Last Look Round—

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 689, 14 June 1929, Page 11

Last Look Round —

Old House Burned An old house in Portland Road. Wliangarei, occupied by Mrs. Marvin, was totally destroyed by fire at midday today. The brigade was quickly on the scene, but there was no water supply close at hand and the men could only stand by and watch the blaze. * * * League of Nations Union The League of Nations Union's conference concluded today, when Dr. .1. Gibb, of Wellington, was elected president. Wellington was selected as the location for the Dominion executive for the ensuing year. An invitation was extended to hold the next conference in Timaru. Wellington's Airdrome The first landing on the city airdrome at Lyall Bay. Wellington, was made today, the machine being Goodwin and Chichester's Avro Avian, which came down from Levin piloted by Captain Hewitt, who considers thi< when the airdrome is completed it wiil make an excellent landing ground f• . small planes in all winds.—P.A. Emden at Auckland The German warship Emden will now berth at the Central Wharf. Th« change has been made at the request of the German Consul. Mr. W. Pense- ; ler, and the vessel will not go to the Sheerlegs Wharf at Devonport. After ; four or five days the warship will j into dock, probably for two days, and ! return to the Central Wharf before | sailing for Wellington. * * * Motor-car Stolen Last evening a “Baby" Austin motorcar, the property of Mr. Cyril lit cliff- . was stolen from Ward Street, Hamilton. The car bears the registered number 33-237, and one front curtain is slightly damaged. Mr. H. I*. Donkin, of Rangiriri West, lost his Buick car from the Great South Road. lluntly. soon after 8 o’clock last evening. Th«* car is an old model. * * * Queen Street Attraction When a motor-car, turning in Qutwu Street just below the tram stop near John Court’s, collided with a tramcar shortly after half-past one this afternoon. approximately five hundred people gathered in the vicinity within the space of a few minutes. The tramcar, which was travelling very slowly, received practically no damage and the total extent of the injury received by the car was a few scratches on one mudgard. Farmer’s Suicide The deatli of Mr. William Watson. 49, a farmer, of Maungatautari, formed the subject of an inquest held by Mr. P. W. Platts, S.M. Evidence was given that Mr. Watson had been much worried over his farm. Lie was a married man with a wife and four young children. A verdict of suicide by taking poison while of unsound mind, was returned.

Motor-Cycle Hits Car While travelling along New North Road from Avondale toward Mount Albert about 5.45 a.m. today, a motorcycle ridden by John H. Atkinson, aged 18, of Tititangi, collided with a motorcar. Atkinson received concussion of the brain and his brother, who was riding on the pillion, escaped unhurt. The motor-cycle was following a motor-car along the road when the car suddenly slowed up. The cycle ran into the back of it, Atkinson being thrown head first on to the road. The St. John Ambulance was called, and he was taken to the Auckland Hospital. His condition at midday was not serious, though he was still unconscious. * * * Open Air Schools The Council of Education discussed, open-air schools at- Wellington today, when Miss Chaplin moved to the effect that this system should be adopted wherever possible in building new schools and remodelling old ones. Speakers generally were favourable, although Mr. Bakt-well suggested that consideration sliou’.d be given to a reduction in the size of classes as a first improvement in school accommodation. If open-air schools were ! called “fresh air” schools, he thought j a lot of opposition based on the belief that children would have no shelter, would disappear. To Pay the Penalty In the Supreme Cour < Hamilton, Frederick Thomas Kelly May, who is serving a sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment for rape at Ramarama, was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for forgery and uttering at Hamilton, the sentences to be concurrent. John Stewart Jeffrey, IS, who yesterday was found guilty of indecent | assault on a girl of 20 at Frankton, ! was sentenced to two years’ detention ! in a Borstal institute. William Thomas, found guilty of ! seriously assaulting a boy at Ngaruawahia, was sent to gaol for seven years, with hard labour.

Landowners Fined Three landowners named Gorringe, Perrett and Sandlant were proceeded against today for failing to furnish returns of land for the year ended March 31, 1929. It was stated for tho department that the cases were as a warning to others of their obligations. Perrett, who had not made a return since 1920, was fined £lO and Gorringe was dealt with similarly. Sandlant was a small owner. He was prosecuted mainly to let small owners know that they had obligations to fulfil. He was fined £2. There was no suggestion that defendants had attempted evasion. Jewish Holiday Pentecost, which is being celebrated today, is observed as a close holiday by Jewish people in all parts of the world. A special service was held at the Synagogue this morning, when the Rev. A. S. Goldstein gave an occasional address. Pentecost derives its name from the fact that it is observed on the fiftieth day after the second of the Passover. The festival now commemorates the gift of the Law on the fiftieth day after the flight from Egypt.