DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1928, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

WOMEN’S TEMPERANCE UNION

(By Telegraph—Press Association)

WELLINGTON, Nov. 22.

The Dominion officers of the AVomen’s Christian Temperance Union, meeting in Wellington, passed a resolution expressing their gratification that America. by such a large majority, elected Air Herbert Hoover, the hone dry Presidient, thus confirming the verdict already given in favour of National Prohibition. The resolution also urged uio continuance of the effort to secure prohibition in New Zealand.

GAOLED FOR THEFT. GISBORNE, Nov. 22

At the Supreme Court, a Spaniard named Afartin Lopez, was found guilty of theft of £3O from a man in from the country, and sentenced to one year’s hard labour.

P R ESBYTERIA N ASSEAIBLY. AUCKLAND, Nov. 21. 'J ne Presbyterian General Assembly opened with a crowded audience in St. David’s Church to-night. The Aloderator, Professor Hewitson, of Dunedin, was installed, and delivered the inaugural address, dealing particularly with the unify of the Christian Church. The routine business of the Assembly will start to-morrow.

A NEW COMET

VISIBLE f \ NEW ZEALAND

WELLINGTON. Nov. 22

A new comet was discovered on Wedix-dav at 2 a.in., of magnitude six: that is. it is a bright comet, visible-' to the naked eve.

Its right ascension is 22 Sirs 3 nun 28 "o<\. declination 21 degrees 12 min south. Tin* right- ascension is increasing 20 min <»f the are a day, and declination increasing southwards fifty minutes a day. The comet is in the Constellation o'” On-vis iRe {'row. !( is about tbr-'e lio lies in advance of the '-on and the refort' may he seen in the early morning.