DOMINION NEWS.
CANDIDATE FOR KAIAPOI. (By Telegraph—Press Association ) CHRISTCHURCH, July 6. Mir. R. W. Hawke has been chosen as the United Party candidate for Kaiapoi. He is ex-chaiman of the Wanniri County Council.
WELLINGTON’S WEATHER. WELLINGTON, A>ug. G. The field sports have been favoured ' with extraordinary fine weather this winter, there being only one wet ■I Saturday so far, a record. For the month past the weather has been fine, with, plenty of sun, and more like spring than winter.
.GREEKS SUBSCRIBE TO RELIEF FUND. WELLINGTON, Aug. 6. A meeting of Greek residents 1 in Wellington was held yesterday with the object of forming a fund to assist sufferers by the recent disastrous earthquake in Corinth, which had rendered thousand® homeless and destitute.
Mr. Dyer, Dominion Consul for Greece, presided, and read letters’ from the Minister of Foreign Affairs .in Athens and the Grefck Minister in " London. A resolution of sincere sympathy was passed, stating that in proof a sum- of money had been subscribed, which Mr. Dyer was requested to forward for the sufferers. A large amount was collected in the hall, and subscriptions were received by the- Consul from Greeks in other partis: of the Dominion.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 6 August 1928, Page 11
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