TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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MOTORISTS IN TROUBLE. AUCKLAND, .May 17

A startling accident betel a party of motorists in the Waikato on Saturday, j They left To Awamiitu just before dusk,! ■ and after travelling about five miles the car crashed into the side of the bridge at Hairini. The impact knocked the rails off the bridge, and precipitated the occupants of tlie car-into the stream below. The ear stopped, ifanging perpendieulariy'over the edge of the bridge. The motorists scrambled out of the water, and it was then discovered that one of them, a Indy, ha.i fractured a leg us the result of her fall. The <or was badly damaged. BOY’S SHOCKING DEATH. DARGAVILLE, May 18. 'The eleven-year-old son of Mr Erasmus Hanson was killed on Saturday afternoon at Mangawhare, Dargaville, being run over by the county -team roller. Tlie boy was standig in front of the roller when it moved and knocked him down, the wheel passing over the body, killing him instantly. At tlie nquest a verdict of accidental death was returned no blame being attachable to anyone. ' ' FOOTBALLER BREAKS A LEG. PALMERSTON N., May 18. During the progress of a football match at Palmerston North on Saturday afternoon a voting man. named Campbell, who resides at Awahuri, had his leg broken. He , was removed to tho hospital. Campbell was attending a refresher camp at Palmerston Norih and was given a place in a team of which he ws not a permanent member.

JOCKEYS UNION SUPPORTED. '■ WELLINGTON, May 18. At a special meeting to-day of the New Zealand Transport Workers’ Advisory Board, a- resolution was unanimously carried: (1) Declaring “black” the New Zel- - Racing Conference, all racing clubs,,' all racehorses, and racehorse stables and all material in connection with racing in New Zealand, j (2) Demanding the immediate reinstatement of Hewitt, Ray, and O’Shea in their positions as jockeys before further negotiations. (3) And then the full and proper recognition of the New Zealand. Jockey Association and its officials as representing the jockeys of New Zealand. Until this is carried out all members of tho working class are strongly urged to keep off all race courses.

A NARROW ESCAPE. ! TAURANGA, May 17. A sensational incident occurred at Omorawa Falls yesterday afternoon, happily without serious result, when a' tliree-year-old daughter ol Mr A. J. Gallagher, Papamoa, slipped over a cliff above the falls and dropped'clear into the pool below, a few feet from the foot of the falls. Tlie father rushed from where the child fell to the bottom of tho falls, and discovered her floating a few feet from the bank. '1 he. child was bruised about tlie bead and was apparently dead, but prompt measures restored animation. The child is in bosptal, and is now out of danger.

VALUE OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE*.

WELLINGTON, May 17

Replying to a deputation to-day, the Minister of Education (the Hon. 0. 1. Parr) said he regarded the work of school committees as, important, and it might be that ho would see opportunities in future of even increasing the importance of their work. Certainly the suggestion made to him in tile South that he should abolish the committees, did not find favour in his eyes. He was opposed to centralisation of the whole control of education in a bureaucratic Department in Wellington. He did not think that such an arrangement would make for efficiency. Witli regard to medical inspection of school children, he feared that the State was not doing enough yet in medical and dental inspection and treatment. At the present time there were 12 doctors and some 22 school nurses, and 14 physical instructors. Cabinet had lately* agreed, at his request, to appoint two more, doctors, and he believed :hey were doing excellent work. With regard to dental treatment, a. cWef dental officer would bo appointed very soon to f-a.ie charge of the dental department, which would give treatment as well as make inspections. The Controller of the. Department would have a staff of thirteen or fourteen dentists to give attention to school children. Some motor ambulances "had been secured from the Defence Department. These would he fitted up as dental clinics, and in these dentists would go round ,to the backcountry district where ofteri a number of children were not eared for at all. In the cities treatment would be given at various places—it might be in the schools, or in connexion with tlio hospitals.

NINE MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT

WELLINGTON, May 19. 11l the case against Jas. Reynold Hayne and Norman Neylon, of Dunedin charged with unlawfully using an instrument, the principal witness for the Crown, Gladys Batchelor, again persisted in refusing to give evidence. Justice Herdman adjudged her guilty of contempt of Court and sentenced her to nine months’ imprisonment, without hard labour.. Tlie case against Hayne and Neyl was further adjourned till next sitting of the Supreme Court.