DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1930, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

THE INTERESTS OF MOTHERHOOD.

By Telegraph—Per Press Association <

FIELDING, March V " At a meeting held to-day, addres.se l ■ b v Dr. Gordon in support of an ol* stetrio chair endowment fund, a resolution wn n carried recommendin'' (lint Hie new instutition proposed to he established should be called Bile.' Hospital, in recognition of the Stable services given by Dr Rilev .v 'Dunedin in the interests of tin* motherhood of the Dominion.

AGED MAORT MISSING

ROTORUA, March 5

An aged 'Maori woman, Pipitar. • WiHi Tara missing from her home at Whaka on Sunday is suspected oi having frll'ng into a hot hole adjacent to the bridge over the Pour engo ‘bream. A search has continue.! all to-day without result. The hole i« •about four , feet by three and one .of many Boiling water is eight fee 1 be! w the surface, the depth of tin. bole being 30 or 40 feet. A. recent fire burned away the protecting fence. The Maoris are fairly confident that the woman is in the pool but there is no certainty.

KILLED BY BALLAST 'TRAIN

TAUMARUNUT. March 5

J. Tilackner. single, Insipeetor of Permanent Ways on the Railway Do pa rime lit was travelling from Tau.na runui to T" Kiuti tin's afternoon on a motor jigger, when he met a bn lias* train between Okahukura and Taringaniqtn. Bluekner was killed almo-u instantly being 'badly cut alxMit. Deceased resides at. Te Kuiti his relatives being in Australia.

TRAINING COLLEGE EXAMS

AUCKLAND, March 5

Disapproval of the action of '-lie Education Department in bringing into force this year the new Trairnn.’ College regulations, which require a I probationers to sit for an extrance examination, was expressed at the Auckland• Education Board’s nice twig to-day. Particular reference was made * o tho hardship imposed on this rear s probationers, some of whom have already obtained subjects in th 3 Class D examniation, which will not be aecepted for the' entrance exam.