NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 37, 6 May 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

School Holidays. —Primary and secondary schools in the Auckland education liatrict will close to-day for a fortnight’s holiday, and will re-open on Monday, May 23.

Papiitoetoe Progress. Building permits issued in Papatoetoe for the month of April were four in number, tor the total value of £2,290, compared with three to the value of £2,447 lortfce same month in 1926.

Tauranga Borough Council. —At the nm meeting of the Tauranga Borough un:il Cr. G. lies was appointed depmayor. It was announced that *_‘r® berries bequest was still m hand.

Up, Constable!” —“One of the nn a constable is to speak 8C tbat we all can hear him”.—His •J* r * ** ustice Stringer to a lowr’na o p °l- cemar » in the witness-box at Supreme Court to-day.

Cheque Charge. —The case in thf'«P?. arles West » who was charged ohtai', Pollce Court this morning with ln * i ng a jumper worth 17s. and 3s # from Charlotte Wesley, by jouml*valueless cheque, was ad- ***** till to-morrow.

, M * Leod ,n Melbourne. —While x’ew •? Melbourne Mr. A. D. McLeod, tend* *^ ea ; ai ** . Minister of Lands, inconoir « lnt,uire into several matters ban * slew Zealand, including the land rnt e im P° r tation of New Zeato » oes * and the export of wheat Zealand.—A. and N.Z.

a Bn ‘ T Up. —A slight mishap to JuneHn* train held up the Frankton with tK n " Auclcla nd train last evening, at a result that it clid not arrive norm™ n T d . ur l tu 12 - 45 o’clock this train -n# Ine ura'v-gear on a goods ton T*n« the train from Franktilde untii o^/ a ‘ led ' and a halt was utn the apparatus was fixed.

J&lkol *|*hicoe as Film Editor. —Earl a *,i s to edit and supersets en titled “When the Fleet Hava hatti e wiu deal with the the Birtio le « the war, particularly mainly 5? Jutland - it, will consist officii j rman official and semiHcoe J ords ’ u P° n which Lord Jelangi c comment from the British —A. and N.Z.

Fined.— At the Te Awapiar.es 4 n Strate s Court on Thursday, iog i mn* nn . was charged with drivU!,J *»ns£i . orry .°n March 28 while ae *Usent l with drunkenness and driving. he w ould a^*ai trate ’ r *. Wilson, said Mann a Prohibition order, and Wou, d alsn >5 10 and costs, 15s. He taima.r 1 ®? *s® disqualified from ob- ? a driving license for two years.