MOTOR AND CYCLIST.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1165, 28 June 1911, Page 8

MOTOR AND CYCLIST.

Eicjiard Kerr, a married man, 2S years of age, residing at 30 Henry Street, Kilbirnie, was admit ted to tho hospital, yesterday suffering from n. compound fracture of both .iaws. It appears that Kerr, who is a railway porter, was cycling home along Adelaide Road when a do.c ran in front of his machine, and threw liim in front of a motor-car. A wheel of the car passed over him, with tho result above-mentioned. In connection with the Hurt Valley tramway election, Messrs. Austin, Baldwin, Fi'ndlay, and Leighton insert an advertisement to the'electors in this issno. Particulars of a slock sale to bo held at l'nlmerston North to-morrow ore advertised elsewhere in this issue. Messrs. lialdwin and llavward, patent agents, Wellington, report that they have filed the following applications for patents in New Zealand (Hiring the week ending June 27:— W. 0. Gibbins, Essex, improvements in dyeing, washing, and softening machines; 0. Davis, \\tinganui, improved milk release; ,'. Smith, Sydney, adjustable lianger especially ,'idapiod for scaH'ohling purposes; Messrs. liargraves and l-'iddv, Gisborne, an improved solder for metals; 11. Norgrove, Auckland, improvements in economising fuel ami water in. steam boilers. Mr. A. T. Viekers draws attention in an advertisement in this issue of the s.-vlo of lion volumes of excellent hooks. Tho sale, is lo be held at Ihe shop, Main Street, Taihape, on Saturday, next, July 1, Messrs. J. W. Braithwaitc and Co. are holding a horse sale at the "Nag's Head"yards, Dixon Street, at 1.30 p.m. A sale of purebred poultry will bo held by the New Zealand Farmors' Co-opera-tive Distributing Co., Allen Street, to-day.