DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1932, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

HO SPITALS REORGANISATION. by relegraph — l J er tress Association i ASHBURTON. February 22. The Hospital Board endorsed Palmerston North’s objection to Campbell Begg’s scheme for hospital reorganisation, and asked! for ca conference of Hospital Boards and the Department of Health. BURGLARS BUSY. HAMILTON, February 22. Ohaupo branch of the Farmers Auctioneering Coy. was broken into by burglars last night land goods, «n----cluding clothing, cigarettes and food were stolen, valued'approximately at £3O. The intruders evidently commandeered a car to remove the loot. The "premises were previously entered live months ago.

•SURFING CONTEST. , CHRISTf HyBCH.., Feb.,..20. ..i The annual competition for the senior (Surf Championship of New Zealand was field at Simmer'this (Horning, under the conditions of the Nelson Shield sevennan event. Three teams entered, two from 'Wellington (Maranni and Lyall Bay), and one from 'Canterbury (Taylor’s (Mistake). The competition proved a very severe test. —Two of the teams failed to reach rheir object, leaving Maranui the wiu.trs. ILLEGAL GAME. .MASTERTON, Feb. 20. Frank Fitzwilliarns, a middle-aged man with a list of twelve previous convictions,, pleaded guilty in the Police Court to being a rogue anil a vagabond, and to having played an illegal game at the show grounds. CANTERBURY UNEMPLOYED. CHRISTCHURCIL Feb.,2o. The No. 5 Scheme, which was suspended in country districts during the harvesting operations is to he reinstated in most districts in Canterbury on.-Mon-day. ->o work will be provided in districts where the need for work <is not an urgent nocessity and where seasonal work is still in progress. It is probable the scheme generally will be reinstated within a few weeks. The suspension was imposed by the Unemployment Board a month ago with the object of conserving •1 ; m<m to secure work. The various local bodies will provide work for men on Monday. Sixty men are to be engaged by tile l’aparua 'County Council. DR. IZARD'S BEQUESTS. WELLINGTON. Feb. 20. . •Under the will of the late Dr A, ’V. Izard, £SOO goe s to St. Paul's ProCathedral, Wellington, £250 to the St. John Ambulance, Wellington, £250 to tin* Wellington Zoo, £2OO to the Wellington Football Club, £)00 to the Wellington Horticultural Orphans’ C’h'h, and £IOO to the United Service Club, Wellington.