NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 337, 24 April 1928, Page 11

NEWS BREVITIES

Poppy Day. Palmerston North's Poppy Day realised £l6O, £43 less than last year's total. Sports Pavilion Burned. The Whakatane Bowling and Tennia Club's pavillion was burned down yesterday afternoon. Many members are heavy losers. After Hours. —In the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Roland Vivian Cave was fined £2 for being in the Hamilton Hotel after hours, with no reasonable excuse. Woman Golfer Breaks a Leg.— While playing golf at Walton on Saturday. Mrs. Hannah Montague, of Matamata, put a foot in a hole, and broke a leg. She was taken to the Waikato Hospital. Imported Corriedales. — Twenty Corriedale ewes for Mr. C. Alma Baker arrived from Sydney this morning by the Marama. They will go to Mr. Baker’s property at the Waikato HeadBoy Cyclist Hurt. —Richard Collins, of Hamilton, aged 14. was slightly hurt on the face and head when he collided with a motor-car. while riding a bicycle at the corner of London and Selkirk Streets. Woman Knocked Down. —Suffering I from head injuries as the result of I being knocked down by a motor-car I yesterday, a middle-aged woman. Joan i Mail, living at Dees Street, Dunedin, j was taken to the hospital. Waikato Race Trains. —Particularj of train arrangements and issue of ! holiday excursion tickets in connection with the Waikato Racing Club’s meeting on April 28 and 30 are advertised in this issue. Sunday Excursion to Arapuni.—The. Railway Department is running a combined rail and motor excursion from Auckland to Arapuni next Sunday at cheap fares. The train will also take excursionists for Hamilton. Particulars are advertised in this issue. Farmer's Electric Shock. —While ■working an electrically-driven boring I plant in search of water on Sunday, j Mr. Geoffrey Sharp, of KatikatL touched a galvanised iron pipe connected with the transmission wires. H< ■ was unconscious for a few hours, but I is now out of danger. Slipped on Floo. liacon-curer at tiic Westfield works of li. and W. Hellaby. Ltd., slipped on the concrete floor yesterday, and injured his head. He was admitted to hospital. The injured man is 20 years old. and 11 ! - Street. Otahuhu.