NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 52, 24 May 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

Rare Samoan Stamp.——There was •old at auction to-day the only known copy of the Samoan 1914 halfpenny •tamp. It realised £9O.

Asian Earthquake.— The Riverview Observatory, Sydney, yesterday recorded a severe seismic disturbance, either in Burma or Assam. —A. and N.Z.

Exhibition Tennis.— ln an exhibition lawn tennis match at Paris Lacoste, France, beat Hunter, America, 6 — o, B— o, and Tilden, America, beat Borotra, France, 6 —o, 6—3.—A. and N.Z.

A Drifting Dinghy. —The mystery the drifting dinghy at Onehunga ls been cleared up. A boy while paddling failed to secure the craft, which got away with the tide.

Russell Wharf.— The new wharf at Russell will be officially opened on Tuesday, May 31. The Minister of Marine and Colonel Allan Bell, the member for the district, have been invited to be present.

Rabbiters Making £.50 Weekly.—The Otago Central district is being eagerly canvassed by rabbitskin buyers, who are offering high prices. Some rabbiters are making £SO a week —Dunedin P.A. message.

Young Girl Convicted. —A young fdrl, whose name was suppresesd, was admitted to probation for two years by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., this morning, on a charge of stealing a knife, fork, locket, and a candlestick, of a total value of £1 15s.

Chile’s High Charges.—Word has been received by the Hon. O. J. Hawken. Minister of Agriculture, that the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not the power to modify the high fees in connection with the visaeing of documents to accompany stud sl.eep exported from New Zealand to Chile, as they are embodied in the law* which establishes the consular tariff of Chile.