NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 74, 18 June 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

Champion White Leghorn.—At the Ashburton Poultry Show, Mr. J. Cumminers won the South Island cham]'ionship in the open White Leghorns

Two Airmen Killed.—A plane carrying Flight-Lieutenant Bags*? and Flying-Officer Bell, both members of the Air Force Flying School at Stamford, crashed. Both men were killed.

TrucA-s Derailed.—The Auckland - Tharaea express was delayed about an hour yesterday owing to the derailment of two trucks on the line between Horotiu and Te Rapa.

A Mother’s Pilgrimage.—Mrs. Craig, of New South Wales, saved the pension of her dead soldier son in order to pay her passage to England to see his grave at Portsmouth. She arrived there recently and placed a wreath on the grave. She said: 'T shall return to Australia happy and satisfied.”

Geneva Labour Conference.—THe International Labour Conference has concluded its sittings. The Indian delegate, Mr. Chattergee, in closing the conference, said the draft convention dealing -with sickness insurance in industry would constitute the most tangible result of the session.

Boy Migrants to New Zealand.— The High Commissioner for New Zealand, Sir James Parr, at New Zealand House, said farewell to 38 boys who are going out in the Tamaroa under the auspices of the Salvation Army. The army has now* sent 448 migrants to New Zealand in the past three years.

Giggleswick On Map.—The small Yorkshire village of Giggleswick, consisting of 800 inhabitants, has leapt into sudden fame because it is right in the path of the totality of the sun’s eclipse on June 29. Already the village is thronged with visitors from all over Europe, and it is anticipated there will be in the village 60,000 people on the day of the eclipse.

Stole From Woman. “Guilty!” Pleaded William Henry Gough, alias Greenfields, a young man of 23, at the Police Court this morning, when charged with the theft of £1 10s from a woman on June 14. Chief-Detective Cummings, who had the man remanded until June 24, said Gough had recently arrived from Christchurch, and the police wished to make further inquiries.

Mails Arriving.—The chief post faster advises that the Marama, whic) left Sydney at 2 p.m. on June 17 fo Auckland, is bringing 353 bags of Eng hah. Eastern and Australian mails fo ihis port. The Maheno, which lef Sydney for Wellington at 4 p.m. oi June 17, has on board five bags o Australian mail for Auckland.