AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1922, Page 3

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s AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AN APPOINTMENT. SYDNEY, May 9. r Inspector Fowler, a witness in tlie v Ponsonby murder trial, lias been ap'j pointed officer in. charge of the Crim- ,, inal Investigation Department in sucu cession to Superintendent Bannan, retired. j THE MANUREWA. j SYDNEY, May S. , The signal master at the South Head f advances the theory that the missing barque Manurewa has been blown so .. far out of her course by westerlies, 1 which* have been prevalent since ker I departure, that the master has decided to proceed direct to New Zealand. | SEAMEN’S UNION. SYDNEY, May 9. The Seamen’s Union has issued :> statement in which fears are expressed that tlie increasing number of oil ships will reduce the number of seamen required. The Union states big steamers through burning oil. require only eighteen men in the stokehold instead of 50 or 60. The watchword must he down with capitalism. Our aim is to secure workers control of industry and production for use, not for profit. A DENIAL. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 9. Mr Garden (Secretary of the Trades and Labour Council) denies Mr Ley’s charges against the cachings of the Com. niunist Sunday School. Ho' states the text hook, the Minister quotes is not known to Communist Sunday Schools in this country, and there is no catechism : either in the schools or text books concerning boy scouts, Union Jack, or I God. PRISON REFORM. SYDNEY, May 9. . Mr 1 ,e.v is inaugurating prison re-1, forms and desires to make gaols self ( supporting. His idea is to make prisons more reformatory than a place of con- , finement or punishment. Prisoners ,] last year earned s‘thousand ill vari- { ous forms of employment. The cost of upkeep of prisons totalled £113,832 sterling. | REPLY TO GARDEN. j SYDNEY, May 9. J ( Mr Ley replying to Mr Garden snys j the latter denies Communist, teaching is imparted, but lie will refuse to on- | dorse the sentiments, if Communist f children are taught to believe in God J and be loyal to the Empire. Why not j attend Sunday schools belonging to the respetive denominations. ,