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Evening Star, Issue 19785, 8 February 1928, Page 12

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OLYMPIC GAMES-OLSEN NOMINATED. rn,.i Centro of the Now Zealand Amateur, Athletic- Association m response to a request from the New Zealand Council. Inis nominated C. M. Olsen., who was second m the New Zealand am Australasian SSOyds championships. lot a place in the New Zcala team for the Olympic Games. REPORTED PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION A HOAX. LONDON*. Fehruari-7—Flare headlines in many London and Paris paners remmling the revolution in Portugal are found to ho based on a telephone hoav to a French news agency, supposedly from the Portugal Legation; but Portugal ul the moment is in a tranquil state. CROQUET CHAMPIONSHIP. In the championship doubles third round Archdeacon Creed Meredith and Mrs Smith i,Wanganui) 2(5 bent Sir IN Meymss and Miss a*** (Sm life, lira I"""' 1 ) .W’^VnWWH Non hr 2*5 beat Mrs Sedgewick (Clinsteliinc.il 1 1 10, Miss (,ddo« i.Mol lamtoiF 2<j beat Mr,- Dukes (To Aroint) !>: Mrs lorn i,Dunedin) Jr heat Mrs Jarvie (Wanganui) 12.-Palmerston North Press Association. CRIMINAL SITTINGS. In the Supreme Court this afternoon John ALKoaii, charged with breaking and entering a .shop at Palmer,Won. and stealing goods iJiereirom, and with bmiking anti entering with intent to commit a mine, three charges of alleged forgery by altering figures on an ordci loim was found not guilty.—Press Association telegiara.