“STOP PRESS” NEWS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16918, 18 December 1922, Page 12

“STOP PRESS” NEWS

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■Ht <;ERM AN V F.EPLIES. BERLIN, December 17. An official Note in I’eply to M. . Poincare’s statements in the Cham- >1 her declares that the Versailles •>• Treaty does not give the Allies the >v power to confiscate German property. £ | B URN l N<! OE Til A N SPOUT. 4 j CONSTANTINOPLE. December 17. f ; The vessel destroyed by fire was I the French transport Vmhlong. ' bringing- army supplies. Fourteen j persons are missing, including six I who were burned to death. The American destroyer Bainbridge rescued 500, doing splendid work. There were many French officers with their wives and a number ol' troops aboard. When the Bainbridgc responded to ] the 5.0.5., the after part of the j Vinhlong was a mass of flames, and j the passengers were huddled on the ' fore part. While the work of rescue was proceeding, the transport's after magazine exploded, and eighty affrighted passengers jumped into the sea, but most of them were rescued.

FIRE AT TAIHAPE. TAIHAPE, December 18. At 3.45 on .Sunday morning a large block of buildings was totally destroyed by a fire before itawas discovered. The building was occupied by, S. Peyton, auteioneer, hud Cook, a fruiterer. and was owned by Messrs Collinson and Gifford, drapers. The fire brigade saved adjoining buildings. The drapery establishment of Collinaon and Gifford, one one side, was only slightly damaged, and the building on the other side, occupied by O. Goodall, painter and paper-hanger, did not suffer serious injury. But foe the tire brigade, it is probable that V one of the most valuable blocks in Taihape would have been destroyed. JA LOST BASKET. At the Magistrate’s Court, judgment was given for James Joseph Kyne for £l2 8s against James R. Blackie, licensee of the Oxford Hotel, representing the value of a dress basket and contents, which were left in the care of the defendant, and ' lost. Jr. I Z

CRICKET. At 3.15 p.m.. Boys’ High School had made 218 for .5 wicket.*- < J B. i 'rorub *ot out 142, W* Moffatt 15, Hay ii i At the afternoon tea adjournment, 8.11.5. had lost eight wickets for 279 runs, in 'their second innings. Skipworth 23. Billed iff not out 21. CHRIST’S COLLEGE. Christ’s College first innings closed at .3.35 p.m. for 2(K> (Talbot 43, Lewis 15. Cocks 36, Hamilton 10.)