DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1928, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

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WELLINGTON. Nov. :•]. The rsi. i inn i ,-d popubi tiuii of tin* Do million, i in.-! oil ing t. ! u * <! *• 1 : i *!»* 11 ■ ics :: mi mandated (crrilorv. at September ;jf)tll t c 3 1:: lied ! .o'! 5,257. <> t" wlli'C 74.239 worn mules and 74] J'3! . female'--rim e.>t imafed M>ri petmhif inn ac-

counts Ini- 95.212. 11m Cook Islands. Nine. <* (* *.. ;n-c«»u m t for 11,352, ami I lie 11 !!<iu!: 1 1<*■ I territory <>! \\ rAcm Samoa for 43,199. '.it t’m Maoris in N Zealand it is iilia 1"(! that (12.4:11} arc in i.lic Xort I Island and 2892 in the Sonih Tslanti.

STORM IN CANTER WIRY

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Accompanied by thunder, lightii'ng. and torrential rain, a fieri'<> south-Xve.st storm over Canterbury kite yesterday afternoon, nproot'iipc trees, wire .ing bti iicii ngs and drenching thousands of ■•i hunkers vrho were lured 0.. l o 1 town or the e'loriotis weather ol the morn- ; 1I._1 ._r_ At otic point, seven hie,trees re thrown across the road, scores o 1 ■til's bring held np. ■»OT^gair^tsggamigasac«»irrßßi»i!capia»aßßCTgiai3»i»a»aß

ni t Minings, ‘'cored 3G. Ryder r,cored. 13K. Rigg 58. the pair adding 192 for the third wicket, and Ellis AX Grioimeil took three wckets for 99. South Australia, in their first innings, lost one wicket for 24 (Harris 10).

AIEIVROrRNE. Nov. ID

in the Sheffield Shield cricket match. Sooth Australia, in the first innings made 170 (Grimmolt not ont 44, Hack 23. V. 'Richardson 13). Ironmonger took five wickets for 45 runs. and Plmkio four for 45. The Victorian howlers completely overawed the South An .-(■ tndinns.

Virtorisi in the second innings have scored (59 for the loss of one wicket (Ponsford not out 38, Ryder not out 2G).