NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 79, 24 June 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

Rates Struck.—Rates for the year, aa determined by the City Council recently, were formally struck at the council’s meeting last night. Fawar Unemployed in Britain. —There was a decrease of nearly 60,000 in the number of persons unemployed in Britain last week.—British Official Wireless. A Fine Test. —According to the latest test of the New Zealand Herd-Testing Association, Mr. F. O. R. Phillips’s, Otorohanga, grade Jersey herd of 79 cows averaged 323.501 b. fat in 270 days. New Name Needed —The City Council referred to the works committee last night, a suggestion that the name of the old North Road be changed to “Aweko Road.” No Damage Done. —A call was received by the City Fire Brigade this morning to the Farmers’ Trading Company, electric wires at the Wyndham Street entrance having fused. No damage was done. New Organ for Sydney. —The new organ shortly to be Installed at St. Andrews Anglican Cathedral, at a cost of £II,OOO, will, according to the cathedral organist, be the finest south of the line.—A. and N.Z. Detonator Injures Boys. —Some boys at Taihape who made an airgun target of a detonator got a painful surprise. One boy held the detonator, while the other fired. One boy had a finger amputated, and the other may Jose the sight of an eye. Miner’s Widow’s Petition. —Mary Simpson Dickson, widow of John Dickson, of Thames, has petitioned Parliament for compensation equivalent to the miners’ phthsis pension, her husband having died of this disease in July last year. Girl Knocked Down. —About 5.16 p.m. yesterday Miss Gladys Maxwell, of 11 Empire Road, Devonport, was knocked down by one of the Ferry Company’s limousine service cars at the corner of Allenby and Lake Roads. She was not seriously injured, but she was taken to the Auckland Hospital. Imprest Supply Bill. —The First Imprest Supply Bill will be introduced into the House of Representatives by Governor- General’s Message early next week. As the measure has to be put through all its stages before the end of the month, which is next Thursday the bill will appear either on Tuesday or Wednesday next. Top-dressing. —The time will come when we shall be able to zone the whole of tie Auckland Province and tell fanners exactly what artificial manure is best suited to the various districts, said Mr. T. H. Patterson, departmental officer of the provincial fields division, in the course of his address on top-dressing at the winter farm school at Cambridge on Wednesday. Political Caucuses. —As far as party caucuses are concerned chief interest this session will centre round the i Jetmg of the National Party. The outcome of tha.t gathering will dispel any doubts as to how many parties will compose the House. The Labour Party held its meeting yesterday afternoon, the proceedings being confined to the discussion of general matters. The Reform Party will meet on Wednesday next.