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Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1918, Page 1

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[pElt PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] METHODLST PRESIDENT. (Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) SYDNEY,.Feb. 28. Reverend .James Green lias been elected President of the Methodist Con Terence. METHOPIST CONFERENCE. (Received This Day at-9.50. a.m.) SYDNEY This Day. The Methodist? conference adopted a motion requiring all candidates for the Ministry of military age to show they have offered for militay service, or to give sufficient reasons for exemption A BIG SUBSCRIPTION. (Received This Day at 1.20 a.m.) \ SWDNEY, Feb. 28. The Mutual Life Citizen’s Company is subscribing two millions to the war loan. '

ARBITRATION BILL. (Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.) SYDNEY This Day. In the Assembly a penalty in the new Arbitraljnn Bill for a newspaper instigating a strike was reduced to £7OO TRAINING OF WIDOWS. (Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.) MELBQRNE This Day. New regulations are being provided for the training of soldiers widows at. the Commonwealth expense to enable them to supplement- their pen. sions in their own homes. NO COMPULSION. (Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.) MELBOURNE This Day Mr Hughes has announced that no compulsion will he used to lore© eligiblcs to submit their names to the new recruiting ballot . A FATAL CARE. ‘ ADELAIDE February 28. A fatal case- of “X” disease is reported in the: city.THIS NEW DISEASE. ■'Received This Dav c* 9.50 a.m.', SYDNEY, This Day.Two fatal cases of “X” disease, are reported at Navrabin.