FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1926, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

| Australian »V- N’.Z. Cable Association.] ASSOCIATION KESI/I.T*. LONDON. February 20. The fifth round for the Association Clip resulted: Aston Villa drew with A is, mil 1-1, Holton heat South Shields 0-1.). Clapton defeated Newcastle 2-0. .Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace 11-1, Swansea heat M.illwall 1-0. Fulham defeated Notts County L-0, Notts Forest heat Southend 1-0. and Sunderland drew with .Manchester t niied .‘t-.‘l.

Tho defendants, Armstrong and party, are the occupiers oF a coal mine adjacent to that of the plaintiffs. Boote and party allege that on or about January 1, 1924, Lite defendants broke and entered plaintiffs’ mine, trespassed

thereon, and took away large quantities of coal; and that by such breaking, entering and trespass a large (piantiy of coal was rendered useless to the plaintiffs, and absolutely unworkable, and water was allowed to percolate and flow into the plaintiffs’ mine in great quantities and still continues to do so, causing great damage. Plaintiffs therefore claimed damages as follow: Coal illegally removed. 1409 tons, £1109; coal rendered useless, 609 tons,

£4SO; cost of installing new pumps to cope with water, £56 10s; cost of survey. £23 13s. cost of pumping. £l4O 2s' (id; to reduction in output from plaintiffs’ mine through illegal trespass, £100; damage from water, £4160: total damages claimed. £6120. Mr IV. J. Joyce appeared for Boote and party, and" Mr I. Patterson, for Armstrong and party. Damages were allocated as follows :—For coal illegally removed, £1169: coal rendered useless. £480; cost of survey. £23 13s; damage by water, £340; total £2OOB 13s.

Each party was ordered to pay its own costs.