STOP PRESS NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18144, 2 May 1927, Page 1

STOP PRESS NEWS.

STOCK EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND, May 2. Sates on ’Change.—-Waihi ISs; ~nd Gas 23s sd; Milne and 7hoyce (deb.) 24s 3d; Soldiers’ Inscribed Loan £lOl ss. DUNEDIN, May 2. ; Sales on ’Change.—Westport- , Stockton (ord.) Is 6d (three). MAST RETURNS, A builder, William George Raines, of 153, Riecarton Road, who disappeared, from his home in. August last year, has now been located in the Nelson district. His family were deeply concerned about bis safety.

rARUER’S TATXiTntI?. Harry Inns, of Cust, farmer, at n. meeting of his creditors to-day attributed his failure to want of sufficient capital to see him through several bad seasons. lie stated that le borrowed too much on mortgage, «»ut had expected to pay his way, as te then was carrier for the North Canterbury Milling Company, which, brought in rfbout £SOO a yvar. He •x pec ted that that would pay off the (arm, but the company put in a siding, and he lost its work. The arm was not in a good state, and 10 realised practically nothing in he first year. Through bad seaions, and from other causes, he had tad only one good crop while he had the farm. The total debts were set down at £2054 5s lOd. Bankrupt’s interest n his mother’s estate was unascertained. The sum owing unsecured creditors was £42S 14s lOd, and to secured creditors £1093 11s, less estimated value of securities, £36S. The secured creditors were the Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Christchurch, £1615, and the Hon IX. Moore, £378 11s.

f \ :ti SrAFXEJB TXXJS, ~“■ NAPIER, May 2. The majority of the boarders lost very thing, although a. few manag-* a to snatch clothes and valuables is they made their escape, mostly m night attire. Garbed in a variety of garments loaned to them by cindly neighbours, the majority of them returned as the morning advanced to gaze upon the scene of the inferno. A heavy loser was Mr P. Campbell, who, among many other valuable possessions which he had in his room, was reputed io lave lost £SO in notes. A searcher imong the ruins this morning was Mr MCElhinney, an elderly boarder, vho recently arrived in Napier from he back country, and who took £4O of his savings from the bank at the md of last week in preparation for i trip to Auckland, on which he was o embark to-morrow. He had the jioney in four £lO notes in his waistcoat pocket, and in his hurry to get clear of the* burning building as soon as possible he left the waistcoat in his room. Webber was a man of about 59, uid had been in Napier about 20 years. Robinson, who was a recent arrival in the Dominion, was formerly purser on several boats. £ .» r | I