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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18991, 10 February 1930, Page 16

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• . '■ TEACHER ssovmn. J (Continued from page 8.) BLENHEIM, February 1. ! Pui’die and a party were swimr lhing in the surf at White’s Bay r .when some of them got into difßj.culties in a strong undertow. Purdie, r-(j?. H. Miller and Miss Eandon Lane eijvere swept out in the breakers. The tjwo last named got ashore after a r *great struggle, but Purdie was observed floating. After floating for naif an hour Purdie was washed i. shore. Artificial respiration was esorted to without success for two !_] lours. Purdie was a popular «-l naster* w j d CBXCK3ST. * ■i AUCKLAND, February 10. •' With Duleepsinjhi out, Worthing- ' on joined Woolley when the innings | vas resumed after lunch. The newe • :omer saw out the last ball of Finayson’s unfinished over, Elliott Q vas then put on at the Edendale ; jnd and with his first ball he got L . Woolley in the slips, Weir bringing off a smart catch. 145—4—49. e Woolley had batted sixty-eight - ninutes. Benson joined WorthingT ;on. It was a sudden change. Two Y ninutes before lunch, Duleepsinjhi tnd Woolley were at the wickets s ind looked like stopping there. Two ninutes after lunch both had joined the spectators. Benson got three j. >f the first over sent him. Neither g jatsman was comfortable to Elliott, whose third over was a maiden, s At JU'p.m. the M.C.C. score was: t S 7 for four (Worthington 24, Bene J ion 17)* r it 1