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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18785, 14 June 1929, Page 1

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FOURTH EDITION.

AIR INQUIRY. SYDNEY, June 14. An account of an alleged conversation with Ulm and Smith before the round-Australia flight, in Which Ulm said that one way to get publicity would be to get lost in the wilds of Australia, was related to the Air Committee by Studley Lush, manager of the Neptune Oil Company. Under crossexamination Lush said: " Ulm never made any concrete proposal that they should get lost.” Lush’s allegations are denied by Smith and Ulm. AUSTRALIAN STRIKE ASSAULT 3 SYDNEY, June 14. James Gable, aged 24, was convicted on a charge of brutal assault on Constable Brownette, who was acting as escort for a timber lorry, and was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment. on a timber worker, Thomas Walters and William Moore were remanded on charges of assault. RANGITIKI AT HOME. The Rangitiki, the New Zealand Company’s new motor liner, arrived at Southampton yesterday after a passage of 33 days from Wellington. NAPIER PARK HACKS. Napier Steeplechase.—Ballyfarnon 1*

NAPIER RACES. Napier Steeplechase—l Ballyfarnon 1, 4 Bendower 2,2 Frisco Jack 3. Also started; 3 Woden, 5 Sometime. SHIPPING. Arrived at Lyttelton—Wingatui (11.45 a.m.), from Wellington; Parera (2.20 p.m.), from Tarakohe: Waipiata (2.50 p.m.), from Dun-din, Sailed—Port Nicholson (noon), for Wellington. SHORT OF -COAL. AUCKLAND, June 14. From Galveston. June 14, Texas and bound to Australia, the steamer Yoserlc reports by wireless that she Auckland on Sunday night to bunker. * RUGBY HALF-BACK. WELLINGTON. June 14. J. Tuck, formerly of Waikato and now of Wellington, has been selected as the second half-back in the Rugby team for Australia. PACER DESTROYED. AUCKLAND, June 14. At epsom this morning, the pacer Medusa fell while training. A vet. was sent for and it is understood that the mare was afterwards destroyed.

STOCK EXCHANGES, AUCKLAND, June 14. Sale.—Taranaki Oil 4s 3d. Sale Reported.—Victoria Xyanza Sugar 46s id. WELLINGTON, June 11. Sale Reported.—sA per cent Inscribed Stock, 1!)33, £lOl ss. Sales on ’-Change. Union Bank of Australia (Melbourne register) 115 I6s (two lots); Mount Lyell £2 is 6d (cum div.) DUNEDIN, June 11. Sale on ’Change.—Regent Theatre 24s 3d. Sales Reported.—Australian Bank of Commerce 36s s)d; Bank of New Zealand (long " D ”) 2Us; New Zealand Breweries 72s (two lots).