DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph--per press association.] THE NASH CASE. WELLINGTON'. Oct. 20. In the Nash ease the Court, decided that it had jurisdiction to deal with the nintter. hut adjourned it till Thursday for the cross examination ef witnesses. THE CENTRAL SCHOOL. IDEA BECOMING I’OJ’CLAR. WELLINGTON, October JO. The Hon. C. .1. I’air. .Minister of Education, who has ju.-t returned from a visit to tin l South reports that the idea of the cent in! or consolidated school which is being experimented with b,v the Government- is rapidly growing in favour in the country districts of the South Island. The school committees in that portion of the Dominion no longer appear reluctant io give up their small one teacher schools if they cun scenic letter education and a wider outh ok for tin- ( .hildl'di at a neighbouring consolidated school. The chief diflicnlty, however, yet to he overcome, is the question of transport, tint settlers in several pails of the Dominion are endeavouring to arrange a scheme by which this can he done salisfaetotiiy, Good serviceable vehicles have been devised in the form of commercial motor trucks with covered in bodies, able to transport thirty-six scholars, which is sufficient to make up the complement of an ordinary country school. If the contracts for conveying the children can he arranged at suitable price-, the system will he widely extended at nil early date. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. MANTEIiTO.X. October JO. Frederick Avery was committed for trial on a. charge of attempting io commit an ulffiiee on a hoy. NO FURTHER I)KV ; F 1.0 I’M I'.XTS. WANGANUI'. October 20. There i. no now developments in connection with the niurdei case. The best brains in the police force el ille Dominion are now concent ra fed here, working early and hue in the proic-s of gradually weeding out certain inlm--niatiou that has come lo hand. Oates continues to make good progress. His physical injuries are not so severe hut lie suffered greatly from nuvj'ial shock. He will pmbuhly H> able to leave his bed within a week RHODES S( HOI.AII SELECTED. WEI,I INgToN. 0,1. Robert Steven-on Aitken. ef Dunedill. has been chosen Rhode- sell Jar for |