STOP PRESS NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17881, 24 June 1926, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

A CHAXLBZfCHB. NAPIER, June 24. Ike Robin, Maori wrestler, has issued a challenge to Zybszko, for the world’s championship for £IOOO aside. ABEBBTHD. A man was arrested this afternoon on a charge of having indecently assaulted a woman on the New Brighton Beach. He will appear at the Magistrate’s Court toTENNIB. BONBON, June 23. At Wimbledon, in the second round of the Women's Sirtfri*** .Tmn Fry beat Miss Bennett C-? 4-« r '~ 5. Mrs Wotson bent RMtv Nuthal? G-3. 6-0. Third Round Men's Singles—Q-reig beat Turnbull 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0. ROSS WINS, LONDON. June 13. Rose, the New Zealander, won a challenge match of two miles at Brighton against the Southern fonrmile champion, Mugg Ridge. Rose won by inches in the last few Time—Dmin 33

STOCK EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND, June 23. Sales on 'change.—Bank of N.S. 62s 9d; Taranaki Oil 13s 3d and 13s 6d. { Sale Reported.-r-X.Z. Insurance 41s 3d;;; Colonial Sugar £54 15s. DUNEDIN, June 24. Sale Reported.—Kn.wa.rau 7s 7d. WELLINGTON, June 24. Sale Reported.—Bank of N.S.W. €ls ss; Union Steam (pre) £l. EXPRESSES REGRET. AUCKLAND, .Tunc 2 1. F. W. Lucas, the All Black, though denying that, he made any offensive remark to the referee, Mr Pemberton, on Saturday, has expressed regret to Mr IT. Cl iff e (president of the Referees’ Association) for having made any statement nt nil to the referee on the field. Mr Cl iffe has accepted this as an apology on behalf of the Association nnd Mr Pemberton.