DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv TELKCIIAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] THE ARMS ACT. PA HIATT A. .Tunc 0. At the Magistrate's Court, William Greedy ivii< fined £1 ami costs for lending a registered penritle to 'William ■James Heard. The latter was fined a similar amount for borrowing the rifle from oreedy who on leaving the district lent the rifle to Heard. Atagisirate Free said that it appeared that the men did not know the fundamental principle of the Fire Arms Act. in that a permit was required to deal with arms. (a .V Cf.CB CHAMPIONSHIPS. AUCKLAND. .Tune 0. At the championship meeting of the Xcw Zealand (fun Club Association, b. |>. Hughes and J. Williamson, of Auckland tied for first place with 20 kills cut of a possible of 21. They divided the money. The shoot off resulted in Hughes taking the 20 guinea gold medal. The following tied for third place. King, of Waihi. Stead of Christchurch, Whittle of Stratford, Xitz of AfastcrI ton. and Clinch of Horopito. In the j shoot off Xitz won. | MORE POWER NEEDED. ! TIM Alt C. June o. I At a meeting of the South Canterj bury l’ower Board to-day. a long lej port was received from Mr .). R. Teilij plin, consulting engineer, on the inii mediate demand for power in South I C'anterhury, with estimates of the cos j of reticulation ami of the probable : vciiu ’ derivable. The present detni-'.l | lie climated at 2.‘?0() h.p. The icp.nt | iva.: considered in detail, and was lii.-it- ! itii: lll ■ :1 y adopted. A committee vaj appointed to go to t Tinsti hurch a. 1 | interview file Government electric d I cil cials. with a view to gaining fur-

ther information on various points, and particularly to urge on them Hat S 't|. Canterbury he given mote .hall !).-)() h.p. at present promised from hike (uh'idge. ami which t i- mid will not likely he increased il'ir’-ng the next foili vears. It was emphasised that this supply would he hopelessly inadequate no* the demand, and it was said that if the Waimakariri scheme does not proceed, 10,!J()() h.p. could lie jirolitably obtainetl from Lake Teknpo, half of it to be disposed of in North Cauteibury. AFRICAN VETERANS. WF.U.INCTDN, June 2. Tic Prims Minister has scnl the following message to the secretary of ihc D;,minimi branch of the South African Veterans" Association on the occasion of ike anniversary of the peace of Veroctugiog I is with just iii./iblo pride that New Zealand Souih African war veterans celebrate to-day the twenty-first anniversary of the peace of Yorconiging. The event which is to he so fittingly celebrated is of lasting importance. Tt signalises the first occasion upon which New Zealanders went abroad to fight with their kinsmen of the Motherland for the British Empire, and with their loyalty inspired those thousands oi

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men who followed in the Croat War. It revives in the memories of the profile the worthiness of the part these .gallant men played for liberty, justice, ami honour, and, again, the memory o; those who foil with laurels thick upon them. i do mil think that Oetipber 21st. IS! 10, when the first lonlingent sailed lor Soutli Africa, will even lie rgutlen j n this Dominion. The rounding of the call in New Zealand was eagerly responded to, and when peace came KKW stalwart men bad left for the veldt to uphold the interests ami prestige of their country.' Mi thoughts go out to those whose sons a"no i with ir today, and with ret !- ings ol the deepest sympathy I shat, "it ft the men who arc with us the loss 0.l their comrades. The anniversary ah- 1 serves to remind ns that (he two nations then at enmity with each other are now united by ties of mutual respect and esteem, and that, as cifjns of one Empire, they fought side by side in lhe late war. This is an assurance that the men who now sleep peacefully hcnerifli the veldt did not die in vain. The great ideal for which • uey died has been realised in the union of ihc two races and the strengthening of the Empire, and while we remain loyal to the principles <d truth, justice, and liberty w’e may place our reliance in the trust that ‘l’rovidence who shapes our ends rough, hew them as we will’ will not desert us.”

A GENEROUS OFFER. DUNEDIN. June .1. A' itii regard to the Yale Observatory oiler to provide a telescope for an observatory in New Zealand. Mr J. C F'egg states that a promise of L'Fioo towards the fund lias been made by a New Zealand gentleman who desires for the present to lip anonymous. The conditions he attaches are:—(l) That the observatory he in the South Island, and (2) that the balance of the amount required for the scheme be subscribed in NAv Zealand. Dr Schlc-singc-r, of ’talc, estimates that the cost to New Zealand of the building and equipment should lie about C9OOO. which would approximately equal the cost to Yale of the telescope and accessories. Auckland has recently taken an interest in this scheme, and the City Council has voted C'3ooo to become available if the telescope is located in Auckland. Otago is undoubtedly superior to Auckland in the conditions required for telescopic work, and it is to be hoped that the opportunity will not be allowed to go by through apathy here.

The forthcoming visit to Dunedin or the Prime Minister and other Ministers of the Crown should afford an opportunity of bringing the matter under their notice. A strong feeling exists that the ncca.siun is a favourable one for the initiation of an observatory which would he served by what Dr Schk-singer describes as “one of the finest telescopes astronomy has at its disposal.” The telescope, which is of 2o.)in aperture, is already in the course of manufacture, and should be finished this year. The matter of its destination alone awaits decision.

“NOT .MERE COGS.”

HART) WORDS FOR COATAICXTSTS. AVECbIXGTOX, June 2. In ii statement concern me co-opera-tivo works. Alr R. Semple, lender of the Orongoorcngo tunnelling party, claimed that the completion of the work between Easter and Christmas would constitute an Australian and Xew Zealand record for such undertakings. At his party’s speed the Otira Tunenl would have lieen driven in five years, instead of the Public Works Department’s twelve. He also pointed out a dean accident sheet at Orongoorongo, whereas at Mangnhao last year eight men wore killed, one blinded and two blown up. ’“A Tory small section of working people. ‘Communists’ they style themselves,” said Air Semple, ‘‘say that by adopting this principle I fester the vicious idea of speeding up. That is bunkum. The men on the job have an incentive to work. They have responsibility and are not mere cogs.”