NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 38, 7 May 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

Ole Scorer Dead.—The death is announced of Mr. Fred Boyington, who was for 44 years scorer of Surrey County Cricket Club. —A. and N.Z.Sun.

Houses Wanted.—There is an acute shortage of houses in Opotiki at the preseit time, it being practically impossible to secure a house of any description.

Serous Charge Against Youth.—At Dunedin, in the Supreme Court, a youth, James Robert Stanley Sutherland, was found guilty of carnal knowledge of a girl 15 years of age, and was remanded for sentence.

A. P. F. Chapman Scores Fast.—The English captain in the last test match again.it Australia, Mr. A. P. F. Chapman, was in good form for Kent against Y'orcester. He scored 134 runs in . minutes.—Sun.

Gra’ton Bridge Repairs.—Repairing of Grafton Bridge was completed last ev ", and the surface is now being gi; i an opportunity to set. Traffic will probably be allowed after Monday •vening.

Somerset Fire Damage.—ln connection with the fire on the Somerset at Wellington approximately 1,000 bags of copra were slightly damaged by fire and water. No structural damage was done. The fire brigade was three hours on the job.

Long-distance Swimming.—Georges * ichel, who swam across the English tnannel will, within the month, attempt to swim from Montreux to Genna. The distance is 42 miles, and the water in the Lake of Geneva is icy cold.— A. and N.Z.

League of Nations Buildings.— architects from all parts v„ n w orld submitted plans for a new ,1,. J 0r League of Nations, jne adjudicators decided that none of • designs was worthy of acceptance. A. and N.Z.

Tvim" 9 ® !n ° mnibus Service.—The dwi * ays t Department has decided to viop, n l, lhe two feeder omnibus serOr*** o , have previously run from nus °uth Road and Remuera termiali? ?° verin jS more ground and genertajj_ "'Proving: the service. The dear* new timetable and fares re advertised in THE SUN.

Dennrt®** ,n Timetable.—The Railway chancro nC adver tises in the this issue tharl 8 timetable of the trains para Sh betwe ? n Auckland and KaiAuow,* V 1? train that usually leaves 5U , v n J or Swanson on Saturdays at on 1 i 4« e taken off and a train put t 4.40 will take its place.

<JL ,r * Smashed in Collision.—Two Grear | re dama 6 ed in a collision in Road . Ssou *h Road near the Momona °UDant ol 7 ler last evening, and the ocH t n.u had nar row escapes. Mrs. R. in* a . . °t 47 Tawera Road, who was bruise °" sea t er with her husband, was sedin a and shaken. A five-sea ter con tain hr,* Ven by Owen Moody and smashed 8 * our Passengers, was badly

*»*S;w Wln, ' r Exhibition.—The held in tv, lnter Exhibition will be land central wharf sheds, Auckfor DHm" 1 Ju,y 21 to 3<J. The entries ne edleuv,^i5 y P rodu cts, cookery and s ecret^v rk AT Close on June 30 with the Auckland. Mr * A ‘ D ' stanley * box S 6,

And . Th ® Teams.— A suggesbetter oh Sood Soccer players had a the T"j»^ ance of Setting positions in P’-ayerir i department than noneral b *f n denied b y the genthat manSS- * VIr ' A ‘ E ' Ford - He said c crtainlv 1 d men with families were for . „ OUred ' but the qualiflcaba.ll. p a f servan t did not include footlerence was not given to im-