NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15649, 1 July 1914, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

"'Jteysa 'were five occupants of the police ells last night, one arrested on a charge - c!; theft and' four on charges of drunkenness.- : " "'* WuQe working on the wharf yesterday, Benjamin Humphrey, who jesides in '.?<fflsbnby, had his leg broken by some lead falling .upon it. The unfortunate man. Was conveyed to the hospital.

--For the posi'ioa of assistant clerk in •the Mount Albwt Borough Council's office, • 193 applications were received. Mr. Hugh A. Jones, who was recently in the employ .of the Liverpool Corporation, -has been appointed. -

""During the week ending June 20, there, were shipped at Newcastle for places -beyond' the State 82,949 tons of coal, ■ 39*355 tons being for Commonwealth and ' New' Zealand ports, and the balance for foreign ports. The total for the cowee--1 pending week last year was 136,095 tons.

~ J'etiUona in bankruptcy have been filed by. Leslie Victor Nicholls, fruit-grower, ,of ■QUhiihn, and Mawson Swan Cameron, farmer, late of Motomobo, now of Auckland. The first meeting of Nieholls'* creditors will be held on July 2, at 2.30 p.m.. and of Cameron's on July 6, at 11 alp.

A parental thrashing, to be administered under the supervision of a constable, wr-a deemed yesterday, by Mr. F. V. Frazer, 8.M.. to" be the "most suitable punishment iot two • Email boys who were brought before him on a charge of having stolen 21? in money and about 4s worth of lollies from a shop.

. The' total number of stock condemned and slaughtered last year was 3345 cattle Mid. 10 pigs, and the compensation paid on half va'luo wag £8632 (telegraphs our special correspondent from Wellington), ThfJ public .account was reimbursed to thji amount of £1693 as the result of the

..disposal, of carcases. & % A , A;.,presentation of a silver tea And coffee service lias been made to Mr. A. 'E;-Pearce, supervisor and builder of the A/ttkland Exhibition, by tho executive cf the Exhibition. In handing the gift .to r Mr. Peart*, the president (Mr. George .Elliot) said. the executive desired to mark its appreciation of the manner in which he- had. carried oat his onerous and

responsible 1 duties, Mr. Pearce was in '(•barge of all the Exhibition works from 'the day work was commenced until the i buildings were demolished, and during r " whole 'period he filled his position to the. utmost satisfaction of the'executive.