AEROPLANES FOR NEW ZEALAND.

Evening Star, Issue 19795, 20 February 1928, Page 10

AEROPLANES FOR NEW ZEALAND.

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LONDON. Felnuary 19.—Tim New Zoala ml' Govern men t*s ClosterGrebe single-seater lighters. which have been ordered Irom Iho Gloster Aircraft Company, -will ho an improvoil design, capable of 169 miles hourlvy ground level. RUNAWAY FREIGHT TRUCK. Shortly before, 9 o’clock this afternoon a big Iroiglit. truck, drawn by two horses, iC!< seen by several group-; of people to be thundering down Stafford ’.street at a speed dangerous to the pedestrians, inolorists. and to (be driver of the vehicle itsell. .It transpired that the reason for this uncontrolled charge was that the truck was too heavily laden lo allow the horse; to hold it on the down grade. Jnsl wlmn a wild.dash across .Princes street seemed imminent, tlm driver, with great presence of mind, pulled the animals suddenly on to the pavement at tin? foot of the street on the "right-hand corner, the long shafts successful!v preventing a smash-up. A passing petrol lorry hauled the vehicle hack on to the street 'I lie wheels were chocked, and the lon -e- wire left to stand until they had calmed down. HOTELKEEPER FINED. William Dawson Cowie. who wa- convicted at .the Police ( hurt this meriting on a charge of selling lif|tior alter hours, was lined La and costs, and hi- license was not endorsed _ The second charge o) exposing liquor for sale after hour- wa- withdrawn. WELLINGTON ALL OUT 230, Wellington's second innings closed at .’l.d for ikjt) .(Janies not out -IS Massey c Oldfield h Morton (U, extra- 6). JJluckic took three wickets lor 69. Morton three for 2-i, Grimmctt four for 9-1, Oxonham none for •_’9. ' Australia requires 6.’ runs to win.—fress At>sooaiio» telegram.