TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 December 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

: [BY TKIjECIKAI'H— i’EK PKESS ASSOCIATION. | i ! PRODUCERS’ MEETING. ; i PALMERSTON N., Dec 30. ! | A meeting of producers in connection i . with the proposed meat pool was a : small, but representative attendance. : They appointed A. Buchanan President of the Manawatu, siib-Provincia! Branch of the Farmers’ Union, and P. E. Baldwin, delegates to the Dominion Conference at °Wellington. The suggestion of establishing depots alterative to London, met with general approval. THE FERRY SERVICE. WELLINGTON, December 29. The departure of the ferry steamer Maori for Lyttelton was delayed tonight. When entering port this morning, a turbine was stripped, and the work of repair has been proceeding all day. The vessel is timed to leave about midnight, but she may be delayed after that hour.

SAMOA. MR MASSEY’S VTSIT. AUCKLAND, December 29. The long-planned visit by the Prime Minister to Samoa is likely to tike place before the session opens nest winter. While dates cannot yet be fixed even tentatively, it is probnblthat Air Massey will make the trip in April or May. the arrangement being made to fit in with the cruise which H.M.S. Chatham will make. Mr Massey will travel by the Chatham, and it is probable that the Governor-Gen-eral (Lord Jellicoe), will visit the islands at tl\e some time. This, however, has not yet been definitely decided.

TOURIST TRAFFIC. AUCKLAND. Dec. 29. Tourist traffic appears to he one of the things not suffering this season from shortage of money, or any of the caii.-i's to which declines in various olhei directions are attributed. The officer in charge of the Auckland Bureau (Mr . Walluuttt stated that up to the present tite season had proved heller Loth in the number of callers and in bookings than last year, which itself had been a icciiid up to that time. There were a lair number of overseas visitors expected b\ the Alakura and the Malicuo. and altngeflvt he cxpiitid I lie hi 'll level to continue, making the ie-ic -cason t tecor ! one. Numbers of lot al callers ,'ie.l o'.erseas viVip.iiS had b. eii booked fir tours i iglil tli:oii"b t; e Dominion, t 9. in., (o | i ~ i "ii:;e'.i ion av online ki- ; ion i Rotorua, the, !af bocii sent •••a.!, to I < old La!. os end otblu tourist a! I t actions ot the ‘s'oiil!’ I -in: !. :e st i as- s tin i' trips ! ad bet n pian- , ,| to i linn ik a n the Wanganui ’ iiralv.-i ami !:<>t--rtia ■ a D>■ leturn ..trney. the t;t»\ erxciM.i'.xFi: ;i.. DUNEDIN, Doe. 29. The Matin' of Dun, Tin ha loeeivcd a let let ib niii ITo (loti in idem.,; al, stalling 1 tint owing to the possibility of : ai-liam.-ni sitting lor some weeks after Nov, Year, !‘e will le- prevented liti.'it !t*;iv i 11*4 WolUnjittm next immUi, ' ..li.i Lii*»> ,r«; limit atrtfl tin* invitation to take nil residence in Dunedin for a month or so. Ho hopes, however, that the session of Parliament will bo eon.-liided ill time to permit of l.adv belli.no and .Thus If i ; -i' itig Dunedin lor earnival week in Fein nary.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. NATIVE TEACHERS' RESOLUTION. AIUKIANI), Dee. 20. The unswerving loyalty m teachers of the native schools was emphasised I ", speakers at the eonleiollec ot their Association. The president. Mi C. I. AleFa i lane, moved: “Thai this cniiforeiiwe heartily supports the .Minister el ''dc.- atiou in the principle that all leueh'w.s and others connected with education should sign the oath oi allegiance.” lie also spoke ot the noticeable loyally of the .Maoris in those districts where native schools were well established. The pan played by the Alain is in lie war was largely made possible, he said, hv the patriotism which 1 - been inculcated in the native children by their teachers during the last -10 years. In reply to an objection that the lecognixed loyalty of the teachers rendered the motion unnecessary, the president said his ion son for proposing the motion was to assure the .Minister that the teachers had no objection, to his in-

A further resolution was earned ret|nesting the Fulumiion Department to arrange for a suit tilde observance of Air/.ac Day in the native schools. The mover. Miss Oibbons. id' Owhatantai, complained that in the ahsenee of defioiie instructions some schools were closed last Ati'eie Day and others remained open.

WA N D KIIIN (J CRIMINALS. WKU.INCTON, Dee. ‘JO

There has been some discussion in Australia this year regarding the wandering proelivities of criminals, and the Minister of Justice in New South Wales t’ahinet recently made the statement llmt “Now Zealand apparently dumps her undesirables into Sydney without restriction.” This statement was foli,,..ved up hy a special article in the

■■Daily Telegraph,” the writer reeomi, ending an interchange of detectives between tile Australasian capitals, with a view to identifying the chiel criminals. The writer of an article in the

“l’ost” has discussed the whole question id' wandering criminals with a. prominent official of the New /calami police Force, who ridiculed any suggestion that there was deliberate dumping of undesirables in Australia. It was realised, he said, that the local criminal could he more effectively dealt with in his own country, hut once an offender was approached and punished he passed right out of the hands *>l the police force. When released from prison a criminal was quite at liberty to .! leave the country, and it was not the fault of the police f* me tf P at criminal i! chose Australia as the scene of his next business dealings. The official further ’ pointed out that there had always been the greatest reciprocity between the police of New South Wales and New ■ Zealand, '..th countries uniting in their ; endeavours, to stamp out undesirables.

