Last Look Round—

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 662, 14 May 1929, Page 11

Last Look Round —

Mackenzie Memorial A deputation from the Gaelic Society waited on Sir Joseph Ward at Danedin to thank him for what he done in regard to the erection of the Sir John Mackenzie memorial cairn at Mount Puketepu Sir Joseph ward said ha hoped to he present to unveil the cairn when completed. ITo had instructed the Lands Department to acquire th* necessary land. or. if it could not acquire it, to take it. Attempt at Gaol - Breaking Last Sunday. Frank Seeking! on, >ged 19, attempted to escape front Mount Crawford l*ri\on* Wellington, after his recent Sentence to two years in a Borstal institution fo* breaking and entering at Woodvilie. The superintendent of the prison said Sec kingtou did not look on bia imprisonment in a very serious light. Ho suggested that a spell on bread and water might be for his benefit. He was being held at Mount Crawford until he could he transferred to a Borstal institution. The magistrate desired time to con* sider and remanded Bonington until tomorrow for sentence.