DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

THEFT FROM CAR. ‘ (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) GISBORNE, June 17. A commercial traveller of an Auckland firm on arrival at Gisborne last evening, parked his car in front of an hotel and after dinner found his full' range of samples bad been removed from the car. Frank Norman Lunken was chargee! at the Police Court with stealing goods valued at £‘73, the property of Sargood. Son and Ewen. He was remanded ior a week.

REEKLEPERS CONFER. . CHRISTCHURCH, June 17. The annual conference of N.Z. Beekeepers Association opened to-day. Dir R. Chili presided!. The del-gates were welcomed by the -Mayor: The speakers stressed the fact that the future of the industry depended on the export market. Dir Jordan ALP., said they had reached the end of their tether, and .something would have to lie done. Fresh avenues must he looked for or the present ones exploited to their fullest capacity. The President emphasised the need for maintaining the quality of the product, NKW PHYSiCTAL DRILL. GRANT FOR, TEACHER’S SALARY. MASTER TON, June i2. A new method of physical training is to be introduced into the Masterton schools through a grant made by the Masterton Trust Lands Trust last night. The method, according to statements made by a. deputation of primary and secondary school headmasters which waited upon tlie trust, is fostered by Air Renfrew White, of Dunedin. During Air R. A. Wright’s term as -Minister of Education the department became interested in the scheme, and sent several teachers from the Wellington Training College to Dunedin to specialise in the new system of drill. These teachers, instructed at a cost of between £4OO and £SOO each, are now released, but the Government, owing to the financial stringency, cannot place them in employment. The deputation waited upon the trust with a, request lor financial assistance in order to engage one of these teachers, Aliss AI. Hunn, for a period of three mouths. The trust finally approved a grant of £42 10s for this purpose. !;:l

RIG GAAIE FISHING. CHALLENGE CUP'WINNERS. AUCKLAND, June 11. The challenge cup which is annually MUnpetEcl fyi' by C(io Bay of "ltd'll tuta \lnko aml (Swordfish Club, of Russell, and the Whangnroa. Game Fish Chili, has been presented to the Bay of Islands Club, which is to hold it for the coming year. The trophy is awarded each year to tlie club a member of which catches the largest fish i 4 iring the season. The Bay of Islands won the world’s record mako shark of 798 lb., which was secured by Air H. White AVickha.ni. of Loudon. On behalf of the Wliangaroa Club, which previously held the trophy. Air Stanley Ellis, of Hamilton. who won it for his club last season, handed it over to the secretary of the Bay of Islands Club, Air H, Stonex.