In brief

Press, 29 July 1989, Page 8

In brief

Train kills woman

A woman was killed yesterday when struck by a passenger train in South Auckland. She was Euphemia Hunter Bankier, aged 61, of Manurewa. The police said there were no suspicious circumstances in respect to the accident which occurred at Manurewa at 6.30 a.m.—PA. ; Coast search fails A search along the Sumner coastline yesterday failed to find any trace of a Christchurch woman. The woman, aged 23, from South Brighton, has been missing for a week. Some of her clothing was found at the top of Whitewash Head cliff last Saturday. A decision will be made on Monday whether another search will be ; mounted. j Bonus Bonds draw The first prize of $50,000 in the Bonus Bonds weekly prize draw for July 29 went to bond unit No. 9390 190173. The 18 prizes of $5OOO were won by bond unit Nos. 319 406981, 682 926708, 725 458177, 729 ■ 725377, 1024 474523, 1295 864399, 1812 541074, 6694 445813, 7393 450884, 8293 117412, 8690 239876, 8791 ‘ 420128, 8893 424512, 9096 488295, 9494 703605, 9895 480417, 9985 373399, 9992 733895.—PA. : W.O.F. tickets stolen About 450 heavy trade warrant of fitness stickers , were stolen from the Lichfield Street testing station * overnight on Thursday. The burglar also broke into an ' adjacent store and took $750 and another quantity of ■ warrant of fitness stickers. Last week, several books of ’ warrant of fitness stickers were stolen from a North * New Brighton service station. i Dental surgery burgled A quantity of codeine-based drugs was stolen from '• a Linwood dental surgery this week. Hypnoral, ttortarl L and 1000 tabs of panadeine were taken from P. Z. ; Harris and Associates; Cashel Street. A cheque book in » the name of Harris and $6OO was also stolen. ; Condition ‘critical’ ' A man, aged 22, is in a critical condition after his - car crashed into a tree in Lake Terrace Road, L Burwood, on Wednesday evening. Stephen Clarke was ’ admitted to Christchurch Hospital with serious head » injuries. The Fire Service took about 10 minutes to free * him from the vehicle. * Pedestrian hurt * A middle-aged woman suffered moderate head and » chest injuries when hit by a car on Papanui Road about ■ 5.15 p.m. yesterday. She was taken by ambulance to ; Christchurch Hospital. Her name and condition were « unavailable. = Access funding * Access funding is not being cut, as reported in - yesterday’s coverage of the Budget by “The Press.” It ” was reported that the estimates for the Labour -• Department show $188.5 million has been set aside this - year for Access, when $244M was allowed last year. - The office of the Minister of Employment, Mr Goff, - says a shift in budgeting now means the Social Welfare - Department pays Access training allowances. A sum of -172.2 M has been provided this year. In total, the - general Access budget has increased from $244M to * $260.7M.