News Brevities

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 401, 9 July 1928, Page 13

News Brevities

Liberal Candidate. —Mr. J. S. de «cntalk of Otahuhu, has announced his intention to stand as a Liberal candidate for the Hauraki seat.

bwd Obscene Language. —Pleading SJitlty to charges of being drunk and disorderly and using obscene language *n Karangahape Road on Saturday Thomas Ridout was fined £ 3 the Police Court this morning.

Driver Fined. For beintoxicated while in charge a horse and trap, Ernest 'alter Maxwell was fined £ 3 in the inames Police Court on Saturday. He as also fined £ 1 for having no lights 0a Jals vehicle.

Electric Cable Fire.— An electricPwver cable under the footpath in Al- . rt Street near the Star Hotel blew P With a loud report last evening. The Brigade was called out. No damsox- Was done. Dense smoke filled f ni . eral °f the lower rooms of the hotel or ov *r an hour.

■ * truc k By Tramcar. —lnjuries to his e a and thigh were received by Mr. Se Moodev, a married man of 47, v J as knocked down by a tramcar L ' lc toria Street about six o’clock evening. His condition is s a Lf? r, ® us - He lives at 10 St. Aubyn Devonport.

Vlt y on Falcon Island.—Passenv tiie round trip by the Raw ? btaine d an excellent view of SifaJwa land ’ which was showing conb. €; activiti >’- A great column of JslanH r °®S int o the air from the about debris was being thrown °°ut 60 feet high.