ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 272, 12 August 1932, Page 13

ITEMS IN BRIEF

About People and Events DEMOLITION TO PROCEED The work of demolishing the old Government Life Insurance building is again in progress after a halt of some weeks. Comparatively little remains to be done beyond the removal of the lower walls and the breaking down of the strongroom block. It is understood that something definite regarding the plans for the new building will be made public shortly. Tramway Conference. A proposal that rhe City Council contribute toward the expense of sending a delegate to the Tramways Conference at Adelaide has been negatived. Primary School Burned. Jackson's State School, on the Otira line, was completely destroyed by fire on Wednesday, states a Press Association message from Greymouth. The destruction of the school was caused through bush firesFitzherbert Terrace Trees. On the recommendation of the reserves committee, the City Council has decided that the work of removing the remainder of the trees from Fitzherbert Terrace be proceeded with early next year. Electric Linesmen’s Dispute. Messrs. G. Lauehlan, J. C. Russell and F. Good have been appointed assessors for the City Council in connection with the conciliation proceedings concerning a new agreement for electric linesmen. Borough Renewal Loan. A New Plymouth Borough loan of £553,000 was approved on Wednesday by a very small poll of ratepayers by 979 votes to 120. states a Press Association message. The loan is to repay existing loans maturing in April. A Profitable Business. It is evident that local bodies are profiting from fees and fines. According to the quarterly accounts, the sum handed over to them by the Government for the three months ended June 30, 1932, was £15,027, whereas the amount for the corresponding period last year was only £5701). Fitter Crushes Finger. While working at the railway workshops, Lower Hutt, yesterday morning. Mf. A. P. Wilson, of 10 Devon Street, a fitter, caught his left hand between a gas tank and the roof of a carriage, with the result that the third linger was crushed. He was given medical attention, and was then taken to the hospital by the Free Ambulance. Punch and Judy. As a result of the visit to the children’s health camp at Otaki by members of the Returned Soldiers’ Association executive, arrangements were made for Mr. Lansdown and party to stage a Punch and Judy show there. This performance proved highly successful and the party will make another visit to the camp at an early date. New Railway Bridge. The first Consignment of steel spans for the new railway bridge over the Opihi River, Canterbury, has been dispatched from the Addington Workshops. Altogether 42 of these spans, each of which is 39ft. lOin. long by 4ft. high and 10i tons in weight, will be used for the bridge. Thirteen of them were in the first consignment. Struck Head on Gangway. Striking his head against tlie bar of an overhanging gangway On a vessel at the Jervois Quay breastwork yesterday morning, Mr. D. Rowatt, a clerk employed by- the Union Steamship Company, received a lacerated wound on the scalp. He was attended to by the Free Ambulance, and taken to the hospital. Rationed Work for Women. The Unemployed Women Workers’ Association has carried a motion urging that work in bureau workrooms should be rationed on a rotary system to ensure that every woman received engagement in turn. The association has also passed a motion protesting against the “niggardly payment of 7/6 in the workrooms.” A Thieving Cow. The attention paid by a cow to the contents of a baker’s delivery van at Ngongotaha, near Rotorua, caused considerable amusement to passers-by and anxiety to the owner of the van. While the baker was delivering orders, the cow evinced a liking for bread, and, the van doors having been left open, decided to satisfy its desires. A very surprised roundsman returned to find the cow enjoying the feast, its head being inside the van. Ban ou Clergyman’s Mail. A clergyman of Athlone, Ireland, is the latest person to come under the ban of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department In connection with Irish sweepstake transactions. A Gazette notice Issued last evening gave warning that no correspondence will be forwarded from New Zealand to the Rev. J. Canon Crowe, St. Peter’s, Athlone. Also added to the list of prohibited addresses are the “Athlone Syndicate” and Bertie Aherne, of Boyle.