NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 129, 22 August 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

Selling Picture Rights.—Ngaruawahia Borough Council has decided to sell the picture rights by tender when the present lease of the hall expires. Infected Lemon Trees.—Brown rot has caused much damage among lemon trees in the Thames district. In some cases 75 per cent, of the fruit has been lost Late Mr. V. H. Sanson. —There was an exceptionally large attendance at the fureral of the late Mr. V. H. Sanson, at Hamilton yesterday. The cortege was over a mile long. Well-known Horseman Dead. —The death occurred at Dunedin on Saturday of Mr. Arthur Wilson, well known at one time as a horseman who was associated with Roseday in many of that corse’s successes.—Press Assn. A Hardy Pioneer.—Mrs. Baird, who was p»~-sent at the first Presbyterian Church service held at Papatoetoe on August 20, 1854, attended both anniversary services held on Saturday and Sunday last. She is still hale and hearty, and a regular attender throughout the year. Unemployed Roller Drivers. —There must be quite a large number of drivers of steam rollers out of work at the present time. In response to an advertisement calling applications for such a position, the New Lynn Town Board received no fewer than 31 applications. American Immigration.—For the fiscal year ended June 30 the net increase in the United States immigrant population was 284,493, compared with 268,351 last year. The largest number came from Canada, 81,606; Mexico sent 67,721; the Irish Free State, 28,054; and Britain. 24,160. —A. and N.Z. Typhoon at Manila.—A large launch foundered in the harbour at Manila. Nearly 40 lives are reported to have been lost. Owing to the strong typhoon blowing attempts to rescue the drowning men were fruitless. Intcrisland shipping is tied up and communications are interrupted on account of the storrrc —A. and N.Z. Unemployment Figures.—There was * decrease in the number of applications for employment at the Labour Bureau last week. Men on the roll totalled 745, compared with 806 the Previous week. Men fit for heavy w ork numbered 597 and for light work 148. Those placed in employment totalled 61, compared with 57, for the Week ending August 13. , Dynamite Found in Coal. —A resident of Spreydon, Christchurch, discovered a plug of dynamite, fortunately without a detonator, buried in his coal supply yesterday. Several explosions have occurred in Christchurch recently, and last week pieces of coal were blown all over a room in which a young man was sitting reading a Paper. Two False Alarms of Fire.— A call ", wolseley Road, Herne Bay, by telephone at 10.55 on Saturday night Proved to be a false alarm. The western Districts Fire Brigade turned .i • Another telephone message receiyed by the City Brigade at 11.2 p.m. th at a boarding house in Syjnondsi Street was on fire. Investigau ns ®y the brigade proved that this as a malicious false alarm. Broadct Lectures in Britain.— The libraries throughout Britain h ' ort that In recent months there r ' 9 been heavy demands tor books . omme nded by lecturers whose adon Uterary and scientific subT have been broadcast by wireless. on music and art similarly ast t lave also necessitated many l° ca l libraries to meet the Wlrelesa. ° £ liateners - —British Official