Last Look Round—-

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 475, 3 October 1928, Page 13

Last Look Round —-

Teaching and Politic* Mr. G. E. Burton, teach or it hang » rata Schol. haa been granted su\ wet * leave of absence to allow him to con test a seat ut the General^ Elections. Straying Cattle XV. 11. Andrews was lined 11. will costs. .It the Police Court this mot m inc tor allowing tattle to stray- * the same offence MV. J. Duffln was 014 dcred to pay 10s costs. High Schools Sports Permission ’has been grunted n « King Country District High jspons Committee to hold .1 J holiday on Friday. October 19 10 4 sports meeting at Tc Kutti Work For Painters To relieve unemployment in H « painting trade tho Education Board is instructing its architect to call tender* for tho most urgent repainting v • * now. This work is usually done in U\4 long holidays. Cabinetmaker Drowned Tho bodv of James Wright, a cabin • maker, aged 56. lias been found tlouimM in Wellington Harbour, off Clyde Go y Whan’. Deceased was reported to I*4 missing from his home at 16 Earl 4 Terrace. —F.A. m 0 Trotting Handicap Tho Australian pacer Ribbon wood J Last, who arrived yesterday troni thf Commonwealth, to Join J. Shaw s team, has been handicapped by Mr. 6. F- al on 12 yards for the Improver;- Handle cap on the opening day of the Auckland fixture, which opens mxt we end. # • * Help For Kindergarten The Education Department ha wmten to tho Auckland Board asking it to request the principal of the Traimufi College to give the local Kinuc. gurt« n Yssociation what help he can in f q training of tho teachers under the association's control. The board • ■»* agreed. m -v Farmer’s Car Stolen

At 1 a.m. yesterday it was found that a ftve-seater car belonging to Mr. Frank Bailey, a farmer, of Tatamoana, near Hamilton, was missing. The police have received advice of the theft and nro making inquiries. The car is a Whippet ami is nearly new*. The number is 27-847. • • * Watersider Injured

Through an iron girder slipping W iien ho was shipping it into tlie sshaw. Savill and Albion steamer lonic at Prince’s Wharf this morning. K. J. Foley, of 36 Collingwood Street, l’onsonby, was struck under the chin ami severely injured. Ho was removed to hospital by tho St. John Ambulance. * •» • £ll Fine For Speeding Two lines each of £4 with costs, and one of £3 with costs were imposed 011 V'. S. Dalton at the Magistrate’s Court this morning for dangerous driving. The evidence showed that Dalton had travelled along Manukau Road at speeds ranging from 36 to 41 miles an hour. After hearing all the charges Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M., endorsed Dalton’s licence. Fire in City Office Fire broke out in the offices ui S. White and Sons, Ltd., building, contractors, at the corner of Market Place and Customs Street West, at about 11.15 this morning. The City Fire Brigade turned out promptly and subdued the tlames before very much damage had been done. The building and furnishings are both bMnntd * in tho Liverpool, London and tilobo Office. • • • Atlantic Storms Many ships that arrived at Flymouth during the week-end were many hours late owing to stormy weather in the Atlantic. The Cunard liner Mauretania, which arrived this morning, was, however, within an hour of her scheduled time, having maintained an average speed of just under 25 knots. Bankrupts Discharged A short sitting of the Bankruptcy Court was held his morning. Air. Justice Smith presiding. Discharges were granted in the following cases:—John Fletcher Smithson, farmer, iiikutaia; Kedvers Roberts Cay Thompson and Douglas Cay Thompson, farmers. Mataura; Shock Horne, flaxmiller, Auckland. Ellen Stevenson was adjudicated bankrupt. • * * Neglect Charge Fails At the inquest on the body of a boy, Leo Hobraan, who died in the New Plymouth Hospital on September 26, as the result of burns received on May 18, a charge was made by the father of neglect by the hospital stalf to dress the wo finds for a period of nine days. Medicai evidence showed that the usual treatment was followed. Tne medical superintendent expressed surprise that the boy survived his wounds more than two days. The coroner accepted the medical evidence and found that death was duo to chronic toxema.—PA ’Quakes At Rotorua Minor earthquake shocks occurred at Rotorua to-day. They started about 1.30 a.m. and terminated at 3.15 a.m., with the heaviest shock felt for years. Whakarewarewa geysers were very active in the morning. Owes Over £13,000 A deficiency of £13,364 10s was disclosed in the estate of Donald McDonald, a land salesman, at a meeting of his creditors at Christchurch, this morning. The Official Assignee characterised the failure as another of the aftermaths of the slump. The aseets were set down at £ll9, debts totalled £13,483, unsecured creditors totalling £195, and £13,287 to the only secured creditor, the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association. Bankrupt attributed his position to a drop in stock prides and land values after he had purchased an estate of 5,000 acres in 1919 for £45,330. Otago’s Water Service The rainfall in North Ot. go last month was only a quarter of an inch, and there has been no really good rain since April. Unless rain falls soon the prospects for pastures and crops will not be bright. Several speculators who have been buying lambs for forward delivery at 30s and 31s a head, are beginning to view the outlook with pessimism. September was the driest month experienced since 1921. Many country settlers are already suffering hardships as now they have to convey their domestic supplies of water foi long distances. • • * Fire In Brooder-House

During a benefit entertainment for the Papatoetoe Fire Brigade at tho Central Theatre, Papatoetoe. last evening, the brigade received a call from the residence ot Mr. E. D. Wilkinson, Station Road, West Papatoetoe, where a brooder-house was on fire. Mrs. Wilkinson was alone at the time, and she enlisted the aervici o£ Mr. II- C. Ernest, who lives h**n •••jo.-. He had the outbreak in hand on ih« arrival of the brigade. Several chicken# were lost*