BASELESS RUMOUR

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1928, Page 3

BASELESS RUMOUR

AILSS STOCKLUY VINDICATED

AUCKLAND, November 28

" ! do not care about anything else so long as my name and mv character are cleared,” said Miss Una Stockley, \ew ZcAiaml representative swimmer at the 14)28 Olympiad yesterday, as site handed to the “ Herald ” a slmal .-,f clocumeiits dealing with rumours ol wiiic h she has been made the subject since her return.

Aliss ■ Stockley said that unfounded suggestions had been made regarding ior. Flic had brought these to the notice of the New Zealand Swimming Association, and had also gone to the trouble to obtain certificates L'om hoi nodical advisers 111 England and New 'ca land.

The certificates and reports produced by Miss Stockley show that any re,,l t. of the nature mentioned by her is baseless. It appears from the. documents that the mime of Air H. Amos, manager of the Olympian team, was connected with the rumours, hut in a letter to the Swimming Association Ajr Amos denies any connection with them. The letter was forwarded after representatives of the association had waited on the New Zealand Olympic Council, and.says:—

“ The Chairman of the New Zealand Swimming Association. —1 gather Dom statements made hv your representatives to the New Zealand Olympic Council this morning (November T) that I am accused of having made remarks derogatory to the character of Aliss Ena Stockley during the tour ol the New Zealand Olympic team. I have not made any such remarks, nor do 1 know of any grounds on which the character of Miss Stockley could he impugned. If any remarks made by me have been misconstrued by any person, 1 very much regret the fact, and express regrets to Aliss Stockley lot any such misconstructions.”