NEWS BREVITIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 274, 9 February 1928, Page 11

NEWS BREVITIES

Motor Patrolmen.—Two road patrolmen, who will be uniformed, were appointed by the Auckland Automobile Association last evening. There were 150 applicants. Traffic Signalling.—The cost of securing and exhibiting motion-pictures of motor traffic signalling and general safety-first precautions is being inquired into by the Auckland Automobile Association. Intoxicated Motorist. —Alfred Mark JVaughton, motor engineer, of Devonport, was fined £. 10 at the Polioe Court yesterday for being intoxicated in charge of a motor-car. He was also ordered to pay £ 4 compensation for damage done to a Hindu hawker’s cart. Hand Jammed in Concrete Mixer.— While working on concrete- paving operations at Queen Street. Northcote. yesterday morning, Mr. Bert Slade had his hand jammed in a concrete mixing machine. Three fingers were badly crushed and another was severed. He received medical attention at Northcote, and was also treated in the cr» mi - alty ward of the Auckland Hospital. Fall From Motor-Cycle. —An employee of the Southdown freezing works, Mr. Joseph Pascoe, of Richardson Road, Mount Roskill, received injuries to his head when he fell from his motor-cycle at the corner of Marsden Avenue and Dominion Road about seven o’clock last evening. He was treated at the Auckland Hospital and has returned to his hrone.