NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 271, 6 February 1928, Page 9

NEWS BREVITIES

An Indecent Act. —For an indecent act while drunk, Richard George (36» was fined 45s in the Police Court this morning, in default eight days in gaol.

Breach of Prohibition Order.—Robert Raeburn Miller (30) was fined 5s for being drunk and 10s for a breach of his prohibition order in the Police Court to-day.

Remanded. —Mate Takatu <23>. of Gisborne, appeared in the Police Court this morning charged with a breach of his probation order. He was remanded for one week.

Another Grass Fire. — A grass fire on a vacant section in Tyler’s Road, Mount Albert, this morning, was easily extinguished by the fire brigade before any damage was done.

Railway Transfer. —Mr. J. W. Blackmore, stationmaster at Te Kuiti, has been advised of his transfer to the traffic office at Wanganui. He will be succeeded by Mr. J. White, of Addington, Christchurch.

Fined for Fighting. —A fine of £l, in default three days’ imprisonment, was imposed on Charles Alexander Dickey (22) in the Police Court this morning, for fighting in Victoria Street on Saturday.

Sixteen Charges of Theft. —James Raymond Slattery (21) pleaded guilty in the Police Court to-day to 13 charges of theft from dwellings and three charges of common theft. The total amount involved was £Bl 14s 3d. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

Salvation Army Commissioner Here. —Commissioner Hay, of the Salvation Army, opened a new hall at Richmond Avenue, Grey Lynn, on Saturday afternoon. Special services following the dedication were held during the weekend, including a lecture by the Commissioner on the world-wide activities of the army. The meetings will be continued during the week.

Fall From Motor-Cycle.—Through falling from his motor-cycle, at tbe corner of Royal Avenue and New North Road, Kingsland, about 6 p.m. yesterday, James Armstrong, aged 19, broke his left elbow. An operation was performed at the Auckland Hospital. He lives at 22 Tranmere Road, Edendale.

Builder Injured. —An elderly builder, Mr. H. Jackson, of 8 Charlotte Street, Eden Terrace, fell a short distance from where he was- working on the new railway workshops at Otahuhu this morning and strained his back severely. He was brought to the Auckland Hospital by the St. John Ambulance and is undergoing treatment.

Shark at Kohimarama. —A small shark was caught at Kohimarama yesterday and thrown up on the beach. About 7 o’clock this morning a resident saw a large shark, about lift long, stranded in the shallow water near where the smaller one had been. It thrashed the water violently with Its tail in its attempts to swim away. It managed to make its escape after about 10 minutes’ struggling. It is thought to have been the mother shark.

Rescue From Drowning.—A youth from Otahuhu was brought ashore at Motutapu on Saturday in an exhausted condition, and later collapsed. Resuscitation methods were instantly tried by Corporal A. E. Muller, a member of the National Reserve Division of the St. John Ambulance, who is in charge of the Otahuhu station. It was nearly an hour before tbe boy had recovered sufficiently to allow Mr. Muller to relax his efforts.

Good Wishes from Staff. —On Satuiday afternoon Miss D. Kennett, of the clerical staff of the “King Country Chronicle.” wh' —:nc shortly to be married, was the recipient of a. pretty afternoon tea set from the staff, as a mark of the esteem in which she was held. Mr. S. Craig, the proprietor, in making the presentation, eulogised the conscientious work of Miss Kennett, expressed regret at her departure, and wished her every success in her new sphere of life.

Burglary at Onehunga. YVhen Mr. John Wynne, tobacconist, of Queen Street, Onehunga, opened his shop this morning he noticed traces of chaff on the floor. Further* investigations showed a trail of chafL leading from the front of the shop through a long billiard saloon t£» a door opening on the back yard. Mr. Wynne found all his stock of cigarettes valued at about £SO had been cleared from his shelves and four shillings in coppers taken from the till. Mr. Wynne left the premises securely locked at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The burglar had evidently entered through the back door. The traces of chaff are accounted for by the probability that th© loot was packed in an old chaff sack a.a* dragged away.