NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 170, 8 October 1927, Page 1

NEWS BREVITIES

bridge Tender Accepted. —The tender of J. Kerr was accepted for the construction of the Waiorori Bridge on the East Coast road.

Mow Zealand-made Farm Implements.—At a meeting of the Ashburton County Council yesterday a resolution was carried protesting against the increase in tariff to protect New Zealand farm implement makers.— Press Association-

Triple Fracture of Leg. —While working on the new harbour works at Gisborne yesterday, a Harbour Board employee, Alexander Mead, became emangled in a rope attached to a pile, and suffered a triple fracture to one of nisi legs, besides other injuries.—Press Association.

Road Competition of Rail. —A large ttaeting of representatives of the railway service at Oamaru yesterday discussing the question of motor transport resolved unanimously to pledge themselves to reciprocate with only those rw! LC ! erf L who Patronise railway transP° r - —P-ess Association.

Thefts From Post Office. —For having 12*7® rlve postal packets, which inmed & box of face-powder, a manicure set, a pocket knife, and a box of nr!3i <30^ates * a 15-year-old lad was put urxier the care of the Child Welfare uraoer for tivo years, by the Children's Court this morning.

• an Crashes Through Fence. —The Makes of a motor delivery van, which standing at the top of Willow •Mreet, Freeman's Bay, failed yesterday jjorning, and the vehicle ran down the • ill toward Victoria Park crashing corough a fence at the bottom. The van was not damaged.

Roto Roa for Vagrants. —The sugges- °£ M c. F. K. Hunt. S.M., that one•h ♦ , acc °mmodation at the ineb- _ ites’ home at Roto Roa Island should * reserved for men convicted of vagis supported by Major Haines, .eer In charge of the Salvation Army r*h2°? i. Gate Home at Addington, m2r lstc 2 lurc * 1, Major Haines was manvLr °* Roto Roa for six and a-half j -ars. —Press Association.

ap ted Young. —Having gone through Pockets of clothes hanging in the _ 1 niarkets and “borrowed” a pony f J* in 11-year-old boy came bee :he Children’s Court this morning. va lue of his thefts amounted to f The court committed him nL, care of the Child Welfare Deand ordered the father to make £5 restitution.