NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 100, 19 July 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

King Fuad of Egypt. —King Fuad of Egypt left London yesterday for Knowsley, Lancashire. There he will be the guest of the Earl of Derby during a four days’ tour of the county.— British Official Wireless.

Diphtheria at Tamaki. —During the four weeks ended July 19, six cases of diphtheria were reported from East Tamaki. The East Tamaki School has been disinfected and the children awabbed and innoculated.

Foreigners Arrive. —Twelve Dalmatians and Yugoslavs arrived in Auckland to-day by the Marama from Sydney. The majority of thorn are proceeding to work in the Wairoa district. There were also 14 Chinese on the steamer.

Bedroom on Fire. —Slight damage to one corner of a bedroom was caused by a fire which broke out in a house in Pekehana. Avenue, Epsom, about 3.24 p.m. yesterday. The house, which is owned by Mr. P. McCarthy and occupied by Mr. A. Bree, is not insured.

Trans- Pacific Flight, —Through passengers by the Tahiti yesterday were Captain Kingsford Smith. Lieut. Anderson and Mr. Ulm, on their way to San Francisco with a view to flying from there to Australia across the Pacific. —Press Association.

Damages By Stock Driving.—Arising out of the damages and difficulties caused by herds of cattle being carelessly driven through the borough, the Onehunga Borough Council has drafted a new by-law to suppress such offences and will submit the same to the Municipal Association as to its legality.

American Generosity. Having had as a surgeon, some correspondence with the Surgeon-General’s Library in Washington, Mr. Kenneth Mackenzie, vice-president of the Auckland University College Council, received from America a large case of medical works. The gift has been added to the British Medical Association collection in the library.

Painter’s Sudden Death. —A painter, George Brown, aged 67, of Richmond, Christchurch, died suddenly this morning while on his way to work. He was riding on a motor-truck driven by a friend, and was proceeding to secure his tools when he collapsed. Opium Smoker Fined £2O. —A Chinese named Young Poy was fined £2O at the Dunedin Police Court yesterday for smoking opium. When the police entered his room in a cookshop a white woman was there with the accused. —Press Association. Relief for Unemployment. —About 30 unemployed married men were set to work at New Plymouth yesterday on the formation of a sports ground at the high school. The rate of pay is 12s. The work is estimated to cost £I.OOO, and will go a long way toward relieving the unemployed situation there.— Press Association.