TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

I 15V rKI/H;itAni--I’JtKSS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. I TERRITORIALS AND CADETS. WELLINGTON, July 17. Tile total strength of territorial forces ! following the postings completed last month is 776 officers and 13,894 other riinks. Senior cadets number 322 officers and ! 23,286 of other ranks.

KIUCATION DKd’ARTMKXT

WEU.IN'GTON'. July 17. The Education Department has issued a circular to Education Boards outlining t!u> deduction to Ire made in leaehcis salariis as f dlows-Training College students, pupil tearliers and probation. (ms £'2\ deduction of male principals of secondary and technical schools receiving L'ddO a year and over £10: receiving less than that amount and female prinei; als £5. All other secondary school teachers £5; all other education employees receiving L'l9o and under £5; up to £BOO per year £lO. These deductions only apply to teachers employed for twenty hours weekly. The Department has also issued a circular to Education Boards outlining the proposal* tor new buildings. Tf the Boards raise half the money by subscription for new works approved by the Department. the latter will contribute half th ( . cost. Tf the Boards borrow the money by loan at oj per cent, the Department will contribute an equivalent

I amount. OAMINC HOt'SK raid. ArC'KLAND. July 17. ; Dm Sunday night the police raided , a house in Holison Street aml arrested 1 twenty-two Chinese. Tninniv Wang [1 to vans i'li.i r Mil'll with koo(>i njr a common | gamin jr house two others with assist- ' ing. and nineteen with being on the ! premises so used. They were before the J Court In-lay and were remanded till I .Fridav. | SOFTHOATrC IX THorUI.R.

WKbIJXfiTOX. July 17. The Secretary of the (i.1’.0. received ; :l message from the oflieer in charge of Wellington Wireless station at I.TI this

morning:- ‘‘S.S. Ruapehu advised this station that she hud received a S.O.S. call from S.S. Southgate, latitude 42.25 l.ongtude 115.50, course X. <;|. The nature n| the trouble is unknown,” i It is stated the Southgate’s signals i "ere fading and they were unable to i read anything further. The approxij male distance of the Ruapehu from the : Southgate is eight hundred miles. The ! Southgate was hound for Onleahunn j (Chile) from Sydney. Site was off | Three Kings on the night of 3rd July.

RON A ENQUIRY FINDING AUCKLAND. July 17. The Court of Entiuirv into the |!< oa fo.inil the main responsibility was with the chief officer, Grant ley, hut the

master in acting as he did, was not acting fully in accordance with (ha high traditions of seamanship and exacting care at all times required of a Master, and attributed casually to the mate’s mistake and to the fact that lie never seriously aeeepteil the responsibility of being in charge at that time. Captain Wallace was ordered to pay 'pdf the costs of the enquiry. Grantlev’s master’s certificate was suspended for six months ami he wrs ordered to pay half tile costs of the enquire. The Captain was commended for his seamanship after the disaster,