TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1919, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

fPls_‘ PHKBB ASSOCIATION. COPYIUUni A MAN KILLED. NELSON, This Day. Percy Gilbertson, a returned soldier, was unloading timber from a scow this morning ,when a guy broke and the sling of timber came down striking Gilbertson on the head. He died on his way to the hospital. INFLUENZA OUTBREAK. AUCKLAND, Nov. 24. ' No fewer than 35 fresh eases of influenza, including one pneumonia case were reported to-day at Hamilton. All the patients and contacts at Hamilton are being isolated. To-day there were no few cases reported in the Auckland Health District. ■The officer here states that colds are common in the city, but the general health of the community is good. MILITARY TRAINING. DUNEDIN, November 27. * In- a statement regarding territorial training, Sir James Allen said it appeared many of the public are opposed to the four months’ concentration camps for territorials during their first years’ training, as proposed by him. Tho public, he said, must be, of course, the ultimate judges of wliat was best. If four months were not acceptable, then he would suggest two months’ concentrated training in the first year, and two weeks’ concentration during each succeeding year for the next two years. He considered this would give much better results than the present system, and would not cost any more money. His judgment—and lie was, he said, supported in this by those who knew best—was thnt the present system was inefficient, and if they wanted to get the best results from expenditure it certainly should be improved. Sir James Allen added: “The improved scheme, which I now put forward for consideration involves three years training. This is instead of seven. It does away- with afternoon and evening parades and it asks for the following training:

Two months’ training at 18 years. Fourteen days’ training at 19. Fourteen days’ training at 20. After this the Territorial would pass into the Reserve, where instead of 24 days, there would bo one hour’s training each year for seven years. There would be 60 days’ training the first year, and fourteen days each for the next two years.”

“Camps should be available in both Islands. As they would be open for ■he greater part of the year for territorial training, employers and employees could select the times that would suit that convenience.” NEW APPOINTMENTS. WELLINGTON, Nov. 21. The following appointments of inspectors and surveyors under the waterside workers’ regulations have been made:—Captains Dillner (Wellington), .G. P. -Evans (Wellington), W. W. Stuart (Auckland), W. F. Clark (Wellington), and W. ‘.Gordon (Picton). Two others are under consideration. Mr A. H. Kiinbell, Land Purchase Officer for the Public Works Department, has ben appointed Under-Secre-tary of Mines, in succession to Mr H. J. H. Blow, who has held the position temporarily during The war. Dr E. 11. Wilkins has been appointed superintendent of medical and physical instruction under the Education (Department.

BOARD OF TRADE. WELLINGTON, Nov. 21. In connexion with the reorganisation of the Board of Trade under last session’s Act, Messrs E. C. Leary and G. W. Olinkard have been appointed advisory accountants. Mr .Leary is a public accountant in -Invercargill, and Mr Clinkard, who is a Bachelor ot Commerce, is in charge of the whole statistics section of the Census and Statistics Department. MA NS LAUGHTER CHARGE. WELLINGTON, Nov. 21. Bcnat Barker -Williams* charged in the Magistrate's Court with negligently driving a motor-car so as to cause the death of Mrs Mabel Black, was committed-for .trial.