DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS

[liV TfILKGRAPH—I'EII I'll ESS ASSOCIATION.] THOSE TOTE PIT EMITS. PACING PRESIDENT'S REPLY. CM R IST Oil Uii Cl 1, April 11. The Secretary of the New Zealand Racing Conference has sent the following telegram to the lion. E. ]•'. Bollard : ‘Tit reference to your statement published in the newspapers on the 81 1 1 . inst.. f am instructed by the President of the New Zealand Racing Conference. to state that ho notes your claim of statutory right to over-ride the rules and customs of the turf and regrets this unnecessary assumption of Ministerial authority and the principle underlying it.’’ CD I'RCII OK CHRIST. CHRISTCHURCH. April 11. At the Annual Conference ol delegates to the Associated Churches of Christ, ofibers were elected as follows: - President. Mr L. Day; Vice-Presi-dent. Mr M. Vickery; Treasurer, Air .). |i. Gametl, Secretary, Air TV. P. Ling; Executive; .Messrs \\ . (>. Carpenter, A. J*. Williams. I). Cairns, It. Coombcs and IT. Austin.

ACCI DENTS. WELLINGTON. April 11. v ivian Ashton T'ongi. a schoolboy, lot years, was killed at Alurilai by a full of sand. With another bay. (Austins. be started making a tunnel which collapsed. The latter was buried to the shoulders but got out, and procured assistance, which was too late as T'.nj.-,! bad live feet of sand over him. Ho was a. son of Commander 'fungi, at present on furlough from Africa. He was re-married last week and is away on bis honey moon. Afros Afargaret Pearson was knocked down by a motor-: ar and severely injniv.l in the bead. Her condition is critical.