DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[I)Y TELEO, n,n>H —PEI! PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

A NAPIER PROTEST. NAPIER, Oct. 20. At a. well-attended public meeiing here to-night called to discuss technical Education, the following resolutions were carried; (1) ‘-That this meeting i emphatically protests against classili- , cation of Napier with Oamaru in postprimary education, as Oamaru. with an approximate population of BPPQ is in the Otago Education District. which showed last year 2 per cent decrease ill school attendance whereas Napier, with approximately 20.P0P population is the largest town in Hawke’s Bay Education District, which showed last year an increase in school attendance of 15 per cent.'’ (2) "That this meeting considers IliaL the population, and importance of Napier warrant ill" establishment of an unattached junior high school.” ItECORI) SIT'D CATTLE SALE. NAPIER, Oct. 2P. To-day marked the dosing chapter in the history of one of New Zealand’s greatest beef cattle sales, when over 10.OOP guineas was totalled for Mr Robert Roll's Ben l.omoud Aberdeen Angus stud. Australian bidders contended for many of the picked animals and seemed two of the champions. Olaf of Ben Lomond (Royal champion) and Rex of Ben Lomond (1024 Hastings champion) at 230 guineas. The sensation of the day was. however, the sale of the yearling. Turk of Ben Lomond, at 220 guineas to Gwavas station. Eifty-six two-year-old bulls averaged -l it guineas, and 17 yearlings 23t guineas. The sale is held to he a record for the Dominion. TWO MEN KIEL.ED. K.VI KOREA. Oct. 20. By a motor-car accident at Charwell cutting, on the Knikoura-W aia.u mad. two men lost th.eir lives. William Dale, a returned soldier settler at ("'at Mills, and Robert .Widen, a roadman omnloved at the Whale's Back. The partv left Kaikoura late last nig'ln. and Charwell, which is twenty-two miles distant, would be reached ab oil 2 a.ill. Thomas Lane, a seitter at Conway, was driving a car. which was his own. When descending the Ciiarwell cutting, the car ran off and turned over several times. | r-c escaped with slight inuirms and I,riii-cs. but Dale and .Widen were 1 killed. Dale served at Gallopoli and saw set- ■ vice until the end of the war. FOOTBALLERS SUSPENDED. HAMILTON, Oct. '-’O. ! The Smith Auckland Association Fm.ihall executive last night dealt ’ with the Rotuwaro team, which, left the 1 field during a match with liuntly <>n • October 3. Ben Calewcll. the captain ; who is a representative player, was suspended till October 3, 11)27. J ■ (P'd ”■ M'Galium till October 3, IP2II. Y\ • Black, T. Black, J. Black. R. Bc.iu- : moot. A. Oliver and E. Bullough (ill • July 1. 1020. Two juniors were ah- ; solved.