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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 14 June 1927, Page 4

A protest against -the heavy burden of_ hospital levy' borne' by country districts in comparison with the towns was made by the Waitotara Comity Council at its meeting at Wanganui yesterday. The chairman said that ' as a result of a meeting of the counties’ executive recently, a strong deputation would wait on the Minister of Health (the Hon. J. A, Young). The Farmera’ Union had also been asked to join. The chairman said that the county councils were agreed that their share of the upkeep of the Wanganui hospital was far too great in comparison with t)iat of the city. Every other hospital’ in New Zealand was in more or less the same position. It was costing the Waitotara County in the vicinity of £1 per head of its population and the Wanganui County £.5 or £6. For every* patient that went into hospital from the county, the city put in ten. Thieves broke into G. W. Smith’s store, Opawa lioad, Christchurch, on Sunday night and stole a quantity of shirts, collars, rugs, socks and cigarettes. It was <a stormy night and the thief was undisturbed.' An attempt to force the lock with a jemmy failed, and the robber then used a jemmy to smash the glass panel of the door", by which entrance was made. No cash was left in the shop by the owner, who lias had I previous experience of burglaries. Just a year ago thieves broke into his residence and stole between £3O and £4O. The memory 'is said to lie stronger in summer than in winter. An unknown Homan town has been discovered by road-makers near Limoges, in France. Wireless is taught as part of the science and handiwork in 100 London County Council schools. Platinum, which is worth about £25 an ounce, has no hall-mark, hut gold, which costs £4 10s an ounce, ha®. McGEUER, BONE & CO. LTD. Make the most sensational offer ever made to the residents of Taranaki in offering theii entire stock cf Furs, Millinery, Costumes and Frocks at HALF the Marked Prices. This offer is for 34 dlys only. No goods on approval and no credit, at these prices. Kedueed prices for. cash only. This is a wonderful opportunity for shoppers to save 50 per cent, on 'every purchase of these lines. —Advt.