the strike began.