DOMINION NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1938, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS

HEAVY SNOWFALL. \Fer Press A ssociation —Copyright). T.IMARU, June 15. After tour days’ south-easterly weather, during which over three inches of rain fell, causing creeks to flood and block the roads in several places, the weather is now fine and sunny. The heaviest fall of snow -on Mount Cook regions for years has just been experienced at the Hermitage. Fourteen inches of snow was in evidence yesterday and a bus ran into two feet of ■•snow. The Huskie Camp Road to the Ball Ifutt, yesterday, was blocked ns tbe result of the heavy fall, but a snow plough should have the route cleared to-day. There are several feet of snow at the skiing grounds; near ! tlie ; Ball

Mutt, and the fall is Aerykopportune, in view of the heavy winter sports programme.

HEAVY FROST TX CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH, June 16. Christchurch this morning experienced its hardest frost since 1934, 14.8 degrees being recorded. The record was in 1930 when 20.1 degrees were recorded. TEACHER. SHORTAGE.

AUCKLAND, June 15. A memorandum from the Education Department to the Boards urges extreme measures in coping with the present serious shortage of teachers for country schools. 'fhe memorandum, which was received by the Auckland Board to-day, recommends the retention of any reasonably efficient teacher who would normally be retiring, and also the re-employ-ment of retired teachers .and other measures. As an extra encouragement to tlv enrolment of Training College students, the Department lias notified the amnul.meiit of the regulations so as to grant allowances of £209 per annum to married students.

DANISH CONSUL. WELLINGTON, June 15. The Danish Consul in Wellington (Mr Rtronach Paterson) lias received a letter • from the Danish Consul-General lor [ Australia and New Zealand at Sydney,' mliidV Unites that the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Denmark has accepted the resignation of Mr Boron Pcder Andersen from the post of Danish ViceConsul in Auckland as from April last. Mr Paterson has been asked to express to Mr Anderson the Danish-Ministry's thanks and gratitude for the good servin' given during his 13 years as viceconsul. Pending the appointment of a successor to Mr Andersen. Mr A. J. Nutter, of Auckland, has been appointed acting vice-consul there. traveller found dead. DUNEDIN, June 15. Henri Arnand Potvine, of Dunedin, a commercial traveller in wines and spirits, was found dead this morning in his ear at the rear of the Ranfurly Hotel with the top of his head blown off. A double barrelled sports gun was I nearby