DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1933, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

SUPPLY OF MILK

(Per United Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Jun e , 15

The Wellington Smith' Family has undertaken to supply from next Monday half’a pint of milk each' sciltool day to under-nourished children in the city primary schools',' private and public. The scheme has been airanged iii co-operation with the School Hygiene Division of the Health Department, Dr. Ada Paterson giving her assistance and advice, and with , the Milk Committee of the City Council, both the Chairman Councillor -(W. H. Bennett) and the general manager of the department (Mr R- E. Herron) supporting the scheme enthusiastically. Mr Herron lias been authorised to arrange for the supply land delivery of milk to the schools, and producers are also assisting materially,and have agreed to supply milk for this purpose under a plan which will, enable it to be placed in the schools at ninepence per gallon.' Even so the cost Will be considerable. The present estimate is £lB 2s lid per week, for no fewer than 1547 chi Iron are to receive their half pints of milk next week.

SPECIAL PRAYER, WELLINGTON, Juno 15. The form of prayer appropriate to the World Economic Conference, now in session, was approved at a meeting of the Wellington Presbytery. ; Members of the Presbytery-. ... express the hope that all churchesmight co-operate in-tli* endeavßawtt»Moyide similar guidance, for: the prayers of people. The Rev. J. It, Blanchard said, the Public Questions Committee had considered the possibility of securing cooperation of the Press in giving a place in its columns to some breif. simple form of prayer, which the A people might use as a guide in offering prayer for Divirie guidance in these critical days. The importance of this could not bo over emphasised, for what the world needed meet at the present time was not so much greater intellectual ability to solve its problems, a« a spiritual awakening,in which the dividing forces •of fear, selfishness, suspicion and prejudice, would, be swept ankle. “tor. such an awakening we are all in the hands of God'and prayer is a method which Hie.hag laid down as essential,” Mr Blanchard' said. The suggestion met with the unanimous- approval of the Presbytery.

THFTT OP £llO BY CLERK. AUCKLAND, June .15. Three charges of stealing sums totalling £llO 10s, the property of the Henderson Town Board, were preferred An the Police Court to-day* against a clerk uiamed James Ernest Gieeiislade, aged 22. . • •' A' -cased was remanded to. appear on June 21st. Bail ' wad'- renewed ht* £IOO, but the Magistrate refused to continue the .suppression of accused’s nhme.. YOUNG MAN FOUND DEAD. INVERCARG'LL, June 15. Charles "Bentham, a youiig man, was found dead outside his .hut at Makar roa, near Pembroke, to-day. It is •stated that ' a rifle was found - lying alongside the body. HEAVY STORM AT GISBORNE; GISBORNE, Juno 16; A heavy southerly storm; -with prevailing wind squalls last night did minor damage to fences, sheds and wireless masts. The telegraph southward is interrupted. Snow* is reported in the high country, three inches having fallen at Parikanapa.