NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 255, 25 July 1935, Page 11

NEWS IN BRIEF

.Quicker Train Services

An improvement is to lie made very soon in the direction of speedier train travel between 'Wellington ami Upper Hutt. The time occupied between these two stations—a distance of 20 miles —has been one hour. This will be materially reduced by a new system, the details of which will lie made known to the public in a week or two. The new system will also extend through tlie Wairarapa, and will result in much improvement in the speed of train travel. Shop Burgled. In tlie Wellington Supreme Court yesterday, Henry’ Horace Smith, aged 35, pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering tlie shop of J. E. G. I unless, in Darlington Hoad, Miramar, and stealing from it goods valued at £l6/12/10. Prisoner, who was represented by Mr. W. P. Rollings, was remanded until Friday for sentence. Signals Badge. The Army’ Council and the Corps Committee of the Royal Corps of Signals have approved tlie adoption by the New Zealand Corps of Signals of the badge of the Royal Corps of Signals. modified by the substitution of the’ words “New Zealand Corps of Signals" for the words “Royal Corps of Signals.” Shop Thefts of £584. On a charge of stealing £B4 in cash and £5OO worth of jewellery from the Anchor Exchange and the Loan Co. shops in Manners Street, Alfred Jefferv alias Albert Willcocks, seaman, aged 27, appeared in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Hearing of the charges was remanded to next Wednesday. It was alleged that accused broke into the two shops on about May 22. Survey of Highway Deviations. The work of inspection and survey of the proposed deviation of the Plimmer-ton-I’aekakariki section of tlie main north highway, by way of the beach between Pitkerua Bay and Paekakariki, has been started. Two engineers have already been out on a. tour of inspection preparatory to proceeding with the survey. It is understood that the survey party while engaged on this work will occupy a cottage at Pukerua Bay. Widespread Sympathy. The case of a woman who had been deserted by her husband and was living with four of her children in one room, which came to the notice of the Wellington Hospital Board recently, has had a wide appeal. The Editor of “The Dominion” lias received from Mr. E. E. Hooper, editor of the “Waikato Times,” Hamilton. £l/2/-, the result of small subscriptions handed in by sympathetic readers. This money has been forwarded to the Wellington Hospital Board. Shortly after publicity was given to the position the board received £lO from an anonymous donor in Wellington, and there have been other offers to assist with firewood. As the board had been unable to obtain for her a house at a reasonable rental, the woman and her family are still living in one of the hospital’s shelters.