STOP PRESS NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18014, 26 November 1926, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

~ TO-NIGHT. 9.30, Starts the 24 lOTJRS CYCLE RACE; Finishes 'O-MORROW NIGHT, 9.30. Riding .11 the time. S DISABLED VESSEL SAFE. HONOLULU, November 25. The United States cruiser Pittsburgh arrived to-d;iy, towing the \'(*w Zealand mine sweeper Wakatura, found bn November 20 cripiled in mid ocean. Her disabled engines will be repaired here. CLIFF FATALITY. T.U'.V.MM'NTT, November 2C. At the inquest on Roberts, who van killed .by falling over a cliff, a •erdiot of accidental death was reurned. FORBUEY PARK TROTS. Spring Handicap—S Young Tom 1; 6 Nelson JlcKinney 2: 5 Freeman i. All started. Pres ie nl's Handicap—l Peter Rngeu 1; 5 Downcast 2; -1 Tivnand 1. All started. Won by three englhs. Tim. —4min 55 2-ssec. Uaversham Handicap—2 Afacaranl;t J; 4 Colehill 2; l Homer 3. Scr.: General Bingen. Ter.-m-,- Dillon, lolly Pet, Mniwliarlii. 3TOCK EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND, November 20. Sales on ’Change—Moanataiari Cs, is 7d; Kawarau, 3s 7d; New Waioialii (paid) Is 6d; Lucky Shot, Is id. Is 4d; Ohinemuri Mines (forward), Cs; Auckland Gas <oontr.> 3s Id; Taranaki Oil. 10s. Sale reported—Commercial Bank ford.), 32s 3d. WELLINGTON. November 20. Sales on ’Change.—ss per cent In--cribed Stock, 1933, 1100 15s; “Wellington Investment Trust Agency 10s 9d. DUNEDIN. November 20. Sale—Kawarau 3s fid. Sale reported-—N.Z. Refrigerating (paid) 15s. “MISS CANTERBURY “ AT THE DOMAIN FETE. Arrangements have been finalised for a splendid pageant to-morrow and Miss Plivllis Mann will at tend the Domain Fete. The judging of the “Little Miss Christchurch ’’ contest by Miss Pycroft will take place in the afternoon. In addition 1) the numerous gifts promised f,-.» the two finalists. Aliss Pycroft h is decorated six kewpk-s with Canterbury colours, and will give one to each of her six pages, who will carry her coronation rob.- at the evenDEATH DUE TO FALL. ;he skull and cerebral luiemorhage, resulting from a fall while in a state of intoxication, caused the death of Patrick Fahey, a labourer, who was found dend at lfolmcs’s boarding-house on October 2«. w:.s .turned by Air If. R. Lnwry (Coroner) at the inquest into Fahey’s death this afternoon. The Coroner added that there was no evidence whether the injuries were suffered inside or outside the boarding-house where the man stayed.