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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17528, 4 May 1925, Page 1

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i PURSER CASE. MELBOURNE, May 4. In connection with the Purser Case i o court has issued an order direct- :: g plaintiffs to pay the costs of the p evioua action as well as the costs •' the action then before the court I us finally disposes of the case. (Following the disqualification of F'.irser after his win in tho Caulfield 0 iP, the owners Messrs Tye, Corteen and ■ "v.lby, issued a writ against the Vic t ia Racing Club, claiming heavy dama -ics. Subsequently application wat r.ade by the Victoria Racing Club, V:e Purser case struck out. as frivol .? is, or. alternately, to have the trial bold before a Judge without a jury. ALLEGED ASSAULT. (Continued from Page S.) Ada Phillipson, married woman, gav« c idenee that .-he saw the -incident v bile waiting for a tram. The girl 5 "illiiima went up to Mrs Giles and s aek< d her. Mrs Williams interferJudgment was given for the amount c aimed with costs. FLOODS. Parts of Little River township an re;t ay flooded, owing to tho heavj i iu which has fallen there in tin Ist twenty-four hours. Anxiety I. - It, owing to the height of Lake For s iu. A repetition of the flood of a f rtuight ago is feared. EPIDEMIC fSCAJJE. SUVA, May I. •rid domic* of gastric influenza, arm a 1 the suburbs. T'here are seventy l: ir i.i-an patients in the War Mem- ' riil Hospital and many Indiana, bu r Fijians. There have tsen on. !• iropoan and two Indian deatl Tin s -bool,: are closing to-day. FRANCE AT WAR. LONDON, May 3. The Robat correspondent of “ The l mw ••• reports that Franco-Riff hos-t-lilies have started. Three French r oving northwards against Riff hard: . ho have boon penetrating the French /. ne since the middle of April. Con i t I:a.-* already been established at s veral points, resulting in heavy R:R