DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BV TELEGRAPH —PF.R PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A CHILD’S DEATH. DUNEDIN, June 2G At Middlomnrch, Joan Leslie, aged 1G months, died yesterday from shock following drinking sheep dip accidentally left near the floor at her parents’ residence. A CURRENCY LEAGUE WANGANUT. June £t! A Cprrencv League was formed here last, evening with the object of promoting the establishment of State Agricultural Banks CHRISTCHURCH CITY CuUXCIL. CHRISTCHURCH, June 20. The City' Council decided to adhere to its decision, reducing wages to the Arbitration Court minimum. A inoliiiii by Councillor Elizabeth McCombs to pay the basic wage in accordance with the Arbitration Court decision that the cost of living is now 50 per cent higher than in 191-1, was defeated by nine votes to live. In view of the recent traffic accident caused by a theatre queue extending

across the real, the Council decided to insist on queues forming .along the curb under supervision of theatre attendants or a city inspect; r to he paid bv the theatre lessees. Failing this it was suggested that theatres should open at six o’clock. The Council also adopted a remit to tin* Municipal Conference urgin'* the introduction of absent voters permits in municipal elections. WOLLEX MILL I’ROJECT. MAKTKRTOX. .lone 25. The promoters of the woollen mills scheme have introduced a novel method of inducing people to take shares, when they invited the public to att< ml the screening of a picture (.1 the l’i tone mills in operation. The function was well attended. The money subsi rihed in tin l theatre brings the total to £1(1.000 of the £30,01)1) required locally to float the company. TOURISTS AND THE SOUTH. WELLINGTON. June 20. A deputation' of southern "members of Barliament waited on the Minister in Charge of Tourist Itc-orl-, with arcquesl that the facilities lor tourists to the Cold Lakes District'-, be improved, the deputation ai-n objecting to the use of the term “Cnlii’’ Lakes. It w.as aliened that tourist agents in the North Island deterred people coming south. Emphasis was laid on the necessity of inducing more tourists to (tune to New /calami. The Hon Mr Nosworthy denied the imputation re the tourist agents. lie referred to the work dune, and in hand. In the southern resort the Government had lanight Sutherland’- property, and had called for (dans for a new building, and thus sooner or later something would he done.