DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGBiPH —PER PRESS AtiBOOIAI iON.j CYCLE RACE. AUCKLAND. Nov. 23. The Northern Cash Cycle Club’s fifteen mile race at Otalnihu bad a thrilling finish, ending R. Wilson (6 min.) 1. Storey (2J min) 2, W. Mnthieson 3. The latter covered the distance in 41 min ID secs. It. Griffin (New Zealand champion) bad the misfortune to ride over some broken liottles. FAMILY BONUSES. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 23 Family bonuses are to lie paid by the City Council to those of its employees who have five or more dependents. The position will be reviewed at the end of March. A loan of £lo.O(>0 is to be raised by the City Council tor housing purjloses. Preference in the way of loans iij to he given to applicants with families.

A PIONEER PASSES. KKETA II UNA. Nov. 24. David Bell has died at Nireaha. He was aged 88, and came to the colony with the doth. Fegiment. and saw .service in the Waikato and Taranaki and was with Yon Tomjisko’.s flying squadron. Tlie late Mr Bell spent some years in business in Wellington and A\ anganui. hut for the past twenty-fi'e years bad been farming at Nirealia. Tlie deceased was an ardent horticulturist and bad one of the best collections of (lowering shrubs in the Dominion. in his extensive gardens. A SUICIDE. GREY MOUTH. November 24. William Ferguson, o(t. a mine deputy at Ruuanga. was found hanging from a rafter in a wash-house this morning, lie had an injury in the left wrist by a sharp instrument. An affiliation order was made against him yesterday and as lie left the ( ourt be .said : " Good-bye everybody. ’ RHODES SCHOLARS SELECTORS. DUNEDIN, November 24. Rhodes scholar appointees have chosen a. eomm.ittee of selection to-day— M. Barak U.So., and C. E. Low. 8.A.. both of Canterbury College.