DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

UV TELKOUAI'U —IKES3 ASSN., COPVRICIIT. DIH-OALV FOB N FHSK.S. WELLING'iON, October J. A i ireiilar letter, addressed bv the Deparimeiit of Health, states that the authoiities of Otago l niversity 1f... dee.iaeil to institute a diploma of jii, sing and a post, graduate iour.se for nurses at Otago I'uivcisity. Atiss Janet .Moi.re, late, matron of the Waikato Hospital, has been sent hy the (lOVernment to train and graduate a.s ti nurse administrator at Bedford Celh'tre (111. gland; mid tetuin to take up the position of nurse tutor at Otago t niversity. The (lot eminent is sending a second nurse to Bedlord College next year to graduate m public health nursing, also to return and take up the position of tutor in Public Health nursing at the university.

The course for the diploma in nursing will occupy live years and will include lectin cs and practical nursing. The Department hopes that at the beginning of the scheme Hospital Boards will select members of their •stall's for university training at. Dunedin. such nurses being required to 10turu to the Boards lor a specified period to undoitake the training of probationers.

\\ bile the majority of hospitals are too small to establish preliminary tiaining schools, the Director-dciieral cl Health hopes that the Hoards ill the JoUr (cotres will consider the possibility of combining for the purpose oi establishing suiiii .inst it nt-imis. lie feels sure that tlm Hoards will not lag Imliind in any sound proposals for fill* thcr raising the standard of the ii’irso training system ill the minimimi. BUTTER. I’I’ODFCTIOX. AUCKLAND, October .'i. The quantity of butter received for grading at the Auckland .Farmers’ Freezing Company's stores this season to the end of September totalled ISI !!(;;{ Imxes, compared with I.VJ.fIS!) for the correspi oiling period of last year, an inerea.se id JL'd.-l. ’I he quantity received for grading during September totalled 1 1’:!..'! 11 I,axes against lit', received 'lining Septcmher. 192:!. till increase of :t().770 boxes.

Cheese reeeived at grading stores for the season to the end of September totalled 8507 crates, compared with S7l:l received during the corresponding period of last year. :t decrease- of crates.

CtuiD BAINS IN OTACM. DUNEDIN, (leloher o

Alter a prolonged petiotl of dry weather. broken hy occasional showers, tin' eondit ions underwent, a decided change on Friday night, when light rain fell. A thick drizzle set in oil Satiirilav morning, and continued .almost without intermission the whole of the day. and also tn-May. The opening of the cricket season, set. down for Saturday, had to he postponed, and several howling clubs conducted their opening ceremonies their pavilions.

Saturday’s rain was responsible for holding up all shipping in Hie poll, loading and dis barging operations being impossible. The rain wiil do an immense aniount <>l" good to the fanning lands. Tlio rainh'ill till !) a.m. on Saturday was ..'II indies and to 9 a.m. to-day lj'7 indie;;.

,M( tTnl? FATALITY. \n 'L i.\ \n. 11 ini"a

i .'e"' re logrP'v Alh'ii. organist a! St. Si nuii'lllr’s {'iiureh. v ,'ls killed ill a motor aecidetit early this morning. Allen bail been In llie Orphan's C'lub in the evening. He took some friends home in hi- motor ear. and was returning home when his ear skidded and

• ;-:iinto a tr:iillv pile. The car whs badly :lamayod. Allen wa.s thrown nut nml t'e|](|o|ct! uni (luscious. lie ilieil iwo hours Inter. Deeea.seil was married iluit hail no ehihlren. lie hail just heeii :t|>p<>i ll ll Kx.'iminer in Alusir :il ihe I'niversily for the nununl exniuin.'ilions.

(11,1) COri’I.ITS lIOAIID. NAIM Id:, Oetohor -A

I,list week an elderly woman (lied in Napier Hospital, and a lew days later her hiishand. ayed 71 years, was admit led in a fairly serious condition. Having lieen informed liv tin' sons of the old couple that they had reason In believe I hat money was hidden ill Ihe house where the old couple lived, the police made a search and found over CoIIII ill yold and notes in a earpel hay. The nnnuinl has heeii handed to Ihi' I’lihiie Trustee.