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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17566, 17 June 1925, Page 1

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COURT CASES. In the Magistrate's Court, to-day l .even Healey was fined 40s for supi ring liquor after hours. George Frahame, Ali Mahomed. . :>hn McLfwan, Jo.-epk Percival and » -ter Malcolm Walker were each : .ied 20s for being on the licensed remises of the Now Railway Hotel i 'ter hours. William Hutchinson and John Soil- * "villo Jones, -persons excluded from xcecourses, were each fined 20s for ’. ring present at race meetings. NAUTICAL INQUIRY. WANGANUI, June 17. Tho nautical inquiry into the .-stranding of the Cyrcna was continued to-day, when Captain Patterson gave evidence that the official log made no mention of soundings of 6 feet. lie was very agitated when ic made the log up. LAWN TENNIS. LONDON, Juno 16. At Eastbourne a tennis match is played between Britain and he American Wimbledon contingent on Davis Cup Tines, four games of ingles and one ci" doubles. The first day's play resulted: — Casey (America) beat Wheatley, :-0, 6-1, 6-3. Gilbert (Britain) beat Hennessey, RECONSTRUCTING WATERLOO BRIDGE. LONDON, June IS. The first stage of Lie reconstrucon of Waterloo Bridge has been occessfully completed. Four hours’ ork sufficed to,move a 60G ton span ito position. Although, the span as only 259 feet long, as compared ith the 330 feet of the central oan of tho Forth Bridge, it is probbly the largest ever moved laterIly in Britain. POSTA L PARCELS. LONDON, June 10. In the House of Commons, Sir Wila~n Mitchell Thomson, Postmastereneral, announced that all the - administrations of the Empire urT abroad. wifTi few exceptions. h’V-h had accented -parcels not pxeleven ronn'h ir> weight, had cen invited to exchange with Bri- ■ ain parcels not exceeding twentywo pounds in weight.