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COURT CLAIM. Judgment was given for the defendant in the case in which Furness James claimed £lO 10s from Douglay and Sidney Burnside. LATE CABLES. VANCOUVER, January 27. One seaman was killed and eight were seriously injured on the warship Parragut, owing to a breach-block blowing out during battle practice off the Californian coast. LONDON, January 27. At Edinburgh the British Empire Heavy-weight Championship of twenty rounds was decided. Fhil Scott /defeated Cook. Cook was disqualified in the eighteenth round for persistent holding. PAIIIATUA RACES. TIRAUMEA HACK HANDICAP— Bonidoer 1, Cherry Pie 2, The Bolter 3. MANGAHAO HANDICAP Modern 1, Son o’ Mine 2, Mountain Top 3. TARARUA HACK HANDICAP— Lady Ideal J, Morning Gift 2, Veronia 3. TANK HACK HANDICAP—i irfglpfe Knight . 1, Panart 2, Strongnblt 3. The only starters.
FORBURY PARK TROTS. MUSSELBURGH HANDICAP— J Kelman 1, Nelson McKinney 2. Young Carbine 3. Swiftbine alncstarted. FORBURY CUP.—Black Admiral 1, Queen’s Own 2, Loganwood 3. All started. SOUTHLAND HANDICAP i Jolly Pet 1, Avenger 2, Rosetliorne J ■ 3. Scr.: Mammon, Husliabye, Lo- J • San’s Drive, Kanulcnot. f OTAGO CUP—Woodlass 1, John * Mauritius 2. All started. THREE MEN ARRESTED. .V. Detectives \this afternoon arrest'd three men Suspected of complicity in the recent epidemic of burglaries in tlie;city. Chief-Detective Gibsfon stated that the three men had ‘been out on hail. ‘We had been keeping our eyes on them,*’ lie said. “They will not be charged With last night's b urglaries—oft 1 y Sa 114 rday argil t’ s. ” It is - understood that further arrests will be made. Two of the men. were released, after examination, iat; the Central Police Station,,
BRITISH BOWLERS. Oil the St Albans green the British bowlers scored 40 points in the first four heads, against 10 by the Canterbury representative team. The games will consist of 21 heads. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTRANCE. K. H. Hamilton (Christchurch) was third for N.Z. in the list of Public Service Entrance passes for the examinations held in November.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17756, 28 January 1926, Page 1
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