VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION]

BAND DISCORD. NEW PLYMOUTH, Jan 18. Disaffection amongst the members of the New Plymouth Citizens Band was brought to a head recently by the resignation of Mr F. W. G. M’Leod, conductor, and the chairman and secretary. The matter was postponed until tonight, when the Citizens’ Band Committee met the bandsmen and discussed the grievances, the outcome being that the resignation of Mr McLeod was accepted and the others were asked to withdraw their resignations. MA'STERTON RAM FAIR. MASTER TON, Jan. 19. The annual stud ram and ewe fair was held at Masterton to-day. There was a large attendance of breeders from all parts of the Dominion. Bidding was not brisk, and many lines were passed in. The highest bid obtained for Romney rams was 100 guineas each for two rams bred by W. Perry and Sons. The same breeders last year secured 270 guineas for Romneys. In Lincolns, Perry Bros topped the list with 73 guineas. The highest price last year was 160 guineas. PORT OF WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON 1 , aJn. 19,

During the year ‘2711 vessels, aggregating 2,796,18 if net tons, visited the port as compared with 2796 vessels of 2,495,243 net tons in 1919.

A NEW DIPLOMA

WELLINGTON, Jan. 21

The University Senate decided to-day to grant the request of the Bank Officers’ Guild to establish a diploma in banking subjects, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. The Senate also approved of a recommendation that a medical course for Bachelor of Medicine be extended from five to six years. It was also decided that an intermedijite examination be held not later t an the first week in December of the first year of study; the first professional examination in December of the third year of study, and the second profes‘sional examination in December of the fourth year. The final examination to be held in two sessions m December of the fifth and sixth years. The University Degree examination is to begin not earlier than Nov. Ist annually. The date for giving notice intention <-> sit for examination in November a present September 1), is to be mat e August Ist, and th'e date for the Deceml«jr examination to be October L »i----utead* of October 16.

INFANTILE PARALYSIS

NO FEAR OF AN EPIDEMIC

CHRISTCHURCH, Jan 20

The reference in the telegram from Auckland to “an epidemic of infantile paralysis such ns exists in Christchurch” was the subject of a. question addressed to Dr Telford, Health Officer for Canterbury and Westland health district. Dr Telford said he did not think there was any justification to refer to the cases that had occurred in Christchurch as “an epidemic.” It was a limited outbreak confined to about a dozen cases and all the cases were isolated in hospital and none remaine outside. There have been no deaths from the disease and only some of the cases showed, moderate degrees of severity. There was no occasion for any alarm that the disease was prevalent. In the Hawke’s Bay district in October four eases were notified in two weeks, while the Canterbury cases extended over a period from Doc. 10th to the present time.

UNIVERSIY SENATE MEETS.

WELLINGTON, Jan 21

• At the University Senate, Professor H. W. Seager and Dr E. Robertson W ero elected the Senate’s representatives on the Board of Governors of the Auckland Grammar School. It was decided that a candidate, who has presented himself for honours in any subject, may present himself for honours, in any other subject, provided that all the examinations be taken within six yeaVs after matriculation. It was also resolved that a candidate for honours, who began his course before the Senate passed the clause requiring that a candidate must sit for honours not more than six years after the date of his matriculation be allowed to sit for honours under the conditions laid down in tlio old statute, namely that examinations for honours must be taken in the year following that in which the candidate completed his examination for the pass degree. This concession is not to be granted to candidates who take the honours examination later tuan 1923. The recommendation of the Board of Studies as to the proposed diploma in Social Science and as to the institution of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy were referred to the Arts and Commerce Committeo. Notices of motion were given by Professor Rankine Brown: “That the Sen~ate would welcome the appointment of a Royal Commission on the University and the University Colleges of New Zealand headed by some eminent educationalist from the United Kingdom, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Minister of Education.

LORD MILNER’S RETIREMENT. WELLINGTON, Jan 21. Lord Milner, the retiring Secretary of State for the Colonies, says in a cablegram received by the Prime Minister to-day :-“It is with great regret that I sever my official connection with the Dominions, and especially New Zealand, with which mv relations have always been so easy and cordial, but I myself stand in immediate need of relief from all official duties. I wish to thank you personally and most warmly for all your kindnesses and for your confidence in me.” ______