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Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1920, Page 2

McLean’s pictures wore shown in the Princess Theatre last night to a good attendance. The Town band played a short programme outside the theatre prior to the entertainment. McLean’s pictures will he shown at the princess Theatre on Tuesday and Friday of each week.

A women’s mcetng will be held tomorrow afternoon in All Saint’s Church at 3.30 p.m. The address will be given by Miss Headridgc, organiser of the Diocesan Sunday School Teachers’ Association on the subject of the Religious homo teaching of children. All mothers and others interested' are cordaillv invited to attend.

The general shortage of benzine, throughout the Dominion is being felt rather severely in common with other places. The timber and farming indus. tries are being affected locally, and the Westland Chamber of Commerce has wired to the Board of Trade suggesting supplies should be diverted to Hokitika and distributed to essential industries and services under a local controller.

A return just issued shows the increases (per head of population) of the various nation debts since the beginliing of the war, and it is interesting to note that the individual Briton has shouldered by far the heaviest end of the burden. Each of us has to pay, on an average, £157 os of war debt, whereas the average German’s share is only £l2B 65., the average Frenchman’s £ll4 45., and the average Austrian’s £B9. Belgium’s debt has increased by £74 Bs. and Italy’s by £73 per head, and other nations’ per capita increases follow in this order:—Serbia £26 65., Rumania £l9 35., Switzerland £l2 35., Holland £lO Is., Denmark £5, Sweden £3 Bs., and Norway £2 2s. Japan lias got off cheaply with an increase of only 16s per head. Detective M. Mason, a well-known member of the Wellington Police Service has resigned, and through hi s solicitors has asked the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of Justice, for an inquiry before a Supreme Court Judge into the alleged causes for his resignation. Detective Mason alleges that in a recent ease before the Court which he investigated he was not satis- • fied with the guilt of the accused persons, yet his advice was not taken, and j in the witness box lie had tp tell the truth as to his opinion on the matter. He fears that this and other matters will affect his sendee, and in the interests of justice and the public asks for an independent inquiry as provided under the Police Force Act. The resignation has been accepted.

In an address at the opening of St Bede’s Catholic College, Christchurch, Bishop Cleary said it was the materialistic teaching that caused the war to be brought about, and now, in the time of reconstruction, where the few robbed the masses, Christian teaching, and a return to the Ten Commandments would do more than any revolutions to bring about peace and the betterment of the people. The only alternative to Christian Education was to teach Materialism and all it stood for. It was known that- Materialism was the fertile soil for the seeds of decay and degeneration. God grant that those seeds bad not yet taken root in New Zealand. He believed that Secularism had had its day, and that the people would no longer' bow down before that false idol of the education system.

“NO RUBBING” Laundry Help makes Happy Housewives. Is packet sufficient for seven weekly family washings. E. J. Lloyd.—Advt.

As sure as day follows night, cakes baked with SHARLAND’S will be light. ' lipst Baking Powder at your grocer's.

If you want real bargains you must visit Schroder’s great clearing sale, which is now on. Inspection cordially invited.—Advt.

During the holidays remember Danie! Crawfords Red Star Whisky is the best Mark Sprot and Co. wholesale agents. —Advt.

Thoughts For The Times.

What the University should he

To-day people are apt to look upon education merely from the utilitarian standpoint; Get knowledge so as to gain some material advantage over your neighbor seems to he the presentday creed of many; make money, if not by fair means then by foul, no matter so long as you make it—this is the doctrine of others. Hence we find profiteering, grinding down of the poor and the ignorant on the part of masters and employers, unwilling and unfaithful service and dishonesty on the part of masters and employers, unwilling and unfaithful service and dishonesty on the part of the workers, and nothin'* but restlessness and dishonesty on the part- of the workers, and nothing but restlessness and discontent everywhere.' We cry ’’ ‘Peace, peace, ■ and there is no peace,’' and peace there (never will be without ico-operation, without ljoyal service, without loftfy ideals of work, without sympathy between class and class and between man and man Wo look, therefore, to the University to guide mankind; we look to the University to he a centre of service in tke new democracy of the world It will be a centre of scientific research conducted not for the destruction of mankind, hut for the benefit of the community and the uplift of the enti"” -d It will be a place of high ideal's, a place of culture, a place of truth, a place of tolerance, a place in which to “educate leaders and build men of character filled with the spirit of service.