TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[RY TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] RHODES SCHOLAR. WELLINGTON, Aug 10. A public farewell was tendered to Mr C. 0. Aitken, the Rhodes Scholar and athlete, who leaves on Saturday for England. The Mayor presided. Representatives, of the Government, the Opposition, and civil and educational authorities were, present, and congratulatory speeches were made. Mr Aitken was presented with a substantial cheque. In the course of his remarks, Hon ,T. G. Coates said that if Mr Aitken placed the gam,., as he had played it in New Zealand, everyone would be satisfied. Mr Wilford spoke of how New Zealanders were snapped up at Home. He hoped Mr Aitken would return to the Dominion and give New Zealand the benefit of all he had learned. AD Atiken said lie thought he could promise he would return to New Zealand.

BISHOP LTSTON. AUCKLAND, Aug 10.

Tbo City Council has received from Bishop Liston’s legal adviser a request that the resolutions of the Council of March 23rd.. in reference, to the Bishop’s St Patrick’s Day speech, he expunged from the Minute. Book, as the result of the recent trial has established. were unfounded. hailing this "hare act of justice,” Bishop’Liston would he compelled, as the only means that would lead to the expunging of the offensive minutes, to resort to proceedings to recover damages f ot libel. Tim matter was referred to the t i > Solicitor, and to a committee of the wlude Council. j TASMAN SEA. WELLINGTON, August 11. , Afr Justice Chapman, in a letter to the Press, strongly opposes the proposal to rename Tasman Sea, as Anzac Sea. He points out that the former was deliberately chosen, on his suggestinn. and was approved by the Admitiilty and is now on tbe charts of all nations. It follows the practice of com- , inemoratiag the names of great diseov- . erors and there is a tangible reason for it. whereas Anzac is inappropriate, inasmuch as it commemorates only some of those who fought at Gallipoli. It, j does not for instance, represent French j soldiers there and as such would not J recommend itself to them. , WIRELESS LICENSES. WELLINGTON. Aug 11.

The Postmaster-General Inis given j fin tlier information re briiadeas-ting j by wireless. Licenses will he issued to . amateurs to receive messages. They: will be divided into two classes accord- ! mg to a degree of knowledge. The ; senior class will have more response ; Dili tv and will have to listen in at;

stated intervals, for Government uistruetioUs and warnings. Special ware lengths will he aMoted and there will be legal penatics for infringements of any reguations as to sending. There will also be two grades according to

tl,o power used. Advertising mnttei will not he nllowed. Sending may be done by miiunfaetuvois of equipment i; „d their agents by approved corporations. or individuals. Roth tor receiving and sending, license fees will be charged. CHAIMM'i Ob' THKKT. CIKItORNT'b Aug 11. William I ennnvd Rutter. deputy official assignee, was further remanded to-dav on a charge of fading to account In,. £ffO alleged to have beer received on behalf of a bankrupt estate.

UKMK.MBH ANCTSS FROM brockenhurst. WELLINGTON. August 8. , Au expression of thanks and appro- ! fiat lon of tlio very active work of the 1 hand of ladies at Brookonhurst, Eng- > land, in caring for the graves of New Zealand soldiers at that village, was forwarded some time ago to the secretary of the Roll of Honour Guild by the : New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association.

A letter of acknowledgment of tjio kindly (ourtesy of the association has j l>een received by the general secretary. ) In it the guild assures th soeldiers of New Zealand who were spared to return to New Zealand that they are

' still • ememhen'd by many people in England. Their loyalty to tlio Mother ; Country. states tlio- latter, must ever I),. ••emembered with pride '*y tlv | people of Englnnjl. with sisterly aflrection by those who ministered to thorn in theii hours of pain and convnlesi oonco. “Every good wish for their I ever-iMoi easing prosperity, welfare and 1 happiness will ho fostered in our hearts j to find voiceless power from shore to | shore.’’

KOI XI) DROWNED. > HAMILTON. Aug It. j Rotor Valiily, 17. was found drowned j in a. water trough alongside the road this morning. He is said to have been j worried alxuil house property lately. j VENEREAL DISEASES ENQUIRY, j: WELLINGTON. Aug f). j. Before the Venereal Disease Committee, air C'augldcy (Director of I Education), and .Mr Collins. M.j gave evidence. j The former spoke of the importance of children having some knowledge of ; physiology. Dr Collins hdvucated compulsory . notification and declarations of freedarn from disease by :dl people .landing in New Zealand. He spoke of the fearful evils of the disease. Sound, fresh legislation was necessary. .Merciless measures should he taken to stamp on la disease which was meiciless in it effects. ACCIDENT TO LORRY. DUNEDIN. Aug 0. A three-ton motor lorry containing 11. Reid, carrier, and'his son. got out of control yesterday and crashed , through a bridge railing at Burnside, and fell forty feet. The occupants were hardly hurt, and tlm motor suffered only small damage.