DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 April 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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.MOTOR CAR S .MAS 11

CHRISTCHURCH, April 11

Three motor cars were concerned in a smash on Papanui Bond this afternoon at the intersection of Jlcalon Street. Two cars were proceeding north towards Papanui and the third came out from Heaton Street,, intending to go right < n into Lines Road. The third car was caught by the other two and a great smash resulted.

A three sea ter car which was driven by a lady had evidently been caught between the two other cars. Its running hoards were completely wreck- ’ ed ; both hack wheels were shattered, and the left front wheel and hood were damaged. The body of the car also was hadlv knocked about. A live-seater car also suffered considerably. Its right front wheel was shattered, and its hood badly damaged. The third car had its hood and radiator considerably damaged. All three cars finished up after the accident in a side channel, being practically locked together. Two of the occupants were injured, but not seriously. j BOOKIES FINED. DUNEDIN, April 11. At the Police Court John Murdoch, for using premises as a common gaming house was fined £35. .John .Milne, for carrying on business as a bookmaker was lined CIO. RAILAYAY STATION BURGLED. 0 A ATARI'. April 14. Last night the keys belonging to a clerk in the Pukeuri railway station .were stolen, and the office anil sate broken into. A considerable sum of money was stolen. A young man named Samuel Robert Cleland lias been arrested. All the money was recovered. DENTAL CONFERENCE. AUCKLAND, April I t. The annual conference of the New Zealand Dental Association opened today. Delegates are present from, all parts of the Dominion. The President (Mr C. H. Moses) in his opening ad- 1 dress stressed Hie importance of eating hard foods for avoidance of dental j trouble. Examinations had diclosed, 1 he said, that 98 per cent of school eliil- 1 dren were suffering from more or less 1 dental decay most of which could have 1 been prevented by avoiding sloppy lood. -- He emphasised particularly, the value of wholemeal flour. The elimination ‘ of extra meals, lie said, would tend to prevent indigestion anil decayed teeth. < The cause of decay was entirely due to th presence ol particles ol Laid about teeth. These harboured micro organ- ■' isms, which exuded acid which dissi.lv- j 1 cd the enamel and so started trouble.

A tek*jj;raiiL of snmpnthy was ordered to lie sent to Mrs Massey in reference to the Prime Minister’s illness, expressing the hope of his speedy recovery to continue his great services to the Dominion. The election of ofliceis icsulted as follows: —A. Dickens (Invercargill'., President; AY. AY. Squires (Nelson), Vice-President; T)r P. C. Morpeth (Wellington), Chairman of executive (re-elected), Air D. MncGowan (Wellington), lion, secretary (reelected). An invitation from Otago branch to hold the next conference at Dunedin was referred to the Executive with a favourable recommendation.