DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

safe Burgled. (By Telegraph—Ter Tress Association) PALMERSTON 'N., June 22. During the week-end the door of the sfii’e of the Ashhurst railway _ station was blown open with gelignite and the sum of £3 in cash was taken. •Nearby residents heard a faint oxplosiou at 2 a.in. yesterday. The burglar gained entrance to the building by smashing a window pane, This is tho fourth and only successful attempt on the safe over a period of years. ■

LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOANS BOARD. WELLINGTON, June 24. A statement issued by the Prime Minister (Hon, G. AV. Forbes), reviewing the operations 'of the loca* Government Loans Board states: Applications for the past year amounted to £3,840,505. New amounts sanctioned, £1,7G6,25G; renewals £BBB,901.' During four years of the operation of tho Act applications amounted to £18,702,939, new amounts sanctioned £12^408,834.

NATIONAL DAIRY CONFERENCE. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 24. The first annual meeting of the reconstructed National Daily Association was held this morning and there was a. large attendance of dairy nien from all over the Dominion, Mr A. Morton (Chairman) presiding. The business was taken in Committee. This afternoon the National Dairy Conference opens. There are 400 to 500 delegates. i , WATERSIDER KILLED. NAPIER. June 24. Samuel Morten sen, a watersider, was killed instantaneously by having his head crushed between a hale of wool and a hatch combing on the steamer Port Fairy in Napier roadstead. REBUILDING AT NAFTER. NAPJFR. June 24. I New buildings and reconditioning in v ap : er district are announced as follows:—Royal Hotel, £1350; Baptist Church Sunday School £1000; St. Johns Cathedral Temporarv Church. £2ooo : St. Johns Diocesan Hall and offices £3000; Norths Budding, £IOOO : Hawke.s Bay Childrens' Horn* £7OO : Waiohiki Dairy Factory £300; France House £3,700.

STILL MISSING. CHRISTCHURCH. .Tune 24. No tf’ce has yet been found of Charles S. Tnstley. a student at Canterlmrv CNlesre, who disappeared, from Rolleston House on Thursday last. An exhaustive search has been made by the police.