BRIEF ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 170, 18 April 1928, Page 12

BRIEF ITEMS

FROM FAR AND NEAR i J Grant for Australian Olympic Team.— ‘ The New South Wales Government has decided to grant £250 towards the expenses of the Olympic team.—Press Assn. Progressive Petone.—For the twelve ■ months ended March 31, the total value ! of buildings erected in the Petone ( Borough amounted to £203,086. * Donation to Olympic Fund.—At a meeting uf tho Auckland Racing Club yesterday it was decided to donate £l9O to the Olympic' Games representation fund. —Press Assn. Struck in the Eye.—At the Addington wor..saops on Monday J. Payne, a single man, was struck in the eye by a rivet. He was admitted to the hospital in a serious condition. —Press Assn. Sydney Bridge Strikers Resume.—The Sydney Harbour bridge strikers' returned io work on the understanding that ilieir demands should be answered within a week.—Pres Assn. Fractured Leg.—As the result of a fad, airs Ridaington. of 11 Edinburgh Terrace, fractured her right leg yesterday morning. She was attended to by the Free Ambulance and removed to the hospital. Monte Carlo Casino Profits.—An Australian Press Association-United message from Nice states that the annual profit of Monte Carlo casino is £1,232,000 gross, and £728,01)0 net. A dividend has been declared of 145 per cent; £4 shares are now worth £92. Increase in Motor Registration Figures. —Up till yesterday the number of motor vehicles —cars, cycles, vans, and lorries —registered in Wellington for the current year was 7500. This figure is a slight advance on that of last year at yesterday's date. Disappeared From Home.—An Aucklan telegram states that the boy Timpany, whose disappearance was reported on Saturday by his father, is known to be in the "company of his mother, away from home. Car Goes Over Bank, as the result of a motor-car going over a bank at Rapaki (Canterbury) on Sunday morning while returning from a dance, W. Kelly, a painter, suffered serious injuries. Apparently his skull was fractured. He was taken to hospital.— Press Assn. Funeral of Italian Airman.—Three hundred thousand attended the funeral of Captain del Preto, who accompanied the Marquis De Pinedo on his . Australian flight, and who was killed at Bracciano, states a Press Association message from Rome. Profit on Trams.—lt was announced by the Mayor, Mr. G. A. Troup, at last night’s meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce that for the past year the tramway system, despite a bad year and a loss on the bus operations, showed a eleir prolit of £10,600, after setting aside a large reserve. For the previous year there was a profit of £4OOO. Child Fatally Burned.—On Monday night, Gladys Rue, the three-year-old. daughter of John Jlabey, a farmer, of Papatawa. was burned througu her clothes catching alight at the fire, while her mother was out of the room. The child was taken to the hospital in Danne* virke, but died there. —Press Assn. Death from Injuries,—Thomas Tapp, one of the pioneer settlers of Rotowaro, Huntly, died in the Hamilton Hospital yesterday. He was severely injured on Saturday, when a motor truck crushed him against a stump. He had just taken his wife home from tho hospital.—Press Assn. Daylight Saving Favoured.—Summertime is favoured by the business men of Dunedin. At a meeting on Monday, the Council of the Chamber of Commerce unanimously carried tho following motion: “The Chamber has always supports ed this reform, and after four months’ trial is more than ever convinced of its advantages.”—Press Assn. Samoan Affairs.—Major-General Sir George Richardson, the Samoan ex-Ad-ministrator, and Colonel Allen, the newly-appointed Administrator, met and conferred at Hamilton yesterday afternoon. Sir George Richardson left for Wellington by last night’s expresspress Assn. Anzac . Day.—The City Council has granted the use of the Town Hall for the service on the occasion of _ Anzac Day and for the sacred concert in the evening, and has also allowed the use of toe Ngaio and Khandallah Town Halls for similar purposes. Tho Basin Reserve was granted for tho military parade for observance of Anzac Day. Becoming a Menace.—“ This practice is becoming a regular menace.” said Mr. H P. Lawry, S.M.. in the Christchurch Magistrates’ Court yesterday in fining Richard Ingrain Low £2O, and prohibiting him from obtaining a license tor twelve months on a charge of being in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor-car.—Special Service. “Summer-time” Approved.—The following resolution was carried at the annual rnG6tin or of flic Wellincton Chamber of Commerce last night: “That this meeting records its anpt-’cinfion of the benefits of 'summer-time’ from the points of view of ’ production and efficiency, and the benefits to health, especially of urban residents, and records its opinion ip favour of a re-enactment of summertime’ permanently.” Diamond Jubilee—At the meeting of the City Council on Monday, a letter was received from tho Mayor of Christchurch (Rev. J. K. Archer), inviting the Mayor and councillors of Wellington to attend the Christchurch diamond jubilee celebrations, commencing on Saturday, Mav 26. The Mayor (Mr. G. A. Troun) intimated to the council that he hoped to attend if he could conveniently get away, and he would be pleased if as many councillors as possible would find it convenient also to do so.