DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

■ ■ ‘ ’' l [BY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AIEAT FOR FAR EAST. ASHBURTON. July 2. The Mid-Cnnterbury Farmers' Union recently advocated that the Unions should donate to the Government 200 ctittle for testing the Singapore mid Eastern markets for canned meat. Alt interim reply intimated that the Government would prohahly dispatch an official to investigate the market. The Union President. Air G. W. I.eadley. chairman of the \\ heat Boa-rd has now received further correspondence from Air Collins, Secretary to the Industries Depai tmeiit, who discussed the matter "it i an experienced Eastern representative. Mr Collins considers the opening ,-i can tied meat Cade with China as encouraging, and has little doubt it th,- 200 cattle arc donated, the Government c.uld arrange freezing and marketing. Air Collins supplies figures of the growth of Australian exports to the Fast in the last four years, slit wing raj id increases in butter, bacon, frozen incut, condensed mJk. Ilnur, biscuits, cattle and horses. Ihe union was greatly imj ressetl and resolved to per-evere "itn the s.ticme. y, iI'NG SI.Y-GROGGER. WANGANUI. July 2. As the sequel to a ::: n 1 by tile polite on a Chinese fruit -hop mi Friday evening, a diniininive Chinese, aged 15 named W-uig It'iig, ":;s charged at the Color to-day with selling liquor v.itiioiil a license, and also with .supplying liquor to a native. The , Use ar used a good t| of publie interest, as did also the nio-t strik-

nc-c liquor. The , left'll' !a n t who pleaded guilty, said he had bought the business for £,OO. the previous owner advising Inn to -ell the liqtii r to the .Maoris. Evidcu, e "as given that since May 20th. the defendant had been siqqilied I.y a whole-,'!,' house with two cases of gin. , a-e of " iii.-ky. and two dozen The Magistrate. Mr Barton, in lining lhe defendant £35 and costs £2 12s. said the youth's luriinver had I'viileutly ! ,ee 11 cui-i'leraijle. FKF.F KINDERGARTENS. WELLINGTON. June 2d. A deputation to tile Minister of Education. the lion C. J. Pair, urged ail in, rea e in the Government grant to free kindergarten schools I rum £3 2s (id to £1 per head, aino'intiug Lo at,out C Ii:;> : per annum extra. It was staled that six schools were affected, with all aicrage alleidaine ot !I‘23S. Salaries paid were -n small that only women devoted to the cans.,- would work for Llielll. Replving I" the deputation. Air Parr -aid he r. cogni-ed l iiat the kindergarI, r system had obtained a well-recog-uiscd .-nni w eil-dclineil position in the edimal ion plain of the Dominion. Anytoils wdio knew anything abiuil kindeigaiien 5,1i0.,1s mu-t have sympathy with tin- nhjects of llic as's,u-,ati.o,. Kindergartens had ievoliilionise,l the met Iniils of early ciucat inn anil ciiahlcd a , liilil to Icai'ii while al jilay. licit walk,. best way for a child to learn. *'! have nothing but sympathy for the associa lion wliieh is doing sueh great work." -aid the Aliiii-lir. “Ihe G,i\'•rum,oil. now pays jier relit, on the i ~!' ail building'. ,'reeled by associations. and in addition give- a siib--;,!y of 25s in the i'l oil private subscriptions. Capitation amounts to 2s i>,l p.-r head ol average at.tend.n„.e The siigge-tion is that the Lit - le: a- should he raised to £!. That j., a matter tor the Finaiice .Mmi-ter, win, in things like l hi- i- <mr last re--nrt." | j |r a wra'jv :M I cnilimut' :*i in.‘p kui - (Ifcurirluii (•-1 a !)li>liu<l i‘i 'l'-' four uuiti r.'s u;j> i 1.0 :ivur:i,:u 'Wis ■ ti ..,v, {! .r j ; ,>i year i in- (lownmtonl emit i!b,:i d £22S! to sehools and private -• übseript ions amounted t" £3182. "Il Government contribution- could b,. j i |, v a nolle r L'inCi it would I . v well -pent. 1 don't ,lcn\ |' (!••-ir ■ i> xpress my iiiilebtedne.'S to nidi non men like yourselves who are j»w----.,1 tl , devote so muck time to tins e bb' work. You .-mild not be better ,*'iii|;i-• As | said before, y.mr rc-,,u,--i i- a matter for the 1' malice Minister, and I will how far the Colon,mm,l "dl £-■ Vo,i can depend lip in me to place the bo-t. possible a,'guilt. -Ills lie fore Cabinet 111 lb,, endeavour to -cure -mile nu reuse ‘be

CHARGED Will I THEFT. ( !lllis!'('HUi:ril. July 3. Edward 15, van CaiT -r. aged niuet. en. . barged with the thcil. a- postal nlhcci at | (annicr. of the -um of £25. the property of th- Postmaster-General, was remanded for a wick. the smallpox cask. HAMILTON- July 3. A private cable received states that ill-- appeal ill the Smalllichl case has I allow,-,! by the Privy Council, ana Ikc original judgment of Mr JosOv-' Stringer restored, giving All's Mini IItelJ judgment for i'Ht.OO against the I I -urauve Company in connection v. UU lie death of her husband.

DAIRY INSTRUCTION. HAMILTON. July 3. Ti e s-'liool for the dairy instruction of nOrnror- has oocucl.ar the Hu-k„,-a Farm. About iorly -Sew /calami ,-operative Dairy Companies' Distructors graders and facto." employees are