NEWS’ IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 87, 7 January 1935, Page 9

NEWS’ IN BRIEF

Shark Scares Bathers

When a large shark appeared suddenly in their midst, the twenty or so bathers enjoying the water yesterday at the small beach south of Paekakariki dashed hurriedly out of the water. The fish, which was about seven feet long, appeared to be sunning itself in the shallow water, after the usual custom of sharks, with its dorsal fin above the surface. It approached so close to the shore that it was in danger of stranding on the ebb tide, and it lingered in the vicinity for more than a quarter of an hour. A rider on a motor-cycle hurried to warn other bathers of the presence of sharks, and their enthusiasm for the water was definitely quenched. Old Union Jack.

Of the hundreds of flags displayed when the Duke of Gloucester visited Masterton on Friday, one stood out prominently among the others. It was a Union Jack that has been seen flying from a private residence on the occasion of every Royal visit, and other important national events. It was flown during the Boer War, and was at half-mast for the death of Queen Victoria. A Thieves’ Trick.

A robbery of an original type was perpetrated during the week end, when on the pretext of showing him a wrestling hold two tricksters took the opportunity to relieve a Wellington man of his wallet. The men entered into conversation with their victim in an hotel bar ami after leaving the premises turned the conversation to wrestling, when they deftly went through his pockets. Not until he had returned to the bar did he know he had been robbed. The two thieves escaped, but it is understood that the police have been informed.