DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

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PURCHASE OF A "WRECK

AUCKLAND, Sept. 19.

Mr \V. E, Year, who was engaged diving at the Wiltshire wreck, has purchased the leraaTns of the Wairarapa from the of Marine. The wreck lias been located in seven fathoms of water. Mr Year hopes to recover the manganese bronze propeller, valued at about £6OO, and other copper fittings. The Wairarapa was lost on the Great Barrier twenty-nine years ago.

ENTRANTS TO POSTAL SEBYICJ

ASHBURTON, Sept. 19,

The Rev Howard Elliott, speaking here, complained that while pupils aLtending State schools, who did not pass proficiency before the age of fifteen were barred from entering the Postal service, a special regulation permitted a pupil of Catholic or other private schools, who missed the certificate, to enter the set vice on a certificate of his teacher that the pupil passed an examination equal in all material respects to the proficiency tost. The Hon C. d. Parr and the Hon .). G. Coates wore considering the matter and the removal of the injustice was likely.

SOCIALISTS’ SI'XDAY SCHOOLS HYMNS OBJECTED TO. AUCKLAND, Sept. 18. At the conference of Die National Council of Women. Mrs Leech, of Dunedin, moved that all National Councils of Women in New Zealand should make enquiry into the existence in New Zealand of Socialistic. Communist, or Proletarian Sunday Schools, whether any of these exist in their particular neighbourhood, and if so whether the National Council of Women should take action. She quoted from a hook of Socialistic hymns containing the “Rod Flag” and ‘'When the Revolution Comes." and said she believed this sort of stuff was taught to children in So-ciali-,tic Sunday Schools in New Zealand. There were other hymns which wore equally furious. Mich as: ‘•We the Rebel Children Sing. Perish every court and King. We’ve a world to save again. In the revolution.”

It was felt lh,at this was a very serious matter for New Zealand, and the conference carried the Dunedin remit to have enquiries made in the matter of these alleged teachings. LLOYD’S AGENCY BUSY. WELLINGTON. Sep. 20. The local Lloyd's Agency (Messrs Dalgct.v and Company) have had a busy time of late. First the steamer Jersey City needed attention when her fire boxes fell down: then the C. and D. liner Port Auckland wirelessed that she was returning to Wclliguton from this side of Cape Horn, and came hack 2. SOP miles in order to have a fractured weallier-deck repaired. The decks ol I his Vessel had to be ripped up and new plates put in. Next Lloyd's surveyors reported that the liner .Marseillaise had suffered serious structural damage, and the vessel was detained at Wellington far about three weeks. Her fore peak was strained, she proved to have watev m the chain locker, and her steering gear was broken. Finally, the captain of the Dutch vessel Djumber notified from Auckland that he would require his vessel to he overlokcd on arrival at this port. Repairs were effected hero also, the deck being made watertight.

Alt these eases were in .consequence of heavy weather.

WHARF PILLAGE. WELLINGTON, Sep. 20. The following report, of the Importers’ and Customs’ Committee, with regard to the liability of the Harbour Board for pillage ol goods in wharf sheds, was adopted by the Wellington Chum her e! Commerce yesterday:--‘■This matter has been the subject of investigation lately in the light of same small claims made upon the Harbour Board for which they declined to accept rosp nisibility. The matter is one which. Irom ilir [.milt of view ol possible collusion ol olticials, should, we consider, he more definitely defined, and to that-end wo recommend that' the chamber first -obtain legal opinion as to the respective liabilities of the liarhour Board and of the shipping companies in respot V to such goods concerned. and we ask the council's authority to obtain such opinion. Thou, if need bo. stops could be taken so that some principle may be laid down.” NEXT POSTAL CONGRESS.

: WELLINGTON. Sep. 21. Tim next International I’oslal Con gross will be held at Stockholm. New Zealand will he represented by .Mi Markham. Secretary of the I’, and 'I . Department, who will leave in April. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. AUCKLAND. Sept. 17. The Special correspondent of the Auckland “Slur" telegraphs from Whangaiei that a man named J. W. George attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head with a icvolver in scrub near Awaroa, which is about live miles from Whangarei. It is surmised tlmt he lecovered consciousness, r.tul started out to get assistance, hut took a wrong direction, away from Whangarei. Mr Thomas (.'buries Holley, a settler, at Awaroa. states that lie was startled to see a man with a wound in his head staggering down the read. The mini asked for a t up of tea. and said he had tin cl nothing since midday on Sunday. Mr Holley took him in and attended to him as far as possible. The mail was given both tea and food, but eoukl swallow neither. Tlie man then told him that he had attempted, about five miles from Whangarei. to commit suicide, causing a wound on, the left side of -his temple with a revolver. He said he bad arrived in Whangaiei from Auckland, and that he was a stranger in a strange land, and his name .1. W. George. llis age was about 50. He had, lie said, shot himself on Sunday night, and the wound had exposed his skull. Mr lfolley communicated with the Whangarei police. The man was taken to the Whangarei Hospital, where he was attended to. TEACHERS FROM BRITAIN. DUNEDIN. Sept. 20. Tile Education. Board discussed the Department’s circular, stating that with the concurrence of the Boards, the Minister proposed to invite a limited number of certificated teachers from Britain to undertake service, chiefly in country schools. Mr Wallace (chairman) said that the supply from training colleges should meet the demand in three years. It was decided to inform the Department, that flic Board considered this matter was one for discussion at the approaching conference ot Boards.

CASE DISMISSED. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. 20 At the Magistrate's Court, before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., James Carrick McLennan, aged 41, postal officer, was charged with theft of a postal packet. After evidence Itad been heard, the Magistrate said he did not think the case was one to send on to a Jury, and" he dismissed it.