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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21036, 12 February 1940, Page 6

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DEATH IN CANADA LORD TWCEDSMUIR MONTREAL. Feb. 1 1 Lord Tweedsmuir’s death occurred in the Montreal Neurological Institute, where he suffered a relapse in the forenoon, resulting in a third operation lasting four hours, preceding and following which he was given blood transfusions, the physicians believing that he withstood the operation well. He is the first. King’s representative in Canada to die in office since the Confederation. ROTORUA RACES Rennie Stakes.—l —1 Merry Vaals. 8.10 (A. G. Cameron), 1; 2—2 Fairfield 8.2 (R. E Horne), 2; 3 4 Valerian 8.1 (A. G. Murray), 3. All started. Electric Handicap: 9 —B Kakarere 8.0 (C. G. Goulsbro), 1; 4 —3 Town Section, 9.3 (G. Smith), 2; 3—4 Pasture. 7.11 (B Markw.ck), 3. Scr.: Master Ace. POVERTY PAY RACES Trial Handicap: 1 Jungle King, 1: 2 king Carole, 2; 1 Hunting Dawn, 3. Also started: Bold Bruce, Sweet Pal. Turanga Stakes: 2 Raana, 1 ; 3 Small Boy, 2; 1 Happy Landing, 3. Only starters. N.Z. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Men’s singles.—Semi-finnals: Bromwich (Australia) beat R. Howe (Wellington), B—6, 6—2, 6—l. Bromwich will meet the winner between Crawford and Angas. Men's singles, semi-final: J. Crawford (Australia) beat C. Angas (Canterbury), e— 2, 6 — l, 2 — 6, 6 — 3. Mixed doubles.—Semi-final: Bromwich and Miss Coyne (Australia) beat R. Howe (Wellington) and Miss M. Beverley (Waikato), 6 —3. 6 —3. WELLINGTON 30 FOR ONE DUNEDIN. Monday Wellington in its second Plunket Shield innings against Otago has 30 runs for one wicket. Wrigley c Mills b Lem in, 6 : McLeod, in, 12; Ram bird, in, 5: extras, 7. NATIONAL DRIVE RECRUITING EFFORT WELLINGTON, Monday Delegates from civil recruiting committees in all military areas will confer tomorrow with members of the Central Recruiting Committee to discuss plans for co-ordinating and intensifying the recruiting campaign for the third echelon and reinforcements. The object is to form a national recruiting committee, of which the delegates will become members. Arrangements have been made for members of Cabinet to give addresses on various aspects of the Dominion’s war effort. DISTURBANCES IN EIRE CLASHES WITH POLICE BELFAST, Feb. 11 The police, charging with batons for two hours, suppressed Irish Republican Army demonstrations of sympathy in connection with the executions at Birmingham. The crowd fled but reassembled, and men and women threw bottles, brickbats and paving stones. A youth hurled a huge rock into a car full of police. An inspector threatened to fire a revolver. Several people were arrested. The police raided a club at Armagh, and prevented the reading of sympathetic resolutions from a widow. Some churchgoers wore crepe armlets.