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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 183, 4 August 1931, Page 12

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MOLLISOXT’S FLIGHT. The Vacuum Oil Co. has received the following cable from the Melbourne office:— “ Mollison arrived at Karachi at 6 p.m. on Sunday, after flying against strong head winds. 31c left for Basrah at midnight.” DALES AT SEA. Damage to Ulimaroa. WELLINGTON, August 4. With about fifteen feet of her starboard rails mar tin* after hatch best inwards and lh. iron stanchions twisted out of alignment us the result of a heavy sea coming aboard at nine o'clock last night, (he Ulimarna arrived from Sydney ut 11.20 to-day, ov.-r four hours behind schedule time. fapiaiti Wyllie, the master, said the trip | had been one of the worst for years, a bitterly cold wind with biting wind squalls blowing throughout and high seas repeatedly breaking over the ship. Tie Wainui, en route from Melbourne to the IJluilf. wirelesses that she is experiencing a hard southerly and heavy seas, and that yesterday she was hove to for a time. DEATH OF FORMER POLICE SUPERTENDENT. Mr William Fouhy, an cx-super-intendent of Police, died at his residence, 325 Worcester Street, Linwood, to-day, at the ag • of 73 years. He retired from the Police Force at Wanganui on February 11. 1925. an I Shell came to Christchurch to li\.. Hr joined the I’olie. Force in 111 . ereargil 1. and afterwards was stationed at Roxburgh, Ashburton, Christchurch, Dunedin, New Ply- • i've'n ' t h<nf'of*, t ♦•ndcnt' on his retirement. He is survived by his widow and several sons and daughters. - THEFT CHARGES AGAINST TAILOR. Robert John Mum.., tailor. of < Christchurch, appeared before Mr H. A* Young, S.M., this afternoon on twelve charges of failing to account for moneys received on behalf of the firm of Munro and Ilickinbottom. The Informations covered . period from February 23, 1926, to December 31, 1930, and the amount •of £lO5 was involved. ' (Proceeding).