Last Look Round —

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 645, 23 April 1929, Page 11

Last Look Round

Old Woman Found aq old woman of 70 years of age. Mrs. Brown, who was reported missing yesterday, ha* returned to her home. Bequest for Varsity Under the will of the late Mr. W. S. Chamberlain, the Medical Faculty of the Otago University receives £12,000. —P.A. Fire in Post Office The store and sub-post office, ownid by Mr. A. S. McNaughton. and occupied by Mr. C. Hentv, was badl\ damaged by tire this morning at Whangarei. Insurances were: Furniture £IOO, stock £7OO. Palmerston Unemployed A meeting of the Palmerston North Unemployment Committee decided to telegraph to JSir Joseph Ward that it is reported that 63 men. with 220 dependents. are unemployed locally. The committee suggested that filling work on the railway deviation be continued to relieve the situation.—P.A. Labourer’s Fraud Four months' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed by Mr. K Page, S.M., at Wellington, on William Reid McCasgill, aged 26. a labourer, who obtained a pair of boots valued at £1 8s and £8 4s 6d in money from Ardrey and Son by means of false pretence. tendering a cheque on the Bank of New ZeaJand, in w'hich he had n** account. Accused had a prior record —P.A. Ministers Tour The Hon. E. A. Ransom visited Pon - garoa yesterday, inspected roads, received deputations and addressed a public meeting at night. He was entertained at a smoke concert. He is inspecting roads to-day and later will proceed to Dannevirke to attend an Old Settlers’ function. Mr. G. R. Sykes, member for Masterton, is also at Pongaroa.—P.A.