Last Look Round—

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 441, 24 August 1928, Page 13

Last Look Round —

Newspaper Office Burned Tho “Luke County Press*’ newspap* ' office at Arrowtown was destroyed b\ tiro last night. • t • Sunday Traders Fined For trading on Sunday. E. Hopkin.S. I*. Polglass. and T. W Swann w*‘j « each fined 20s in the Police Court tbimorning by Mr. W. R. McKean. S.M. On Unlicensed Premises Fines of 20s were imposed l*y Mr. W. It. McKean. S.M., in the PolioCourt this morning, on L. Davis an*l 7. Natl • ' ■ were found on onlicensed premises after hours. Coal Sellers Fined Selling sacks of coal without i • weights being marked on them resulted in Kenderson and Walker. A' C oakley. W. Nodder, and J. Sirro each being lined 10s by Mr. W. R. McKean. 5.M... in the Police Court morningBurnt By Flashlight As a photographer. Mr. William MeKaskell. was taking a fllashlight photograph at the Christchurch Winter Show last night, he was burnt on the face owing to a premature explosion of his apparatus. He was Liken to the hospital. but his condition is not serious.— P.A. * • • Missing Solicitor A petition to declare Mr. J. B. Bat- ; chelor, a Christchurch solicitor, bankl rupt. was lodged in the Supreme Court at Christchurch yesterday. A warrant ; for his arrest on a charge of misappro- ! printing trust funds, involvin- £ 10,000, has been issued. —P.A. * • * Likes Fish and Chips William Forrest, a new arrival from : Kawhia. is fond of fish and chips, but 'does not like paying for them H« was charged in the Police Court .» ; Hamilton to-day with drunkenness and obtaining credit to the extent of Is Gd by fraud. | Sergeant Culloty said accused, who | was drunk, went into a restaurant, had ■ a meal, and" refused to pay. He was I convicted and discharged. • • • Narrow Escape From Flames Mr. and Mrs. L. Wyllie escaped from their homo in Cobden Street, Gisborne, in their night attire when the building was discovered in flames early this morning. Nothing was save ; P.A. Show Date Altered At last the persistent efforts of the Paliiatua A. and P. Association have been rewarded, the Dannevirke Association having nef agreed to revert to Tuesday and Wednesday for its next show, for one year. This will enable the Paliiatua Show next year to be held on Friday instead of Saturday, into which position it h..been forced for some years and which has proved very inconvenient.—P.A. • • • Prohibition Ignored Michael McGuirk, a prohibited person, was found by the police in a hotel recently. He was fined £ 1 on each of three charges by Mr. W. It. McKean, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. • • • Claim Against Bank Manager Mr. Justice Adams gave his reserved judgment at Christchurch to-day in th*' case of Henry Digby James, of Greymouth, printer, versus Edward Ernest Bayly Mabin, of Nelson, a bank manager. The claim was for £2,500. The judge decided that the statement «*f claim did not disclose the cause of th« action and awarded costs and disbursements to defendant. The case warheard on June 29. 9 9 * No Quorum .When the City Council met yesu rdky to pass a special resolution regarding Ilohipere Street, only eight in. : | bers attended. Thirteen are required to form a quorum. The Mayor am. Councill J. A. C. Allum were in Wellington, and four councillors are on leave, leaving about twenty councillors to raise a quorum. The meeting was adjourned until to-day. Uppo Activity Supporters of Mr. E. R. Allen. United Party candidate for Auckland Suburbs, met at the R.A.0.8. Hall. Birkenhead, last evening. United candidates for other Auckland seats were present. In an address, Mr. Allen said . th* tiYne had arrived for a change o government, and he urged the audi- ! c nee to make every effort to bring about the return of United candid* t. at tho poll. New members were added to i • Birkenhead committee, and an additional committee for Birkdale was appointed. • * • Living on Charity Described by Senior-Sergeant «*innmrings as leading an immoral and idle life while existing on religious charity, two young girls, aged 17 and 20. were charged at the Police Court this afternoon with not possessing sufficient visible means of support. At the request of Major Gordon of tho Salvation Army, both girls veia remanded until Tuesday.^ Petty Thief at Work ! A thief Is reported to be en • i.g houses in the Mount Eden district. . • His usual procedure seems to b to climb in through bedroom windows ■ while there is a party going on in j the house. So far he has taken . nothing but money. Houses Lave ! been robbed in Bourne Street ard j Chamberlain Avenue. The police are | , making inquiries.