INTERPROVINCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16533, 13 September 1924, Page 7

INTERPROVINCIAL

(Per Press Association.! OPOTIKI, this day. At the Police Court Herbert Seymour Rowe pleaded guilty to five charges of supplying female natives with liquor. He was fined £lO and costs. F. R. Burnett, a. Rotorua* motorist, pleaded guilty to a* charge of failing to keep to the left when passing another vehicle. The police gave evidence that a serious collision was narrowly averted. Burnett was fined 10s and costs. The collision happened near town between a car and a bicycle. The rider of the bicycle, Mr. Sanderson, sustained an injury to his leg, and the bicycle was smashed. - PALMERSTON N., this dav;

' At an inquest concerning the death of John. Kenneth Bannerman, aged seven years, who died from, injuries received bv a fall from a chute in the children’s playing area at Terrace End Park, a verdict was returned that death resulted from fracture of the skull, caused by falling off a chute: The coroner said lie had inspected the chute, and was of opinion that it was, not safe for children to use. He thought tlie authorities should remove it, or place a responsible oerson in control. WELLINGTON, this dav. Mr F. T. M. Kissel,(.principal assistantelectrical engineer, has been appointed chief electrical engineer, vice Mr. Birks (deceased). Mr. Kissel was born in Canterbury. GIT R*T STUD UR OFT, this dav.' Reported sale : New Zealand Breweries ton nor cent, bonds. 225: New Zealand fln'v-vnment. 4£ per cent, inscribrel stock. 1938. £97 10s. fir ’Change: New Zen. runl Befricrerating Co. (con.). 9s; Westport Stockton Co. (oref.l. ss* 6d. DUNEDIN, this Aw Reported sale of shares: South British Trisurence Co. 43s 3d ; Mosgiel Woollen Co.. £7 2s. At the* Pn’i-e Court Charles To-rpm-d Leamnn Hankins was remm'Wl UH I<VHuv on a charge of assaulting Maurice Rrndv, barman of the iR-aml Hotel so as to cause active! bndilv harm. Tlie nolice stated that when Brarlv was eie'*tiiire the .accused th© latter drew a, knife and drove it. clear through Hnnkip’s hand. On other <-harees of drunkenness and use of ohscene language the accused was Uno-4.