STOP PRESS NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18013, 25 November 1926, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

DEFZCZBKCT OF £443. A meeting - of creditors in the >ankrupt estate of lierbert 'Wright .Vellock, dairy farmer, Ohoka, was held fhis afternoon. Bankrupt’s financial statement showed a deficiency of £443 15s lid. The amounts owing to unsecured i editors totalled £1446 13s 4d. nd to secured creditors £3333 4s d, against which were securities •f an estimated value of £4OOO. The -ssets’ were valued at £foo2 17a id, lie various items being us follow: stock-in-trade £304, book debts £2. furniture £3O, surplus from seeurj- : ies in hands of l secured creditors 666 15s sd, ( #4 In his sworn statement bankrupt ttritjutgd' his present position to arious property exchanges on •hich he liad mado losses. “There has been just one lot of xclianges after anot her,'.’/-said the •fficial Assignee, the latement through. that /ankrupt had made one straight-out Joss of £I3OO and another loss of ~'SOO on his present property. He iad owned farms at Lowcliffe, Fairview- and Papanui, in addition to his oresent property, and had also 1 easel a property at Mairehau. There .vas no doubt that his position was m: to !i number of unfortunate ex•lianges. It was decided to leave the estate .n the hands of the Official Assignee to wind up. In tlie Supreme Court the jury retired at 2.25 p.m., and returned at \ p.m. with a verdict for plaintiff 15. X. Thomas) , to whom they iwaided a total sum of £633 16a 3d. Judgment was given for that mm, with costs as per scale. Defendant was Cl. R- Percy. COMPLAINTS. AUCKLAND, November 25. Many of the Arawa’s immigrants ■om plain that part of the ship .vere they were located was cramp'd. smelly and overcrowded’, that arrangements for washing and sanitation were inadequate: and ounks narrow- and uncomfortable. Vo complaint was made of the food. The immigrants speak in glowing terms of the work of the officers md stewards. BU6BT. LONDON, November 24. The Maoris played at Falmouth n fine, dry weather. A draw w-ould uive been a more fitting result. II was a fast, open game, the Maoris giving a magnificent display. Their forwards were excellent in the loose uut the sturdy Cornish pack played havoc with the tourists, their finer work resulting in little progress uj>fit ld. The Maoris’ passing was too mechanical and often let in their opponents. The visitors in the first half fairly had the bettor of their opponents and were frequently applauded. Barclay, Falwasser :t nd tKobinson.-were ail ’.pulled dow n within "inches of the line. A try was scored by Barclay, who, picking up from a melee, dashed over. Potaka failed to convert. Cornwall rallied splendidly in the second half, their forwards breaking through several limes from Jugo’s •ross-kicks. Harry evened the ’♦ore with a try which Jago failed to convert.