NEWS BREVITIES
Damage by Gale. —The heavy gale last week-end uprooted trees, blew the tops off haystacks and disconnected the *&ctric services at Cambridge.
Man’s Ribs Broken.—While loading coal at Taihape, a young man named Herbert Derbidge had five ribs fractured through being struck by a heavy bia.
A* Apprentice Killed. —A youth n -med Ronald Tetzlaff, aged 17 years, a Plumber’s apprentice, fell from a in Hamilton yesterday. He fell ->-ft and was taken to the hospital with a fractured skull. He died within a * ew hours.
Cyclist Injured. A Palmerston Photographer, Mr. Z. A. Marton, was irown from his motor-cycle near AshJr st an< * received injuries to his head f ace » necessitating his removal to hospital.
u e '9ht-Guessing Competition.—The competition at the 'hangarei Winter Show (lamb, live " eiff ht) on Saturday night resulted * follows:—G. Shelton, 71£lb. (exact ei Sht). Runner-up. H. C. Rishv°rth, 7131 b.
Christchurch Tramways Profit.—A Profit of £1.319 was shown by 6 Christchurch Tramway Board for h 6 year ended on March 31 last. The {l Umt:>er °f Passengers carried showed r ge increase, as did also the num r of car miles run, says a Press As*Pcution message.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 46, 17 May 1927, Page 1
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