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Western Star, 31 January 1922, Page 2

Heavy snowstorms are being ©x- | perienced in America. At New York cinema theatre collapsed as the result of .snow on the roof, 90 being killed and: 250 injured. Germany has- made the second reparation payment of thirty-one million gold marks, ... as arranged at Canneti. No doubt Mr Massey would like to haye a small dividend! on the amount owing to this Dominion., A married woman named Mrs Hinds, aged 32 years, was killed at Kaiwarra station, Wellington, on Saturday, as the result of attempting to leave a train when in .motion. At the Invercargill. Regatta, hfeld on Saturday, the Riverton Rowing Club were most successful, securing the largest, prize money, viz. £22.

W. Shieffelbien and G. Dickson were successful in winning the junior double sculls, beating the Railway crew hy about three-quarters of . a length after a good race. In the McKenzie Memorial fours, with which is coupled the McKenzie casket, C. Beer (&), A. Beer, 0. Moss, and J. Joyce won. by a .length from the Awarua crew, gradually taking the lead right from the commencement of the race. In the senior fours the Riverton crew—J, Frew(s), L. Gumming, W. ShicffcU

bien and T. Slaughter—from' a good start gradually established a leadf and won from Invercargill by about eight lengths, with Awarua third, whilst Railway did not finish. This win was. the result of the good hard training which,, has been indulged in by the/ local crew during the past fortnight. The, local rowers also.secured second in tlie maiden double sculls, and! the. youths' sculls, and third in the

youths' fours. In the inter-pro-vincial fours, for the Edmoud challenge shield, Otago was. represented by a splendid crew, which showed superb carsmansbip, winning from the Southland representatives by 20 lengths.

The Riverton Regatta Committee will, meet on. Thursday evening to discuss the report on the recent regatta. The Secretary has received from the Railway Department the rebate fn tickets sold at Invercargill, the amount beiug £4l 16s 3d,\a (Jo creaee of 2/7 on the previous yeVr