TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

r BY TELfitVIIAI'H I>ER PRESS ASSOCIATION] FINED FOR BETTING. DUNEDIN, Aug 25. At the Police Court, William James Corkren was fined £2O for betting. He was arrested' for drunkenness, when betting cards and books were found on him. PRIMROSE CULTURE NELSON, Aug 25. In last night’s “Mail” there appeared a pargraph regarding the success of a Dunedin residfent in raising primroses, from seed, it being mentioned ihit lie had secured some very rich and rare blooms of varied; tints, “the largest as big as half-a-crown.” To-day" the “Mail” 0 was shown some seedling primroses raised by Mrs J. Wigzell. «•' Nelson, who for several years past has specialised in this flower and has raised many fine colours. The (lowers seen to-day were of a beautiful blue shade, and in size greatly exceeded half-a-crown. 1 hey were the largest specimens of primroses we have yet seen, and a tremendous advance on the primroses of the

PaStl COST OF EDUCATION. WELLINGTON, August 25.

‘‘lt has been suggested that expenditure. should bo cut down in the education vote, hut can anyone indicate c’early whore I can nave?” asked . Minister of Education in explaining to the House how difficult it was to keep down expenditure on education.. He could not to-day see where unv great economy was possible, though a saving t„ the extent of £160,000, mostly as a result of the cut in teachers’ salaries, had been effected Inst year. The House would understand how difficult his task was when lie explained how the expenditure increased every year. There had been an increase of 7400 pupils in the Dominion school roll this year, and this meant roughly an additional expenditure of £BO,OOO a year in new buildings and salaries. His saving of £160.000 would thus be materially affected. The total sum paid in salaries was £2,260,000 the proportion of salaries in the total education vote being £9 out of ffll ss. Tt was obvious, therefore, that any Large retrenchment could only he made at the expense of the teachers.

PROBATION OVERDONE. AUCKLAND, August 24. When sentencing Lionel Ernest Hinton to twenty-one days’ imprisonment for the theft of cigarettes valued at 28s from a vessel in port, Mr Poynton, S.AT., said he was afraid that probation was being overdone. Tt was a good thing when it gave a man a elianco to make good again, hut not when it encouraged n man to steal on the chance of getting probation. He would not give probation for certain offences, for instance, theft of luggage, which caused great inconvenience and distress. and theft of ships’ cargo, whidi discredited honest men. and the great niajorilv of the waterside workers were honest. In eases of fines, the thief steals more to pay the fine, in the same way ns sly grog seller stimulates’ illicit business to pay his fine., and the gambler gambles more feverishly. In the present ease he imposed a light penalty as the man had been good for some vears.

* DRAPERY THEFT. WELLINGTON. Aug 28. Ten fiTiiale drapery assistants and a .ship’s officer were charged with theft and receiving stolen goods, valued at £l5O. at the police court today. The eases against six of the youngest defendants were dismissed. Three were fined £lO and two £5 each.

A CHARGE DISMISSED. AUCKLAND. Aug. 29 A charge against Capt. Rolls of the Niagara, alleging a broach of quarantine regulations under the Health Act of 1920, was dismissed by Mr Poynton S..M. The charge was that he failed to remove nets between the ship and wharf, and to close the openings in the side of.the vessel, while alongside the wharf, from sunset to sunrise. i'ho ease was dismissed on the ground that tin- regulations did not apply to all vessels, lmt only to such as were order si to carry out the regulations, and Cant. Rolls had not been so notified. The Magistrate said discrimination was -reasonable, because some ships might come from ports where there acre no rats or infection.

THEFT OF "R.YATA.” AUCKLAND. August 23 The three moil who are charged with the theft of the auxiliary yacht Rasta, were again before the Court this morning. They also wen 1 charged with the theft: of stores, valued at CBO, from Whitianga. All three pleaded guilty. They were committed to the Supreme. Court Tor sentence. TRAFFIC CONTROL.

WELLINGTON. Aug 25. An innovation in regard to traffic control has been instituted ill. certain streets of the city. Sign posts bearing the injunction “Keep to the (Left” wort, placed to-day in tile mid; die of Feathers ton street, outside tinpost office, and at the corner of Lambton. Guay and Panama street. The posts were placed in position at the instigation of the City Traffic Department. It is stated that they had a good effect in keeping traffic to the left-hand side of the thoroughfares mentioned.

To-morrow it is proposed to place posts hearing red discs in certain streets indicating that motor cars may he parked there.