Tin- proposal that detectives should be interchanged between Australasian capitals was one that might well re- , eeive the attention of the New Zealand Government, for such an interchange would do much to widen the experience of members of the detective lorct

FUTURE OF AIAORI RACK

DIFFERENCES OF OPINION

AUCKLAND, Dee 29

The future of tbc Maoris as a race was a subject upon which varying opinions were expressed at the Natite School Teachers’ Conference.

Air (1. M. Henderson, Inspector of , Native Schools, said that in his opinion j the Alaori race would in time be inevil- ( ably absorbed into the white race, oil> i- i cationallv and otherwise. The idea i that the Maoris would for all time re- j main a separate race from the Euro- ! poan would be a dangerous one, should I the Maori population increase rapidly, I though he did not think this development; was likely. But if such a. contingency did occur. New Zealand might be faced with a race problem like that in America, lie did not believe that the native race would die out, hut expressed the opinion that it would eventually he absorbed into the European under the. best conditions. It was therefore very desirable to lead the Maoris to ideals similar to those of the pnkelms. The president (Air C. r l . Ale! arlanej, said he was opposed to the idea that absorption of the two races in New Zealand should be made an aim. Tie believed they should strive all they could to make good .Maoris and not indifferent pakebas. “What.” he asked, “have we learned in the past regarding nitermarrying k As being closely connected with the Maoris, can we say it is in the best interests of the Alaori people? I

say. no.” With many years’ experience of the Alaoris. be declared, be bad seen no good result of inter-mar-riage.

DEATH-RATE AMONG AIAORI CHILDREN. AUCKLAND. Dee 29. The heavy death-rate among Alaori children was discussed at the conference of the Native School Teachers’ Association. Mr C. Al. Henderson. Inspector of Native Schools, said it was lamentable In find what a large proportion of Maoris died before they readied 20 years of ago. The tremble was largely due to improper feeding of children. The latter were given unsuitable food, which rendered fTiein tin-disposed to such diseases as tuberculosis. Dr R. Buck. Director of Alaori Hv(rjone. said it was highly desirable that tlio Maoris should realise better than they did the importanee ef human We. \ pamnlib-t on feeding for babies was minted in English and Maori, and *he Department had tried to impress on the native nurses that their aim was health promotion. Bad feeding and had clothing were the main troubles, and in these lav the foundation of a life of illness. The question of file post-mortem examination was important, continued Dr Buelt. An effort bad lieen made to get the village health committee imbued with a pride in the health of the village anti investigate tlie onuses of death. It tvns known thnt «lontlis* somptimes nr*eurred unnecessarily. The people wore asked to record deaths immediately with the village schoolmasters, ns the nearest registrars, ft was not desirable to press the question of rompulsory post-mortem examinations at, present.

i AIF.RK'W CONSULAR SERVICE. IMPORT* NT CHANGES. WELLINGTON. December 29. Important changes in the United States Consular Service in New Zealand are announced from the beginning of New Year. The Wellington office will become tbc Consulate-General and tlie Auckland office will become a Consulate Mr David E. Wilbur, wlin has been at Auckland for tbc past year, will take up duty as Consul-General at Wellington. He will lie assisted by Air John E. AToran as Vice-Consul. Air Karl de 0. AfeVity will he Consul at Auckland. Air Wilbur took to farming and cat-tle-breeding early in life, and was appointed a member of the New York State Commission to investigate tuberculosis in cattle. He was a member of Congress for two terms and entered the United State consular service in 1903 He has filled tin- following appointments: Consul at Barbados, Kobe (Japan). Coimsiil-Gcneial at Singapore, Halifax. Vancouver, Zurich, and Genoa.

Mr Karl McYity was born in Tennessee. He lias been a newspaper reporter theatrical press agent. and special wt it<■ r of travel articles for the Western Newspaper I'nion. His career willi the Consular Department dates from 1017, when lie was appointed Vice-Consul at (leuoa. Mr Moran arrived in New Zealand in August last from Berlin where lie saw three years’ service under the C.S.A. Department of Commerce. AF.ItOPLANF CP. AS! IKS. Cl llt ISTCII I'Ut 11 |).-e. till. An Avrn aeroplane, owned by the Canterbury Aviation Company, clashed all. a I t vi, i i i|, s I roni Mot unai', between Cheviot and Waikari lliis iiiuiiiing, while placet dole from Kaiknura to Christchurch. The pilot. I.ioul 11. ('. Hr.,ill. fill merit of tin* Bc'.al Si; Force, who ua- I he oulv oe.upail! suffered a eomnound I net arc ol the knee and a disioeated liifi. ’I lie matldae crashed in a wheat liehl, ami v. hen help arrived, Lieut Cron! was am ouseiotis. Medical aid was .seemed from Walk:'; i, and an ambulance summeiieil fivau loan to e.mvev the Millcrcr tn Chri-tehuivh Hospital. The ae-uplaue, which u* fitted with a new mono-engine, v.as returning to Cliristehunlr. niter having I-.eel i used for exhihiiioii living at Blenheim and SVd.h u. A slop was made a* kaikoura last night. ...lien a few Mights were made, and ihc journey was continued to-day. The engine, which was lent by the Covernment, was absolutely new, having been lilted in the machine only recently. The cause of the accident has not yet been ascertained.