Last Look Round—

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 684, 8 June 1929, Page 13

Last Look Round —

Valuation Reduced In the Assessment Court at Wellington, the Rugby Union successfully objected to over £15,000 as the valuation of Athletic Park. The value was fixed at £IO,OOO. It is native land on lease to the union.—P.A. Prime Minister’s Appointment Cabled advice has been received from Australia that Sir Joseph Ward has been elected a vice-president of the Business Managers’ Association of Australasia. —P.A. * * * Man Fbr Trial At the Temuka Magistrate’s Court, Martin Joseph Melville was committed for trial on a charge of having supplied an instrument for an illegal purpose, the woman dying last Saturday. Bail was granted on self for £2OO, and two sureties of £IOO each. —P.A. • * * Young Child Drowned Raymond Robert Sutherland, aged 22 months, was found drowned in a waterrace at Blackball today. He followed his sister to a baker’s cart on the roadside. It was dark and raining at the time, and the baby was washed down the water-race.—P.A. * * * Remand on Theft Charge Henry Joseph Golden, aged 51. who appeared on a charge of stealing £5, the property of New Zealand Breweries, on June 5. was remanded to appear on June 13. In asking for a remand, the Chief Detective said that other charges were pending and that there was £159 involved.—P A. New Sailors Arrive One officer and 140 men arrived at Wellington yesterday by the Corinthic from Southampton, and left at 2 p.m. for Auckland, where they will be divided between the sloops Veronica and Laburnum. One officer and 113 men arrived from Auckland yesterday to join the Tamaroa for London. —P.A. • ♦ • Workers’ Train For New Lynn To meet the convenience of workers who desire to arrive in the city before 8 a.m. a new train is to be* run from New Lynn. It will leave New Lynn at-*7.20 o’clock each morning and will arrive at Newmarket at 7.51. in time for passengers to connect with a train from the South, which reaches Auckland a few minutes before S o’clock. At present a train leaves New Lynn at 6.54 a.m., but this is too early for many of the early-morning travellers. • * * Killed By Train At Peton© Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M.. held an inquest concerning the death of William Daniell, who was killed by a train at a crossing on May 24. Evidence -was that deceased continued on to the line despite the fact that all signals were working and the train was blowing a continuous whistle. He was absorbed, it appeared, in filling or cleaning his pipe. The verdict absolved the train driver from any blame —P A