DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[bt Tr.LEOitArn—per press association.] OTAGO EX-SOLDIERS PROTEST. DUNEDIN, Aug. 11 At a meeting of the Soldiers’ Executive, strong exception was taken to the pensions legislation which was compared unfavourably with the old Act. It was declared that the Government had simply rushed through a piece of "window dressing,” without giving the associations an opportunity to consider it. A resolution on those lines was passed, also a resolution ex pressing determination to continue tinfight for more equitable consideration.

BOY DROWNED. ALA 11 TON. Aug. 13

Gibson Hoy. aged 13, was washed from his hor.-e and drowned while attempting to cross Rangitikei River near Barowamn. The body has not been recovered. SOCCER FOOTBALL. WELLINGTON. August 11. Following the public’iti.on of the message that a visit of the Chinese Soccer team to New Zealand depended on the New Zealand officials, and that the team wore prepated to make the trip if an itinerary were speedily arranged lor them. Air B- L. .Salmon, I secretary of the New Zealand Football Association Council) yesterday cabled to Australia asking for the conditions and dates. Mr Salmon states that a great majority of the affiliated associations etc very keen on a tour of New Zealand by the Chinese team. One association has already approached the New Zealand Football Association with a view to running the tour if neeessarv. ADYKNT OF WIRELESS. AUCKLAND, August 13. “Well, the only thing to say is that siiue Marconi made his discovery, more deep Sea cables Ilian ever have been laid.” This was the nn-wer of Air H. G. Clark on hoard the cable-laying steamer Stephen this morning, when IK* was asked about the effect of the advent of v.nelc.-s upon coean cable. Air Clark is .supervising engineer of the Telegraph Const ruction and Alaintenance Company. "liich has just made a very successful job of duplicating the Suva-Auckland calde. AYhen tho marvels of v.irele-s were noised abroad, many people jumped to the conclusion that the days ol the submairne cable were numbered, and that in a few years miles of disused cable rotting at the bottom ol tho son would ho all that would ho lolt ol tho wonderful system that ha- reticulated the seven seas since that lung ago day when the immense Grom Eastern laid the fit si cable between England and t..c United States. Bui exports have alwavs held other views, and li there is one job in the worhl that is an expert's job. it is this cable business. On the other hand, ho" ever, it is not altogether a technical point that decides the question bet ween the wire and the wireless.

Air Clark pointed out that the Suva to Auckland duplication which has just been completed was the lourtoonth trip on duplicating work that the Stephen had made since 1919. and the I olograph. Consti notion and Alainieunitoe Company's Coloiiia, a much higgler vessel than the Stephan, had nisi tniu--1 lets d a. new cable between Colombo and Riming. There were, in fact, more cables to-day than ever there were, and there would he more still. Explaining the rea-on, Mr ( lark said wirclcs.- \\;s not suitable Irani a commercial point e! vie"'. A' an instance, lie nave the (•use of a man "ho "anted to give his principal a tip to buy. say. a. certain line ol rubber shares. If such a message wore sent by cable, it, was read by the operators and those two were the only p •r.-olis outside the sender and hi- principal v ho handled the message. 11l commercial matter:, secrecy was essential, and lor that reason cable would hold its own against v. iroles.'.

FRENCH .MISSION'S GIFT

WELLINGTON. August |3.

When the French Mission, under GenI Ban. visited New Zealand, they gave a. sum of £IOO to he utilised for a deserving purpose in the discretion of the Government. The amount was invested by the Alinister-in-C'hargc ni AY in- | 'elisions (Sir Heaton Rhodes), and i- producing i u annual return el about £3O. which has been given each

year to a soldier's widow on the i-eeom-nionclation of the War Peii-'oiis Hoard. The Minister is in receipt of following Utter of acknowledgement I coin G.-m-ral P.m: “i send you my best thanks for advising me Dial the \S ar Pen-ion- Board has this year selected \] rs ..... a- recipient of the < hristms-s „j|[- ~| £:«». I read with great emotion tin- little grateful letter written by her. and I wrote to her directly. £ * peep very good remembrance of my visit to New Zealand four year- ago. and I am always happy to bear Imm the Dominion, where 1 hrd a so kind and -o pleasant welfare.” death of OLD people. ASHBURTON. Aug. 1-7. A liarve-t of old age >s mning here. Thirteen inmates of tin- Taiiranga Old Men’s Home died during the last twelve days, out or n total complement ol 112. The late winter and spring usually uslu-rs out many old people, but the present number is abnormal. The aggregate ages of thirteen is H’-n, the average being slightly mcr si.

OBITUARY

WELLINGTON. Aug. 1-7

Obituarv- .Mrs A. E. Donne, wife <u the Seeretarv of the Wellington M oolloii Company, fn her early life devel pod a very ‘in • soprano voice v.ld.h made her well-known m Australia and New Zealand and was oi-nerallv believed to have been capable of bringing her still more lame it she had camd to exploit it. Later her threat failed her. and she had not been heard in public for many years. Her sister is the wife of W. S. Percy, the well-known comedian.

SUPREME COURT

AUCKLAND. August 1

\t the Supreme Court .lames ( lia.s. Ci Icord. aged twenty, for indecent behaviour in a picture house, was sentenced to two years' reformative Treatment. A similar sentence was impo-cd on Thu-. I Lii i v Wise, who stole furniture valued ‘at over £lOll from a l:,,ti-e in Giey Lynn during the ownt*r'< THREE KING’S LIGHT. AUCKLAND. August 10. For over twelve years the Auckland Merchant Service (luild has conducted an agitation with tin- object ot hating a light placed in the 111 fee King-. I p till now the Minister of '.Marine has refused to accede to the demand. To-day Uk- Guild received a eommunii-ation from Hon. Ander- n. Minister of Marine stating it is proposed to make ptuvi-ion on this years estimate- foi the light.