NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 163, 7 April 1934, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF

Archbishop Redwood His Grace Archbishop Redwood, of Wellington, will be 95 years of age to-morrow. There "ill be no special celebrations to-morrow, but on Monday a dinner will be attended by n few of ‘ his Grace’s clerical friends. Caught in MachineSevere lacerations tn his left band were received by Mr. F. Boole, pastemaker, 42 Blanket Avenue. Betoue, yesterday afternoon, when his baud was caught in a rolling-machine at the Gala Confectionery Company’s works. He was taken to hospital by the Free Ambulance. Sale of Health Stamps. Wellington, with 54.056 sales, topped the New Zealand list in the sale of health stamps this season, stated lhe Wellington centre secretary. St. John. Ambulance Association, Mr. W. Meachen. yesterday. Auckland was second on the list with 46,142 sales. Nelson Wants Band Contest. • An enthusiastic public meeting decided to apply to the New Zealamt Brass Bands’ Association for the 1935 contest to be held in Nelson, states a Press Association message. The assosiation’s conditions were unanimously accepted. Jubilee Choir. The choir of 200 voices which performed during the jubilee celebrations of Archbishop Redwood, and at the concert given on St. Patrick’s night, is to remain as one of Wellington’s musical institutions. Henceforth it will devote its energies to the cause of charity, ami the first practice and general meeting will be held in the Dufferiu Street School Hall on Tuesday next, when new applicants for membership are invited to be present. Accidental Death. “The evidence makes it clear how the unfortunate fatality occurred,” said the coroner, Mr. J. R. Bartholomew, at the inquest on Robert Owen Barclay, aged 10, who was struck by the south express at Burnside on Wednesday evening, states a Press Association message from Dunedin. "The boy was walking beside the main line and was startled by the train whistle. He stepped toward the train aud was struck by the engine.” A verdict of accidental death was returned. Life Reel Tani|>ered With. Court proceedings are likely to follow the disappearance of sixty yards of line from the North Beach Surf Club's reel a few months ago. states a Press Association message from Christchurch. It is understood that a length of the missing rope has been found. The shortage is said to have seriously hampered rescue work during the North Beach drowning fatality, when at one stage, while the rescuer was in the surf, there remained only twentyfive yards of line on the reel, instead of the ninety yards there should have been. Good Ventilation. Proper ventilation is essential in 3 modern theatre. Time was when the public submitted to being semiasphyxiated in a stuffy gas-lit theatre, but that time is happily past. Tn the Plaza Theatre, now taking shape in Manners Street, special means to aerate the theatre have been taken. The fresh air from outside will be taken into a cool concrete-built chamber under the stage and from there the “conditioned” air will be projected by large electrically-driven fans along two 3ft. 6in. trenches under the floor to the side and back ventilators of the auditorium. As the coo! air is admitted the warmer air rises, and is drawn up and out of the theatre by fans in the ceiling.