Last Look Round—

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 730, 1 August 1929, Page 11

Last Look Round —

Famous Cricketer Dead The death has occurred in Sydney of Edward Gregory, aged 50, famous Australian cricketer. He was a celebrated fieldsman atcover point.—A. and N.Z.P.A. * * * Missing Woman Found Miss Edna Kerr, who was reported missing yesterday, has been traced. She had stayed the night with a relative. Reparations Conference Mr. W. Graham, President of the Board of Trade, will attend the conference on reparations at The Hague as the British delegate, in addition to the Rt. Hon. A. Henderson. Foreign Secretary, and the Rt. Hon. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Arm and Leg Broken Miss Hilda Hansen, daughter of Mr. L. I*. Hansen, of Pongaroa, was admitted to the Pahiatua Hospital with a fractured leg and arm. She was riding a horse and was involved in a collision with a motor-lorry. Gaol for Assault An assault at a dance hall resulted in a sentence of seven days’ imprisonment without the option of a fine being imposed upon Percy Smith, a young man, at Christchurch. Complainant, another youth, said he had four teeth broken. * * * Tug Sold Mr. G. Niccol’s small steel tug, which was brought to New Zealand in sections, and reassembled at his slip, has been taken over by the Auckland Launch and Tow Boat Company. The tug has been paiftted in the company's colours, the funnel being black with a wide blue ring, the same as the Simplon’s. She lias been named Kumea and was commissioned today. Auckland Sportsman Dead Followers of boxing in Auckland will regret to hear ot the death in Sydney < f Mr. Fred Farrell, who, for many years, was official announcer to the Northern Boxing Association, and a prominent man in Auckland sport. Mr. Farrell had been in'bad health for some years, and last month lie went to Sydney for the purpose of undergoing an operation. His death, at the age of 74 y ars, will be regretted by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.