TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1919, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[peb rliras association. — coPYiuunr.J TRAINING FOR GIRLS, PALMERSTON. N., Jan 20 .The Manawatu Patriotic Society has unanimously decided that it be a suggestion to the Minister for Defence that girls being displaced from various employ 111 cuts by returned soldiers should be given an opportunity of being trained for M'ork as nurses in soldiers’ homes and hospitals, thus liberating able-bodied men for productive industries,

EPIDEMIC CLAIMS. MASTERTON, Jan. 20. At a special meeting of the Waira- | rapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board to-day accounts were submitted from various townships for combating the influenza epidenjip, These have to lie certified by a board before beiiig submitted to the Government, Master* ton claims amounted to no less thnn £4025. These were referred hack for further details. Grey town and Featherston made no claims. Accounts from several other townships Mere certified to, but those from Carterton were held oyer,

TEACHERS’ FARM SCHOOL. AUCKLAND, Jan, 22, A teacher’s farm school was opened at the Ruakura farm of instructing today to deal with seventy Teachers, The present course lasts a week, with lectures and practical agricultural work. Mr Kalaugher, supervisor of technical education, and members of the Auckland Kc.Jue3.tion Board will be present. Dr, ItffikeK i* also expected. FOREIGN MISSION WORK, PALMERSTON N., Jan. 20. The Seventh Day Adventists in camp here raised over £IOOO for foreign missons.

MOERAKI IN TROUBLE. WELLINGTON, Jan. 23. Since the arrival of the Moeraki, a number of the crew have signed off the vessels articles. The position to-day is that the Moeraki is short of fourteen men, 7 firemen and 7 trimmers. She is to sail for Sydney at 5 o’clock to-mor-row evening. FINED £lO. DUNEDIN, litis Day. Waldron, a publican at Port Chalmers was fined £l.O for Sunday trading on the occasion of the arrival of the Tahiti with returned soldiers. The question of endorsement of the license was held over till Monday. RETURNING MAORIS. GISBORNE This Day. Arrangements have been made lor the transport with Pioneer Battalion expected in March, to land her troops at Gisborne,, this coiieession being made because the Eastern Maori districts supplied more than half the natives sent to the war. The native people in the East Coast are preparing a great time for the entertainment of the returning soldiers and a fitting welcome in accordance with Maori custom. It is expected over 1200 Maoris will come in the first .ship and it is possible a second ship with the balance of 000 will also be dispatched to Gisborne. The Maoris will be received in Gisborne by the Acting Premier, Native Minister and other members of the Executive.