Last Look Round—

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 834, 30 November 1929, Page 13

Last Look Round —

Safe-Blowers Fail Safe-blowers broke into the Caversham Post Office, near Dunedin, on Thursday night and made a fruitless attempt with gelignite to force an entry into the strong-room.—P.A. Craneman Electrocuted John Swan, aged 45. a single man employed by Anderson's. Limited, at Lyttelton, was killed this morning through coming in contact with a live wire when working on a crane.—P.A. • * * Motor-Cyclist Killed A young man named Allan James Mitchell was killed in Dunsandel last evening when his motor-cycle collided with a car. A pillion rider named Hampton was injured.—P.A. Bookmaker Fined The third conviction for bookmaking secured within a month at Marton was recorded today, Alfred Kaye being fined £5 for using his house as a common gaming-house. The police said they were determined to stop the practice, and the Bench issued a warning that fines in future would be much more severe.—P.A. • * • Mutton And Pork Cheaper Lower retail prices for most lines of mutton and pork, to take effect from Monday, are announced by the Auckland Master Butchers’ Association. The classes of mutton affected are forequarter, shoulder, shank end of forequarter and neck, W'hich are one-half-penny to one penny a pound cheaper. All lines of pork with the exception of leg and sausages have been decreased by one penny a pound.