LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1924, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

The inspection of the railways in the Island by the .Minister (the lion. ,J (•'. (nates) and departmental officers was completed on Snlutday, when the flirty returned to Christchurch. In rollv to on inquiry by a “Lyttelton '1 >.c.'’ reporter regarding the date when the South Island development |... po-.als would la* announced, the Minis!,.-. ...I In; would make an announcemold, as soon as he possibly could. lie (ould not indicate when that would be a*, there was still a fair amount of work to be done in tile matter, ’l .ie Minister anil Messrs MeVillv and Jones went on to Wellington by Saturday’s fc-rry boat. The .Senate of the New Zealand Uni\crsitv which has been in session at ( hristoliurih since February 13. concluded the business on Saturday. During the discussion many important sub-j-'cts came under review, m his annua', address, the Chancellor (Froiessor J. Macmillan Brown) urged Llie necessity id Gaining specialists in agriculture, and a subject related to Unis was tin: siecial report oil the facilities at the Canterbury Agricultural College, Lined i". Further consideration will bo given to this matter. The question of spiel'd! schools and the debate on the proposal to adopt an accrediting system in lit matriculation, weie other features of the business The. Senate also stated its obic lions to the sug-

gestion that tin* number of professors on flu: Senate should he reduced. 'I i,.* "joy-rider." of whom the motorist' lives in something akin to dread, is si.il active in Aueknnd, and til. swilclikev i v - as necessary as ever (remarks the “Ftar '). Two cars were burrowed last week by some irresponsible pci's-.aiis. but both were lecovered by I In* police, one slightly damaged. Strange as ii may seem people are, as a result indisposed t-u give the police information when inquiries are being made relative to missing ears. Motorists give every assistance, hut those who have never owned a cur seem to look upon joy-ruling as a sort of jot. for which offenders should not he punished. This makes the work of the police very difficult. A Wellington correspondent states:

-Manv thousands of spectators witnessed the unique procession in conliei tion w ith the jubilee ceuebrations •u honour of Archbishop Redwood. A procession formed at the north end of AYellington traversed the principal streets to St. Patrick’s College, where in an elevated position beneath a Hagstaff carrying the New Zealand ensign an altar had been erected. The spacious grounds were crowded with Catholics, distinctive colour features in the great gathering being provided by i*i sigma of various orders. A proetsfcie.n of the Blessed Sacrament, which entered the grounds from Buckie Street Church, brought into present-day ceremonial a medieval tone, the Bishops wearing, richly worked capes, and the priests being in dalmatics antf chasubles as well as the more familiar surplice. The Blessed Sacrament was borne by Archbishop Redwood under a white and gob! canopy. His Grace conduettd the Benediction service, his voice being heard plainly over a wide area. Ancient hymns and chants were sung impressively by the thousands who participated. The service culminated with the hvmn “Faith of Our Fathers.”