NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 56, 28 May 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

Pays Price for Cruelty. —The woman Andrina Thompson, who was convicted on a charge of cruelty to her nephew, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.

Explosion in Texas. —A message from Sanford, Texas, says 80,000,000 cubic feet of gas caught fire after an explosion. Two people were killed, a:nd four are missing, and a number of others were injured.

Grant for Hostel Refused. The Hamilton High School authorities have been advised that the application for a grant for the erection of a boys’ hostel cannot be entertained this year.

Hutt Motor Accident. —Miss Madge williams, aged 18, who suffered severe head injuries in the motor accident on the Hutt Road on Tuesday afternoon, is still in a serious condition. There has been no change since her admission to the hospital.

Railway Excursions. —Special train arrangements have been made for the holiday rush. Races at Ellerslie, the »•< .into winter show at Hamilton and other excursions are advertised by the Kailway Department in this issue.

Perth Printing Strike.— A conference was held between the representatives of the Perth Newspaper Proprietors’ Association and the Printers’ onion. An agreement was reached to refer the matters in dispute to private arbitration. The men thereupon resumed work.

Short- wave Experiments. —The British Broadcasting Association has "SJ® given to experiment "hn short-wave transmission, which may enable British programmes to be relayed overseas. If this is done, it W *H be a matter for financial arrangement between the corporation and the Dominions.

Protection for Cables. —That Australian cable companies were entitled to freedom from Government wireless competition was the contention of Mr. Campbell Jones, managing director of the "Sun” newspaper, in evidence which he gave before the Wireless Commission in Sydney yesterday.

Cyclone Strikes di Pinedo. —The Marchese di Pinedo has landed at Horta, in the Azores, from the steamer Luperga. The aviator, who 'vas attempting to fly from Newfoundland to the Azores, said his machine was forced down to the sea by a cyclone, and was seriously damaged.

Good Street Collection. —The Auck- *^ n< J branch of the New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children is particularly gratified with yesterday's response to the street appeal. It is believed that the final result will be in the vicinity of £ 240. Considering yesterday’s rain, this is considered highly satisfactory.

NONPAREIL. —The manager reports: Thriving south-east has been continued on me Liverpool Boy’s reef. A distance of °ft has been driven for the week. The reer looks very promising, and the counTh n l ! le face is very favourable for gold, fnere is a nice quartz leader coming across the face at a long angle. It will strike the reef a few feet ahead. There 18 a considerable flow of water coming mom the face.

Shots at Airplane. —The grand jury Dorset Assizes threw out the bill which charged Trelawney Dayrell K t ld ’ t . lle artist and gentleman farmer, discharged shots at the machine Squadron-Leader Longton during the Bournemouth flying races on April with attempting grievous bodily barm. The jury returned a true bill °n the second charge, of doing dama ?e to an airplane to the extent of