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Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1927, Page 1

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The Westland Representatives played the Rest of Westland yesterday, tbe Rest winning by 7 runs on the first innings. The Rest in the first innings made 47. (4. lurner 11, -E. Pfnhlert 9, Rooney 7). Morris secured 2 wickets, Webster 4, Whitehead 3, Fleming 1. The Reps made 40 (E. Morris, 14 11. Wells 8). Greathatch secured 3 wickets, Griffiths (i, O Con--11l the second innings the Rest made 75-’ (Rooney 20, Turner 16, Griffiths 14, Pfalilert 9). King took 5 wickets, "Webster 2, Owens, Yi. Fleinjug and A. Thomas 1 each, lhe Reps in the second innings made 43 for 8 wickets (S. Thomas 13). Griffiths took 3 wickets and Greptbatch o. [BY TELEGItArn —PEII PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CANTERBURY V'. MELBOURNE. CHRISTCHURCH, March 5. When the match with the Melbourne Cricket Club bad progressed two hours to-day, it appeared that Canterbury bad a chance to lead on the first innings, but this chance was missed by l,aif fielding. The factor which gave Melbourne the chance was a partnership by R. G. Johnston and B. A. Giiyons, which added 184 runs, carrying the score from 133 lor 5 wickets to 317 for 6. Unyons made a century, lull he gave four distinct chances. Scores: — CANTERBURY—Ist. Innings G. R. Gregory, l.b.w. b. Ebeling ... 9 T. M. Hamilton, e. Campbell b. Ebeling ••• \V. R. Patrick, b. Ebeling 0 M. L. Page, st. Campbell, I). Armstrong 11 15. C. Nixon, e. Hendry b. Johnston A. Roberts, c. Ebeling b. Armstrong 19 M. K. Boon, b. Ebeling 59 C. E. Evans, run out 51 M. .T. Read, c. Johnston, b. Armstrong 22 IV. E. Merritt, b. Ebeling 2 W. Cunningham (not out) 8 Extras 5 Total 346 Bowling: Ebeling 5 for 102, T. Armstrong 3 for 93, Johnston 1 for 44. CANTERBURY.—Second Tunings. C. R. Gregory (not out) 29 I. M. Hamilton (not out) 20 Extra 1 Total for no wickets 50 MELBOURNE C.C.— First Innings. R. Jewell, b. Read 3 K. Campbell, b. Read 20 T. R. S. Rogerson, b Merritt ... 22 11. L. Hendry, run out 64 11. C. A. Sandford, st Boon, b Evans 21 B. A. Onyons, c Merritt, b Cunningham H 3 R. G. Johnstone, c Patrick b Cunningham 83 P. B. Wood, c Boon, b Read ... 2 Y\ S. Hansford, b Cunningham ... 9 T. Armstrong (not out) 3 11. I. Eliding, c Hamilton, b Cunningham 4 Extras 4.0 Total 650 Bowling analysis.—W. Cunningham, 4 for 110 ;R. Read, 3 for 81; W. Merritt, 1. for SO, D. C. Nixon, 0 for 31; C. E. Evans, 1 for 62; W. R. Patrick, 0 for 13.

COCAINE-GANG’S PLOT. BERLIN, .January S. I'he Berlin police have dealt the international group of persons engaged in illicit traffic in cocaine, heroin, and opium a staggering blow. Last night eleven persons connected with this trade were arrested here. Among them were a doctor and two men described as merchants. According to a police official the cocaine, which comes chiefly from Switzerland and France, is exported even to China and Japan through an accomplice in Copenhagen, who has confessed. The profits are enormous, a kilogramme (2 1-511).) being bought lor £2O and sold at £1 a gramme, equal to £I,OOO a kilogramme. It is alleged that the doctor supplied cocaine and heroin for sale in Germany. My informant told me that tlm doctor received three eases, containing from 50 to 00 grammes from German and Swiss manufacturers. An ingenious dodge was adopted to make provision for the sales in Germany and arrangements were made with a forwarding firm to send the cases to Rumania, where the import is not forbidden. SEALS UNBROKEN. After flic German Customs authorities bad officially sealed the cases, a woman accomplice in the employ of the forwarding firm informed the management of tiie Copenhagen business. The cases were then emptied and later filled witl) harmless powder of the same weight without breaking the official seals.

“ Other ingenious plans were adopted,” said the Berlin police official, “ for supplying cocaine to the East. It was, in some cases, chemically treated so that it might look like black varnish, shaving cream, or even boot-blacking. The persons to whom it was sent had been secretly instructed as to the methods to be adopted to remove the colouring and foreign material so that they might have the pure cocaine or heroin for sale.

SPECTACLES DEATH. TOKIO, January 8. Set on fire and burned to death, by his own spectacles was the fate of Yoshikuni Satake, a 17-years-old student of Tokio, son of Baron G. Satake. Tlie youth, who was attending the exclusive Peers’ School, was squatting at his studies Beside a brazier such as is used in all Japanese homes for heating. He. nodded off to sleep and bis spectacles. in heavy celluloid frame, slipped from liis nose into the glowing charcoal. The celluloid burst into-flames, which ignited the loose cotton kimono the boy was wearing. Before the flames could be beaten out he had received injuries from which be soon died.