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Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1923, Page 3

LABOUR MEMBERS' APPOTXTM EXT. I.OX DON'. Eeb 13. Messrs C. Wedgwood and \Y. Adamson. Ettbour members of the House of Commons, have been appointed Governors of the Eirmiiighnni University. These are the lird .such appointments in Britain. A TRAM ACCIDENT AUCKLAND. •February lb. Old man, Jeremiah O’Reilly, had bis leg practically severed while atP-iiM ting to board a moving tramear. LOCATING THE (ACSF. A I CK LAND. Febi'iiar\ fo.

i I'he bacteriological examination of the icecream supposed to cause the ill- , ness oj several people in Bake: Street, j Hiowed it, contain 'd an organism that j is the main cause ol lend poisoning. , RUGBY UNION, i WELLINGTON. Fob. II | Al a 'mooting of the New Zealand j Rugby Union to-night the date of the annual meeting was fixed for April 2fi. The English Union wrote slating that the Interualionnl Board in March : last had discussed tin- alterations in Ihe rules. One propo-al made was to limit the number ol forwards in the first row of (lie scrum lo iliree. A resolution was passed that each country ; ask its clubs to play iimli-r this rule ! in 1922-23 season, in gain experience | regarding Ihe w isdom ol making the rule permanent. li was added that I certain other proposed alterations to I the rules regarding the riglil of pulling the hall into the serum would he considered by the Board next month.