NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3838, 30 August 1928, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

The New South Wales Rugby team arrived at Wanganui yesterday and will meet the Wlanganui reps, to-morrow. This is the fourth occasion on which a New South Wales Rugby team has paid a visit to Wlangapui, 1882, 1894 and 1901 being the dates of the previous visits of the Waratahs.

A Press Association message from Sydney states that owing to the prevalence of motor accidents, many of which are due to negligent driving, the New South Wales State Cabinet is considering an amendment of the Traffic Act, providing a fine of £IOO for drunken or careless drivers, also empowering magistrates to impose six months in goal without the option. The new Congress Hall for. the Salvation Army in Auckland was officially opened by the GovernorGenera,l on Saturday afternoon. The building is a handsome structure of fifteen rooms and several, halls, and the total cost with the land was £23,250. The GovernorGeneral said he was pleased at the opportunity of showing his sincere Sympathy with the Army and the great work which it was doing throughout the Dominion. Patrick O’Connor, billiard sa-loon-keeper, pleaded guilty at the Manaia Court on Saturday to a charge of keeping a common gaining house. The police said that documents seized showed that defendant took £3OO in bets during the Christchurch race week, but counsel submitted that the real amount, was disguised and defendant was operating only in a small way. The Magistrate, Mr. Tate, said that he would take into account the action of defendant in making a full confession and inflicted a fine of £SO.

•Some time ago there were strange doings in the office of-an Invercargill solicitor according to his evidence in the Supreme Court recently. He was telling of a conference between two parties .with their respective wives and "husbands. Counsel’s question, quietly : “Was the matter discussed very -fully?” brought the quick reply: “Yes, they all talked at the same time. I retired at times to get a bit of fresh air.” Again counsel queried: “Did you take part in the discussion?” —“I listened and took a few notes.”

Photoplay says: Exit from Hollywood: Another beauty contest winner. Miss Dale Austin, better known as “Miss New Zealand,” has returned to her homeland. She completed ten weeks’ work at Los Angeles, which was the fulfilment of the promise made to her. Of course, she landed with the usual great ambitions and usual blare of publicity trumpets. In a year she would be a stai\ The sad part is she didn’t fail. She played in several pictures; but she just did not click, either. At least she had common sense. She went home instead of joining the long line of other beauty winners in the ranks of the hungry extras.