Champion Athletes to Meet.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 January 1939, Page 4

Champion Athletes to Meet.

There will be a notable gathering of athletes in Dunedin on Saturday, when four Empire Games finalists —W. A. C. Pullar (Masterton), V. P. Boot (Canterbury), G. Backhouse (Australia) and T. Allen (Dunedin) —will meet in the one mile invitation handicap. It seems almost certain that Pullar’s Otago record of 4.18 will be broken. Mr Pullar will journey to Dunedin by aeroplane from Masterton on Saturday morning.

Deer-Stalkers Delayed. Considerable concern was felt in Central Hawke’s Bay yesterday for the safety of two young men who went out into the Ruahine Ranges last Saturday on a deer-stalking expedtiion and failed to return till last night. They were Messrs Frederick Goodeve and Luscombe, Makotuku, who, till recently, were residents of Waipukurau. A search party under Constable Ryan, Ormondville, set out last night, but the two men later returned to their homes. They had been delayed in getting out of the ranges, but were in no way distressed by their experience.

Opium Found on Woman. Arrested for drunkenness and fighting in a Wellington street on the afternoon of January 9. Marjorie Lock, domestic, aged 39. was found to have opium in her possession when searched by a police n atron. She appeared in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday ,and was fined £25, in default six weeks’ imprisonment, by Mr J. H. Luxford. S.M. Lock was also fined I'l. in default seven days’ imprisonment, for fighting, and was convicted and dis charged for drunkenness. A charge of fighting was preferred against Nellie Money, domestic, aged 62, but was dismissed by the magistrate. Money wa.convicted and discharged for drunkenness. A police constable said he noticed a large crowd on the corner (■[ Vivian and Taranaki Streets at .’..45

p.m. on January 9. Two women were fighting. Money was on the footpath and Lock was on top of her. striking her and pulling her hair. Money appeared to be attempting to defend herself. She was quiet after arrest, but Lock was very excitable, and the police could do nothing with her. Both women were drunk.