DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

HOSPITAL STAFFS

By leleg.uph—Her Dress Association./

WELLINGTON, April 21. I'oi so 1110 weeks now, by a roadjusliiii'iiL oi hours oi service ol the Nursing Slall. nurses have boon getting a day a at’i'iv o/l. Ibis wo bopo will coniimio, said tbo Chairman ol tbo Hosi'itai Hoard, at. a mooting to-day. Outlining tbo now works to bo undertaken, no roinarkod that a word sboultl bo Mud (-oncoming tbo necessity for a lurtber addition to tbo nurses’ borne, consequent upon tlio general expansion and needs ol tbe stall to enable them to enjoy a day off from their trying conditions oi service. This bad been expected to bo provided by them, not only by tbe general public, but also by tbe Government, which bad urged upon a!! hospitals, where possible, to give tbe stnlf a day a week oil'.

HOSl’l TAL TR EATM ENT

GISBORNE, April 24

An actual loss of 12s per day is incurred in the ease of every patient trente dat Auckland Hospital, according to figures supplied at a special meeting of tbe Hoard yesterday. Jt was stated that alter taking into account. interest depreciation and administration expenses the cost of each patient averaged Ids and the average ol only 3s per day was collected from patients.

DROWNED IN CISTERN,

ROTORUA, April 24. •John (dirham, aged three, son of

( buries Curham, farmer, of Rotoma, was found drowned in a cistern in the hack yard of his parents home. The child was playing 20 minutes previously to being missed in tbe yard. A search was made and tbe body found. A doctor was telephoned but resuscitation was unavailing.

NEGLIGENT DRIVING CHARGE.

OH R.TSTCII U RCH, April 24. A charge of negligently driving a nofor car on Alnrcli 31st, therebv

aiming the death of Maureen Doris

Mitchell, was preferred against John Boyd Clark, in the Magistrate’s "ourfc. Tbe c-ave arose out of the collision of a motor ear with a post at the dock tower intersection in the early hours of Sunday. March 31. Miss .Mitchell who was in the car died shortly after tbo collision.

Cecil Spencer Penlington. a solicitor. who was in tbe car at the time, said that bis last recollection of that night was at 12.7 a.m.. when be was in the. annexe lounge at Dixieland. He did not rom-emlrer getting into the car. His next recollection was when he recovered consciousness hi tbo hospital. Tbo Magistrate: Is there any suggestion of liquor? Detect ivo-Sergeanft Y-oung: No.

Magistrate (to witness): Were all the members of the party sober? “Yes,” replied witness.

Other witnesses evidenced that the ear seemed to be going at a fast speed. Further hearing was adjourned to secure the attendance of certain witnesses.

13Y AUCKLAND SAVINGS BANK

AUCKLAND, April 24

The Auckland Savings Bank at its annual meeting to-day donated £4,000 to St. John Ambulance and £I,OOO to the Community Sunshine Association, making total donations since 190(5, of £109,.'350.

TOTE DIVIDENDS

WOODVILLE, April 24

At a meeting of the Woodville Jockey Club last night a resolution was passed strongly advocating the amendment of the Gaining Act to permit investments being telegraphed to the iotalisator and of dividends being published in newspapers.

N.Z. COACH BUILDERS CONFERENCE.

Cl IRIKTCHURCH, April 24

The New Zealand Coach builders ioday passed a resolution urging the Government to establish a tariff board. The following officers were elected.

President. J. E. Hunt; Vice-Presi-dents, H. Oldfield, W. Pryce. The next conference was fixed for Welliug-

A BOOKIE’S MONEY.

WELLINGTON; April 24

An extraordinary case is being heard before Judge MacGregor today, in which Bichard Coxon is suing his wife for recovery of, or an order declaring a sum of £IOOO his property. Mr Leicester, for plaintiff, frankly stated that Coxon had been carrying on business as a bookmaker and to minimise the apparent si/.e of bis operations lie paid money into bis wife’s account in the Post Office Savings Bank, and later deposited £IOOO in the Union Bank in defendant’s name. £l7O belonged to defendant but plaintiff cleared himself of the indebtedness. A disagreement arose between the parties and plaintiff took steps to see if the defendant was prepared to give an acknowledgement that the money belonged to plaintiff. The result was that the money was re-dep'osited for a further term of two years. For a reason plaintiff considered it desirable to delay the action against bis wife in ease it disclosed bis bookmaking operations. At that time Coxon had not been convicted but be. bad since been prosecuted twice and fined. In December a claim was made on the bank for the thousand, and proceedings were instituted!