STOP PRESS NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17036, 9 May 1923, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

(Reserved for late news received after the paper has gone to proas.) A DOPE frIENB. INVER lay 9. A young man named Etlward G. Barker, was chart h escaping: from Koto lh>a Inebriates Home suid was remanded to Auckland. The accused i.- .. d«q.e fiend and when arrested on a rn.-anicr. had drug appliance-. His < llegcd that t.lie conditions vxi-ting u Koto Kua were disgrace h no ceiled drugs and hy p,>dvr,iiic syringes through the |Tee a •■•used was sent, to Koto K<-a lo get away from drugs, but "ht w than over there. TILE \\; AIM AKA KIRI. Despite the I'm:: that the level of the Waiinakariii wa> practically normal to-day. a rnnm a inert'circulation that it wa i> danger of overflowing 1 i dangerfoundation for the rumour. 11 PEEP SHOW ' FATALITY. WKLLI'N'GTGN, May 9. In connection with the death of Miss Phylli- Pi.,a. -,r the 11 Peep Show' 1 Company, ihr ipwpital authorities deny that a telephone message was re< that the case .was on its way to the Hospital. The first intimation wa- at the Hospital at about- Ml •. win . a man asked for a stretcher. Mating that: a child had been Imninl. -A doctor told that the patient was in too much pain Jo'the exammad in the ear. At the Children .- Ward it -was fouud That the patient 'wa an adult and she was ordered Ward Two. This and on ai riv I • ready, so tbe sister that it was an m ip. the case on to Ward Out could get inunediatt patient ■ i Hospital Board is * t tigate the circumstances. WIRE TO HA.V.UEE. The Superintendent < , telegraphs stated this aiirnm-n that communication had now boon restored with Haunter Springs. ECMONT RACKS. I EG MONT STF.IT-! K< HASH —Whip- » cord .1, Waj Loan 2, Dick 3. HACK AND HUNTKK.v STEEPLECHASE—PauI M(>'•:■• >. San Forte 2. Kingi 3.