NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 134, 27 August 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

Herd-testing. Aja effort is being made in the Coromandel district to form a herd-testing association. It is estimated that 2,400 cows will be available. False Alarm at Devonport. —The Devonport Fire Brigade was called by telephone about 10 a.m. to Vauxhall store in Vauxhall Road. The alarm turned out to be false. Gaoled for Fraud. —George Anderson, who has just come out of gaol, was sentenced at Palmerston North to-day to another three months for obtaining money by fraud.—Press Association. Drunk Resists Arrest. —James Benson, aged 35, who appeared at the Police Court to-day, was fined 5s for drunkenness, and £3, in default 14 days’ imprisonment, for resisting arrest. Death at Country Dance. —The death occurred at a country dance last night of Frederick Drube, aged 41. There *as nothing to indicate the cause ol his death, though deceased had recently complained of pains in the stomach. He was a married man with three children.—Press Association.

Ranfurly Shield Presentation. —The Hourly Shield, which has been the subject of so much comment in Rugby circles of late, has been forwarded to Palmerston North by the Hawke’s Bay Kugby Union, and will be presented to fhe Manawhenua team on its return from Wellington this evening.— tress Association. Suspicious Fires. —Reporting to the Wellington Fire Board yesterday, superintendent Creek drew attention t 0 the Prevalence of suspicious fires, jeven having occurred in the past months, four of them in one suburb, Kilbirnie. In one case a man was convicted, and in another a boy 1 14J was found guiltv.—Press Association. Unemployed Decrease. — There is a decrease in the number of unapioyed this week, according to figurea supplied by the Labour Bureau 'll? m ° rnin S- Men out of work total 3 compared with 745 last week. Of -•is number 564 are suitable for heavy rl r ‘« agains t 597 last week, and 136 1:' for only light work, compared nirJ? The men placed in emfnr'?tv!en t f° ta l 75, compared with 61 the week ending August 20. Attack In Hotel.—ln the New PlyGen UUI Ma S is trate’s Court yesterday, JC°ok pleaded guilty to a charge n iq H ? pted suicide and doing griev-v-a °° dily karm Roy Harvey, and Sun Col htnitted to the Wellington cirw me Court for sentence. The inwh* ° ccur red in the Waitara Hotel, mem j. n a scuffle following an argura7nl’ . k attacked Harvey with a S(ln ’ f, er *ous!y cutting him. He subslashed his own wrist. —Press qhf, f * 9u * rdin 9 Public Morals.— A reD.“„ on passed to-duv by the TeraC£th 6 . and Public Morals Committee land 6 Methodist Church of New Zcaourai,i expresses pleasure ;:t the favintfrn , re P'y of the late Minister of trjS? a . y tairs to a deputation which ahi D a lightening up of the censor'esolnn clnema films and posters. The tklisfir,,?? £ lso strongly supports the and „ as Exercises in (Schools Bill, fair that the measure be given liamnnt i ment at the hands of ParPreSent session_