LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1922, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Tile ball at llimu announced for tomorrow evening lias been postponed for a week and, will be held on Wednesday May 31st.

Owing to the hall at Kanieri not being available on Tuesdays Mr Curran’s boxing class will be held at Hokitika on Tuesdays and at Kanieri on Wednesdays.

it was notified in hist week's “Gazette” Unit the title of tiie anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar has been changed from Trafalgar Day to Nelson Day, and that the anniversary will, for the future, he celebrated as Nelson Day.

I lie .in i ino' Department has decided not to impose a close season for Whitehall!. ioe Dep rtment’s officers exprtiss the cpinmn that the introduction oi tiom into the rivers of the Dominion, and not the fishing industry, is responsible for the decrease in whitebait. The department, however, will closely watch the position for the next three or four years, and then reconsider the matter.

I The new Anglican Archbishop of Alel- : bourne (Or Lees) says that it is his intention to have a prayer for journalists introduced into the cathedral services. tio said in an interview: “We pray for our public men, and, surely, journalists are public men. Their profession is a high and honourable one. and I think we should remember them in prayer.” Some people believe that the average journalist is past praying for. The Archbishop is at least ail optimist. Air 1). Buchanan told the meeting of suppliers at the Kairanga dairy faoorv, l.onglmrn, that New Zealand cheese on the Home market was not so highly thought of as the Dominion’s butter. There was too much waste, caused liy the present system of pressing. It was time that the Dominion experts put their heads together to devise a hotter method of pressing. Air A. McKenzie, Government dairy factory inspector, who attended the meeting. agreed with Air Buchanan that the trouble was serious, hut it was one that lay with the factory managers, and couhl he easily remedied.

As demonstrating the utility of the motor lorry, an example was given hv Afcssrs Orr Bros big Leyland machine.

Leaving Hokitika at 2.30 p.m. on the 28th. with an Arc Welder, used at the Kilim Gold Dredge, (weighing about 2 te.i.s)' delivery was made ol' same at Arthur’s Bass at 10.30 on the following morning. On the way delivery ol one ton of machinery was made near Jacksons. The actual running time between Otirn and Arthur’s Pass was lhr. 30 min. and return journey was made in 1 hour. The machine climbed the big hill magnificently, there being no compulsory stops. An interesting feature of the discussion on the stalling committee’s report at the New Zealand Educational Institute's Conference at Wellington on Friday last, was a statement made by one of the delegates. Air L. F. De Berry, who asked it the rumour lie had heard was true that trainees from the Training Collegia Here walking about

the streets ol Auckland. Wellington, and Christchurch without employment. It seemed to him that tew -hers, alter undergoing training, were entitled to employment. What was the institute going to do about it y Air Hall. Auckland. agreed that the statement was

correct. Air Lamb, Auckland, described it as a breach of faith. Air Kidsou. Wellington, pointed out that every one of these certificated trainees was entitled to employment if any positions were held by imeertifiented teachers. The point was that if those teachers who were out of emplnvmont aojdiod for the positions hold hv unecrtifloatod teachers, the uneertifieated teacher uodd have to get out. The matter was left in the hands of the executive to investigate. During the trial of the accused. Burton, in the Criminal Sessions at Wellington before Mr Justice Chapman and a jury, prisoner's counsel, Mr 0. ('. Mazeiigarli. referred to the evidence ■ ' the prisoner and liis wife parting twelve times, and being separated legallv in the Magistrate’s Court oil several occasions. Part of the defence set up in jhe case was that the prisoner had told the police a lie in order to defend his wife at a time of probable danger. ‘\ husband and wife.” said counsel, "might light like Kilkcnu" cats as they probably did-the night before; hut. confronted by a "o!iii"("i enemy in the shape of the nolice, tlmv naturally came together and joined hands for mutual protection.” Counsel recalled the case of the two brothers, who. some lew years ago, had recourse to legal proceedings against each other at Pctoil * Police ( olirt. They thrashed out their legal squabble in court, said counsel, then broke down and went home together on the same horse. (Laughter). uimn—■!!!■ ii i m m ——— —— —-■ — m