NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 332, 18 April 1928, Page 9

NEWS BREVITIES

Jockey Injured.—When Pekalulii fell at the first obstacle in the Avondale Hurdle Rice to-day his rider. C. Hastings, received a nasty fall, breaking bif» collarbone. Te Aroha Race Trains.—Particulars of fares and train arrangements in connection with Te Aroha Trotting meeting at llerriesville on April 21 are advertised in tKis issue. Trout at Arapuni Lake. —Thirl, n well-conditioned trout, ranging up to 531 b in weight, was the result of three hours’ fishing in the Arapuni Lake by three Te Awaznutu anglers. Too Speedy Service Driver.—A tine of £ 1 and £2 5s costs was imposed in the Hamilton Police Court to-day upon Thomas Greenwood for driving his service car at 33 miles an hour on the Hamilton-Ngaruawahia road. Military Conference. —The biennial conference of staff officers of the New Zealand military forces opened yesterday, Major-General R. Young presiding. The conference will extend over two days. Thames to Waitomo—The Railway Department is running a combined rail and motor trip from Thames and Waihi to Waitomo Caves on Sunday next at cheap fares. .Particulars are advertised in this issue. Danger to Children. —The residents of Huntly threaten to petition for a separate school if transport is not arranged for their children across the railway bridge, which they consider dangerous. Power From Water-race. 1 land Power Board turned -*n electric power yesterday for the first time, 2nd had a successful trial run at Malfroy and Co.’s mill at Three Mile. Power is being obtained from the old Kumam water-race.

Subsidising Agricultural Clubs. Last evening the Auckland execu: i\■ of the New Zealand Farmers’ Un><.n decided to contribute £-1 toward th establishment of a boy.-’ ugricuJtur** I club in connection £ ■ ■ Memorial College. Injured Man’s Condition.—Th■ dition of Mr. Edward Campton, who received severe head injuries through being knocked down by a motor-car in Ponsonby Road on Monday, has improved. He is 72 years of age and lives at 16 Wilton Street. Grey Lynn. Foot Crushed by Tram.—When Mr. Reed, of 6 Brown Street, Avondale, slipped in boarding a traincar in Queen Street last evening, the car crushed the toes of his right foot. 11c was admitted to the Auckland Hospital. Blown Off Haystack.—Mr. .1- P. Harrison, a farmer of Mania, near’ Hikurangi, was fastening iron sheets on a havstack when the wind blew him to the ground. Ilis right shoulder was broken and he was taken to the Whangarei Hospital. Boy’s Ankle Fractured. —Buffering from a broken ankh-. the result of being knocked down by a motor-car at the corner of Manukau and Ranfurly Roads, Epsom, Mervyn Higgins, aged 17, was admitted to the Auckland Hospital yesterday afternoon* He Bfi> kn Manukau Road. Gas Company Social.—Tit- Aud land \ Gas Company employees’ social com- | mittee held the opening social of the 11928 season in the Pitt Street demonstration room last evening, when about 200 were present. An enjoyable pro- ( gramme was submitted and supper ! was served. The next evenings will be ! devoted to socials and lectures. Woman Changes Her Mtr*d.— A ; European woman married to a Maori, George Herawani, applied in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court to-day for a I separation order against her husband, j but changed her mind during the hearing of the case. The magistrate t adjourned the case for three months. Un authorised Ctassbooks —No Auckland teachers have required children to buy “unauthorised” school books, j according to the senior inspector. The Education Board has therefore decided to inform the department that none of the 18.000 books said to be in the Dominion has come to Auckland