NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 320, 3 April 1928, Page 11

NEWS BREVITIES

Kohimarama Restoration.—The work of restoring the Melanesian Mission buildings.at Kohimarama is to be commenced without delay. £4OO is now in hand for this work. No Power Office for Ellershe.—Business is not good enuogh at to warrant the Auckland Electric-Power Board’s opening a branch office there. This is in effect the reply given to an application from the Ellerslic Town Boa rd. Runaways Recaptured.—The threeboys who escaped from an institution in Christchurch last Tueedaly were recaptured m-ar Culverden yesterday by a constable. Two of the boys were brothers. —Press Association. Councillor Resigns.—At a meeting of the Pahiatua Borough Council Jan evening, Councillor Daniel Moriarty handed in a written resignation after a heated debate. Cr. Moriarty had taken exception to certain works committee quest ons.—Press Association. Fire in Boardinghouse.—Fire was discovered in some rags in a boardinghouse in Wellesley Street West, shortly after 1.30 this morning. The city brigade extinguished it. little damage being done. The building is owned by Mrs. Annie Leyden. Bridge Over OHinemuri.—The new-double-way concrete bridge over the Ohinemuri River at Paeroa will be opened by the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. K. S. Williams, on Thursday. The estimated cost of the bridge was £12,200. Northern Branch Railway.—Since commencing on the Dargaville branch line from Kirikopuni six months ago the Public Works Department has made great progress. It is anticipated that within two years the line should be carrying passengers to Tangowa--1 hine. Deep-Sea Fishing. The latest catches on the Russell deep-sea fishing grounds are:-—Mr. E. J. Ussher, W airarapa, swordfish. 3031 b. mako sharks. 3021 b, 1501 b. and 1631 b; Mr. R. H. Amor}', Devonshire, mako. 1601 b; Air. J. A. McDougall, Martinborough. raakr> sharks, 2301 b and 1801 b; black marlin. 2301 b: Mr. J. W. K>rshaw. Mart inborough, swordfish, 4101 b an 2161 b Air. A. E. Dodd. Auckland, mako, 2061 b.