“STOP PRESS” NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16735, 17 May 1922, Page 12

“STOP PRESS” NEWS.

-——+ ——- ! CResorved for Jnfc© news received) ‘ after the paper has gone to press),: —= —r- ! MEETING OF CREDITORS. ESTATE OF IT. STUDE^LME. A further meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Harold Studholm©, sheepfarmer, of Clarence Bridge, was held this afternoon. The Acting-Official Assignee (Air A. W. Watters) presided. Mr M. If. Godby appeared on behalf of the bankrupt. The Deptaty-Official Assignee said •the business before the meeting was to confirm tire special resolution passed at the previous meeting of creditors. This was agreed to. and it was decided to apply to the Court for approval of the deed. GERM A N PUN IS HEX). BERLIN, May 16. The Supreme Court of Leipzig sentenced a Wilhelmshaven motor mechanic to eighteen months’ imprisonment on a charge of disclosing to the intcr-Allied Commission last July the location of twenty-one aerial motor a. ; i , i r ' * **£§{ FEDERAL POLITICS AIR C ATT S’ SEAT. SYDNEY, May J 7. . The nominations for the- Cools sent, at present held by Mr 11. Catts, who was expelled, from the Australian T»abour Party after the recent New South Wales elections, include Mr J. 11. M’Girr, the ex-Minister of Health. A message received cm April 21 stated: As the upshot of an exchange of compliments between Mr J. M’Girr and .Mr J. 1L Catts, the former has challenged the latter. Both were to resign tlieir seats and contest the latte V's constituency for a seat in the House of Representatives, so as to test the attitude of the electors towards Mr Catts's new Majority 1 abour Party. Mr Catts replied that he would welcome Mr Al'Girr as an opponent. wheu the Federal elections arrive, but t nat be would decline at present to be side-tracked from the work of organising the new party. FARMERS’ UNION. WANGANUI CONFERENCE. WANGANUI, May 17. The business this morning at the annual conference of the WellingtonWairarapa Farmers' I nion comprised j hearing an address by Air W. J. t Poison, the New Zealand president, similar to that which be delivered in the Wairarapa a fortnight ago. and , discussing a remit whether the Manawatu and Wanganui sub-provincial bodies should bo given provincial