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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18190, 24 June 1927, Page 1

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LATE NEWS. Page. RACES 11 CRICKET ' 7 WIMBLEDON TENNIS .. 11 STOCK EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND, June 24. Sales on 'Change.—Alburnia 4s Sd; Auckland Gas 23s 7d: New Zealand Insurance 39s 9d. Sales Reported.—Lucky Shot 2s Id; Bank of New Zealand (paid ss) lls 3d; Waihi 19s 3d. OLD MAORI DIES. GISBORNE, June 24. Mika Kawhena, an old follower of Te Kooti, died at Whatatutu. lie is reported to have assisted Te Kooti toy overpowering the guard and seizing a Rifleman at the Chathams. His age was reputed to be 101 years. He was a powerful man, and enjoyed good health till shortly before his death. « HAWKE'S BAY RACES. Hawke’s Bay Steeplechase—--1 Crown Coin 1; 3 Passin’ Through Garzon 3. Won by 100 yards, ’ime—7min‘ 12 2-ssec. Winter Handicap—l Romantic 1; . Merle 2; 3 Kilmezzo 3. Scr,: Toka .Von by a length and a half. Time —2min 4 3-ssec. ROYAL TOUR. GIBRALTAR, .June 23. . The Renown approached Gibrallar this morning in dense fog, the list of the tour, but suddenly it ‘if ted, enabling ll.e ship to berth oirly a few minutes late. After official visits, their Higli:esses landed, and proceeded to the ;ity Hall, where addresses of wel-->me. were presented. The remainder of the day was occupied with v isits to, spots of interest, inspections of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and a garden party, conjluding with u dinner aboard the Unown. which was attended by the The Renown later left oil the last lap of the voyage. TRADES UNION BILL. LONDON, June 23. In the debate on the Trades Union Jill. Mr Philip Snowden said there vas design in tlie ambiguity of the .3111. The Government hid its real intentions in a mass of verbiage, leaving the interpretation to the Mr Churchill, summing up the debate, said that no country in the world could compare with Britain’s •ecord for strikes ami industrial ierved it? Labour cries: " Yes.” Mr Churchill: "We have only got Considerable Labour interruption ed -Mr Churchill to say: " I do not want to cast my pearls where .they j are not wanted." The guillotine f»-’.l amidst uproar, and tb-- Bill was read a third time by 354 votes to 139. whereupon a few Labourites attempted to sing •• Rule Britannia. ”