NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 210, 24 November 1927, Page 11

NEWS BREVITIES

Schooner Abandoned.—The M.iroro Shipping Company has decided to abandon to the underwriters the schooner Marorp, which is stranded at Black&iead. The refloating of tinvessel in *her present damaged condition is regarded as hopeless.

Solicitor Found Dead.—Mr. 1:. .!. Dolan, barrister and solicitor, fori: .* ] of Napier, but for the last 12 months practising in Wellington, w-s found dead at his resilience, 109 Upland Road, on Tuesday ni%ht. A gas tap v turned on in th< room, where the body was found. He was 53, and 1* ives a widow, but no c f\ 1 Iren.—Press As >- elation.

Two Men For Ti ial.—George \v ,1lace, aged 29, a she\irer, and Edward Lawson 34, an advertising agent, were committed for tr. 1 at Wellington yesterday, on a charge c-f robbing Paul Aurisch in a railway r> vreshment roo:u at Paekakariki on Satuvday. when r* turning from the Levin A l '; 1 Aurisch alleged that he had £l3 *Y -- ' n from h. i hip pocket.—Press Association.

Family's Narrow Esca\~>e. 1 early yesterday morning tr -y l five-roomed house at Pahia l\ * ned by Mr. J. D. C. Crewe, and oc*. up?’ 1 by Mr. J. D. Goodin. The fami.b' of ti . latter had a very narrow escap \ The; was LL 4*jo insurance on the lin -in the New Zealand Company, am?, on the furniture in the Norths *rn. — Press Association.

Building Society Allocation.--’* Auckland Co-operative Building kr<‘~ ciety announces by advertisement *n to-day’s issue that the November moving for appropriations will be held Au St. James s II- l >n Wedr— l;t „ November 30. Ten thousand pounds’ will be allocated there by ballot and sale. Monday will be the last payday for the meeting. The advertisement also refers to the next new group, the 67 1 iu