DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] THE RENT QUESTION. DUNEDIN, February U. Further as to the Arbitration Court's recent announcement and the rjoimler by NJr .M’Nasli, it is pointed out by an expert in legal arbitration matters that the Court is unlikely to reply. .Mr M’Xash having no status as a representative ot any union before the Court. This expert, however. points out that, even if the Court had worked on tlie average rents, as disclosed by the index returns. the minimum wage worker- could not he prejudiced l*ocaii.e the principal reason of the inU> euraey <>i the returns, so far as they relate to average rents, is that they mciude so large a proportion of the older and less desirable, houses, which is the class the minimum wage worker is most likely to inhabit, so that if the Court had used the average rents -m-h corker would have been allowed an average rent for exactly the class of | house he occupied. As things stand, b. winking on a percentage system ihe ( .nil t gave him the advantage to which, n full statistical information was available, ho would net Le entitled. THE NAVAL VISIT. \\ M.i.I.INCTIV.V, Eeb. 1! The present year is proving to be an interesting cue for New Zealand from a Naval point of view. East week tlie Japanese training squadron visiied Wellington, and another visitor shortly will be the Ii.M.A.S. "Meb I no." the Flagship of the Koval \u Indian Navy. The .Melbourne will arrive at Auckland on February 2E and will reach Wellington mi Felumurv 2!l.

It though! i!i;ii Rear Admiral Ad- • 1 i—<iii t !-’ll -1 Naval Member < l l the ! 'ouuunuwi-;i 11 h Navy Board) will come P, tin I)<>i nin ion in ilh' .Melbourne. li will In' remembered thai il was tin- .Melbourne which I'CM'tled till' (Tt’W of Hit' 11. ■ !t-n K. Stirling when that vessel was sinking ofl’ the Three Kings some lime ago. LIBERAL PARTY EXECUTIVE MKKT. WELLINGTON. Eebniary 11. A meeting ill' 1 | lie exeelllne of til" l.iheral-l.ahoui- Parly occupied the whole nl to-day Mr T ,M. Wilfnril t Leader of the (> ]llki> i l ion ) presided. Alter perusing reports from various hraucltes of the Eedera t ion thoue'ltout New Zealand, and having stateitietits I nun meiithers of the Kxeeuiivv. lie' follow mg memorandum was authorised h r |>u 1 -Ii: ation: "That. re|iorts dearly and definitely show that there is intense di -- sa tisl'act ion through, out New Zealand with the Yla-sey (in vernn ten t. wind: I- now known to he a spent foree. as It has generally failed to u,.vl ihe tv-quireim-uls in' the pc pie. A i liaoge of Government would he Welcome: that a iavoni aide and loiitident report was a!~o n reived from .supporters in vurieiis ~.,i;si it Iteueie- le-UHying to the glow in- -i length o, th • Li' end•! .aLor !'.o i i 1 1 was re.-olted i hoi i \ igorou? ea in ]>ai go I" undertaken t h run; dioul il" i liiiei hy ill" P -ader and luetu- !, , - of I, party." ;.i r .iouat hall Treeilcc, I Plesideiil ' ami Mr P.ih - oi i Vi. c-President ) of the Au.klaiid l.ihel'ald.ahour ked- i ahull, interviewed the EwuLß. 1 v.oh i ~'P'l ''.lee to tile complete ul'p'i u isa I ion i l l |ln iO'khi ml pi ovil’rr loi the tempi" i .imp.ipm ' heir \' it a 'ld loir e|f"!-- of ro.ojiet-'.i-M were I at 1; :IP '", ml d. DETERMINED SUICIDE. AUCKLAND. Keb. 11. A determined .-uienh m'linwl PoilSO'.ikv. v here I lie holy o| a 0.. a v,. found ct!:j.\ muni 1 rme , tree en a ejitf lee a pita <• • : wire from a cliches line. Thft deceased was \\ tlliniit Cain, a single man. ai.d a htbeuiror. a.hoiil :id, who arrived from Kngland about a year ago. It is stated that a | man saw Cain either fail or jump over j a dill, a drop of 'Jo to ill) feet, ahoitt j A.All p.m. Beyond a scratch oil the arm Cain w:is tilthu ll . Within three quarters of an hour Ins hndy wait found. si Al l-: MINKS ('<>-(>!’■ PROI’ ! 'SAI.S. WELLINGTON. Pel). IK In eouneeliun w ith the proposals recently put before tlm Stale Miners’ ITiion lor the working of Ike whole, nr a section, ol the State Mines 0.. the e, "operative basis. the HldorKc,aviary for Mines.. Mr W. R. kmihall, will visit lhe West Coast next week. While in Greynioulli. he will make enquiries from the I uion as lo what tl’.ev intend to tin in the tiiaUer. ami secure a derision one wav or the other.

STUXG TO DKATH. CHUT.ATCHUHCH. Feh. M. Kour draught- horses, owned by -Ml’ Hut'll 1 lanna, a i.-irinor M Sultoii. v.oro sttuifr lo *lo : .th l.y bees tills morning. II mm a was driving a live-horse team along tllf road. win'll .1 lx >iltcolonies of bees 101 l till'd' ,livos n section adjoining tin- road- iUU •' tucked the ten in ■ Though bank M'Wg himself. Hamm liberated the leaders, which Imltcd for their stables, hut the three other horses were blinded >nstantlv. and were stung to death m the chains- , One of the horses that were I red died before reaching the stah.es. nil. the other is m a critical .-ondil<oi.. The only reason that can he ass,trued from this vicious attack i“ Hull the iuinov in the hives was removed two ~,„[ Hie bees were still alien n't their loss. As Hanna is only a small fanner, hi- loss is heavy. EDUCA'I lON SYSTEM CTI fTICTSI-.n. OI’IXIOX OF AJICHBTSHOP Ai.i.x XIX. DrXKDIX. Feh. I'd\rclibishop Mailin';, strongly critici »nl tlie educational system ol Australia -i.d Xew Zealand in an address last veiling. lie said it was a shame that Catholics had to support their own sifools v ithout help iroin t*e I >ls Il< wlicn t’athulics had paid their share of the taxes and then because of taeir conscientious religious comic they sent their children _to schools, every brick of "hu h the.. ... • .j c for out of their own pockets, he ,i.;,| not know of how many millions imAustvalains had been robbed by tins luminous practice- Some peot-le ta.kocl a; it the pemd days were over, hut £ Pct were not over in Xcw Zealand or Australia. and never would be until the Catholics removed tile crushing >«•- ,1,-n which they had borne for the last -a, vc-,;s. Th.ev were paying for taeir rela'iou.s convictions. The pill might he t'i'ded hut they were taking n Hie same. They were acting up to their convictions and had schools m Australia and in New Zealand which thev were proud 01.

j A p FLEET AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND. Feh. V2. The Japanese fleet berthed at ten this morning. The flagship Yakumo is along the new Princes wharf, and the Awatea is in the stream. The forenoon was occupied by official visits between the Admiral, Governor-General, citv and port officials.