DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1927, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS

[by TELKGRAPn— -PER PHKSB ASSOCIATION.]

11OCKK5' INVITATION. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 15

The Australian Hockey Association have issued an invitation to the New Zealand Hockey Association to send a team to lour Australia in August. The programme indludes matches at Sydney, Goulbourn, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide. CHILD MOTOR VICTIM. AUCKLAND, January 15. Thelma Sharp, aged f), whose parents reside at Rotorua, received scvwc head injuries through lieing knocked down hv a motor car in View Road, Mt. Eden, last evening. On being admitted to the hospital an operation was performed and at eleven this morning the child was in a critical condition. CAR THIEVING. HAMILTON, Jan. IC. George II uia Brewer, who escaped from tho custody of the police at To Awamutu two days ngo, when he was arrested for unlawfully converting a car, was caught at Frankton after a pursuit between To and Auckland. yi'ler his escape he took another car. ami he had a companion with him when arrested. Brewer and George Curtis, his companion, were charged with the theft. '■!' ini Essex car. valued at £3OO. at ilie Magistrate’s Court yesterday, but wore remanded till Monday. THE UNKMIM OYKD. (’IIIUSTCTIUKH. Jan. 15. A fii.ri Ivr twelve men, six of them married, and with 20 dependents, regis-tci-i'd as unemployed at the Government La hour Bureau yesterday. The number now on the roll is over 2!10. the total having increased steadily since the holidays. In accordance with its recent decision the Citizens’ Unemployment Committee has made a selection of 30 men in the poorest circumstances. They will commence work oil Monday, and under the direction of the superintendent. will he employed in the City reserves. These men will he given one week’s emnloyment, which will tie paid for with the last of the money at the disposal of the Citizen’s Committee.