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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17572, 24 June 1925, Page 1

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tun is. ; LON DON, June 23. At Wimbledon m tho second rouna I.ycetfc beat C. Soroope C-3. C-: J: a relay beat Temple 0-J, ti-J, C-3. in the women’s tingles (first round Miss M'Kane beat Miss Sherry. In the eecoud round Aliss Loyd heat \.i..s Ilaruie aud Miss AkiuirV beat Mrs »Vest on. GOLF. LONDON, June 23. Iu the Golf Championships at Troon, the leading scores in cmQualifying - round are: O'N'eri lit Aubrey, Boomer, A. Compstou, North. Manchester and May 117. Tii others who qualified include: Mac donate! aud Smith 151. Barrios 13'. Kirkwood 153, Tolley 153, Mitcbcl i..:. Duncan 15'-, Vatduu 15!. Tayl■j i , Lay 152. BURGLARS GOT THERE FIRST. PARIS. June ‘23. The heirs of Madame Pelleriu, wbc ived in seclusion and apparent pov M-ty. were astonished to learn tha .he polio© had discovered S2O.OCH :rp.uoa iu securities and bank note? iccieu iu her bale. Tho police invited the heirs t. • omo to the house and claim thei. mexpocted fortune, meanwhile lock ,i:g up the shares aud cash in tin -ale. The heirs received their second sur prise when tho safe was re-opeuec. for they found that burglars hue heard the story and had been there tic t. Tuc whole of the money and securities was stolen. HAWKLV BAY RACES'. STL K.PLEtTf AH Yj Bn ni brook Fire film’;t 2. First Line All started V. INTER ’i AN PICA !*- General Car rit ••.Mom 1. Norton.* 2. Gauntlet- 3. i n tohod : A itibama. HASTINGS HANDICAP Polyphc me- 1. Nino of Fd>ad‘ i r’ 2. Scratched ter Beckwith, Ha ham. LONDON TRAGEDY. LONDON, June 23. \ tragedy, posseting several myt terious feature?, was revealed i: file discovery in tin Hhorediieh publibra rv cf the dead bodies of nv'mas DtcVlle-. arrv-i CO, the caren !<er rnd Edward Sara.-mi. 37, hi* asDnddle was poisoned and hrs'i-n Phot in the head. Chalked >u a bench in Rr.ddhV handwriting nan the words; - 21:ui a terrible ae-rid.-nt. I've shot £ar,.n. I an* roing mad.'* 'i he pol are xmet” ■am whether tin.- shooting was act dental. puddles left a note indiea* ing that the men were cleaning rifles J?‘ which an Cs-Bluejaekot had a. 00l Leotioil. Oao went off. Tlie xne» kvero apparently friendly, l>ut it Fought that XFuddies may hare ha. joured jealousy against Hurston, vrh aus shortly to succeed him. “ GET OUT, OR GO TO GAOL. ' WELLINGTON, June *2i. Questioned regarding the Lyons d*.portation ca.e, fcsir F rancis Bell, A: - t Tucy-Gcneral, said to-day: “ I base nothing to eay, except that if Lyons does not go ho will go to gaol." Tho time allowed lor Lyons to leave the country has now expire*l., :uid he is liable to arrest, and i« like Jj- to appear in Court soon.