STOP PRESS NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17245, 11 January 1924, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

IIEEFTON TROTS. LNANCAJUM HANDICAP Athos 1, Norwood : 2 , Lord Lytton 3. All started. Time—4min 52 4-ssee. -MAIN HIGHWAYS. Tlie Wanganui County Council decided to-day that it would not declare any roads in its district main highways. LOSS OF SUBMARINE. LONDON, January 10. An Admiralty message confirms tlie loss of the submarine L2 4. The submarine left Portland iu the morning with the Atlantic Fleet, for The submarine L 24 collided with tiie battleship Collingwood. Salvage vessels rushed from Portland, but the Admiralty fear the worst. She carried a crew of between thirty and forty. It is also believed that several extra men were aboard for special training.

SERIOUS GRASS FIRES. BLENHEIM, January 11. A serious grass fire at Upton Downs, Awatere district, did heavy damage. Mr Dalton Bursill lost hundreds of acres of feeTL A hundred and fifty men battled for five Hours to check the blaze, which at one time threatened to sweep ihe whole country as far as the Ure. The tire is. now raging in the vicinity of Ugbrooke. CRICKET. CANTERBURY v. NORTH TARANAKI. The visitors won the toss, and batted first. At luncheon they had lost seven wickets for 1)9 (Patrick 1, (iuiuey 0, Oliver 41, Talbot 42. Boon 1, Read 6, Cunningham 0, Russell, iu, 0, extras 8). FIRE CALLS. The City File Brigade received amalicious false alarm through telephone to 28, Huxley Street at 2.10 At 2.52 the brigade turfied out to a hedge fire at 61, Cornwall Street. St Albans, but the outbreak was slight, and little damage was done. 6TILL RISING. The temperature in Christchurch -it 1.45* p.m. to-daj row - and at 2 p.m. to 92-1.