NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 114, 7 February 1935, Page 11

NEWS IN BRIEF

Sun Gives False Alarm A singular result of the intense heat in Wellington early yesterday afternoon was a false fire alarm from the General Assembly Library at Parliament Buildings. When the fire brigade responded it was found that the heat of the sun on the roof of the library building had caused the automatic lire alarm apparatus to function, with the result that signals were given in the building and nt the tire brigade headquarters.

Acetylene Gas Explodes. Following ignition from a welding torch, acetylene gas exploded in a holder on the promises of the Acetone Illuminating and Welding Company, Thorndon Quay, yesterday afternoon. Only .minor damage was done to the plant, and the lire was quickly extinguished.

Inquest on Child’s Death. An inquest was held yesterday on Patricia Doris Roche, aged 9, who died at the Wellington Hospital on Frli’z.v after lacerating both arms when she plunged them through a glass panel of a door to save herself from falling. The finding of the coroner, Mr. E. Gilbertson, J.P., was that death was due to congenital disease of the heart following a major operation to the injured left arm. Senior-Sergeant S. J. Martin appeared for the police.

Chief Librarian Returning. Among the interesting libraries visited by the chief librarian of the Wellington Public Libraries, Mr. Joseph Norrie, may be accounted the Carnegie Institute and Carnegie Library, Pittsburg. Mr. Norrie is now on his way back to New Zealand, but before leaving the United States he sent a certain number of printed publications across to New Zealand to illustrate the work being done in America.

“In Hot Waler.”' “We were told when we came to New Zealand we would see mountains, glaciers and places where yon could always get hot water, but, frankly, that Is not what we wanted. Where we come from, America, we’ve been in hot water for the past ten years,” said the Rev. Father T. Cullen, of St. Paul’s, Minnesota, speaking at the opening of the new Dallington Roman Catholic school. Father Cullen made a bright address in which his references to the Hon. W. Hayward. M.L.C., as “Senator” Hayward. and to tiie Rev. T. O'Regan as an “ecclesiastical live-wire,” as well as liis threat to kidnap Bishop Brodie and take him back to the United States, caused some amusement (states the “Christchurch Times”).

Amateurs and Cash Clubs. So far as he was concerned, any member of an amateur club who attended or took part in any meeting organised by a cash club would be disqualified, said the president, Mr. R. W. McVilly, at a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. “There is no halfway house. If they are bona fide athletes they must not align themselves with the cash organisations. ... I am just taking this opportunity of enumerating the position so that clubs connected with tiie N.Z.A.A.A. will know the view this body will take if members in any way associate themselves with cash club movements. We have had a lot of trouble in the past and we have therefore to make the position quite clear before any further trouble arises.”