Last Look Round—

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 674, 28 May 1929, Page 11

Last Look Round —

Crushed Under Motor-Bus % am Davies, a married man kiliod A ears, was knocked down and k Hod by a. motor-bus at Petone last held—P D l. leel passins ovcr his

Headmaster to Retire , . "Watters, headmaster ot wm” Hlg:U Schoo > since August. Ssni'emi, r , P A lre on superannuation on September 10 of this year. P.A.

Broke Shop Window’s Thomas John Long-, aged 39 a iaband C w-, Pleaded suilt >’ at Christchurch CrrnJ r committed to the Supreme breaking-, Se ? tence . on four charges of w mdow and stealing ! V. i ,' 1 i' ( \ the police when ques- [ so T toot 1 u dldl i 1 ow where to sleep j so I took the shoes to sell them."—P.A. i Hole Cut in Shop Roof A hole was cut in the roof of Ham“C nd . Turner"s shop in Christ- ! church during the week-end, but the I thieves seem to have been disturbed as | apparently nothing has been taken. The intruders first removed a couple of slates from one side of the roof and then attacked the other side, where slates were wrenched off and beams sawn through.—P.A. Ignored Probation A young married man, Alfred Macdonald, who failed to report in the terms of his probation order and who committed five offences involving over £2OO while on probation, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment in the Christchurch Police Court. The magistrate, Mr. H. P. Lawry, stated Macdonald was liable to imprisonment for nearly three years for his offences.—P.A. Undefended Divorce For the sake or' the five children of the marriage, the evidence in an undefended divorce case in the Christchurch Supreme Court was ordered to be suppressed. Charles Robertson, a labourer, petitioned for a divorce from Annie Robertson .on the ground of adultery. Sidney Regan was cited as co-respondent. Mr. Justice Adams granted a decree nisi, costs being allowed against corespondent.— P.A. * * * Run Down By Train A\ illiam Kilgour, a labourer, aged i 60, was killed in the Patea railway yards through being struck by the slowly-moving engine of an incoming goods train from the north. From \ the signs of an impact low down on the engine cowcatcher, and from the fact that no one was seen near the line at the time, it is believed that deceased I had fallen in crossing the line and *vas actually lying beside the rails when the train drew in.—P.A.

Land Agent for Trial Albert Ernest Craddock, aged 60. a land agent, was committed to the Supreme Court at Christchurch for trial on a charge of receiving <£ 885 from' A. E. Baxter and fraudulently omitting to pay it to the firm of Wallace and Sons, of which accused was a partner. The police said the money was banked by accused in his own account after a house sale. Bail was allowed, accused pleading not guilty.— P.A.

Seaman Seeks Death Allan Grant Wishart, a seaman aged 29, who plunged into Wellington Harbour yesterday, was today charged with drunkenness and attempting to commit suicide. The police stated that, after he was pulled from the water by a watersider, letters were found at his home indicating that he intended to commit suicide and that his body would be found at the wharf. He had had some trouble with his

On the charge of drunkenness he was convicted and discharged, and on the other charge was ordered to come up for sentence within 3 2 months if called upon.