LOCAL ACCIDENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 19805, 2 March 1928, Page 10

LOCAL ACCIDENTS.

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Late Inst night an elderly woman named Alice Twist was fa mid in Maitland street, with an injured head. She was admitted to the hospital. Wilfred Frisky. aged thirty-two years, a carpenter in the employ of E. A 1 ‘Good., was admitted to the hospital to-day snilering ( from an injured hand, received through being caught in a circular saw at Messrs Held and Gray’s new building at Burnside. ENGLISH .CROQUET PLAYERS. ■ The criH|iiet match. England v. South Island began to-day. The Greens wore fast. .In the singles Miss Stool (England) beat A. G. Boss, 20 to A and 20 to 10; Miss Rettallnck (England) beat S. M'Ciillongh 20 7 in Iter first match.—Christchurch telegram. INVERCARGILL TROTS. Tnverca rgiH Cup, dOOsovs. 2ml 9 Lhdy Freemen (24yds behind) 1, 8 llush-a-bye (12yds behind) 2, W Stum;, (00yds behind)_ 3. Scratched: Cardinal and Blue, Rollicking Hells. Five and four. Time, 4min -17 l-Osec. CRICKET—AUSTRALIA v. CANTERBURY. AfU-r lunch the position from Canterbury's standpoint grew very black. Page was given out leg-before to Oxeidmm. and ft) runs later Hamilton was caught, in the slips by Blackie olf Grimmetl: . He had mane Oil in an exhilarating faslih n ’without giving a cliance. ' Nixon joined Xewimin, but did not stay long, being caught by Woodfnll oft . Grimmett for 4. Canterbury live for Tit Scores Page Ibw b Useuham 20, Hamilton c Blaekie b Grimmel t 01). Newman (in) S, Nixon, c Woodfnll' b Grimmett -t, extras 11. , „ ... At 3 o’clock Canterbury had lost six wickets for IoS (Menus out 12, Newman in I'J). i