DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] A VALUABLE BEQUEST. HASTINGS. .March 11. Details of a valuable educational bequest for the benefit of children in Central Hawke’s Bay. under the will of the late Mrs Lizzie Rathbone, of Waipawa, are announced. The Rathhone Bursary Fund lias been established for the purpose of providing educational allowance* in perpetuity, known as “Rathbone bursaries.” available to children of both sexes. To receive a bursary, cliidren must he resident in New Zealand, he under the age of 21 years, and over the age of 14. and must have obtained a Sixth Standard proficiency certificate in any public or private primary or high school In the district comprising the Waipawa County, north of the Waipawa liver, Patiingata County north of that river. Otane Town District, and Wai|>awa Borough, and must have been under regular instruction in one of these schools for six months. The bursaries are to he awarded as an aid to the maintenance and training of the bursars when they are attending any public or jirivate secondary school, technical school, college, or agricultural or other special school or college selected by the parent or guardian. The amount, and period of the tenure of each hursarv i.s to lie determined by the trustees after consideration of all the circumstances and financial needs of the bursar and of those responsible for the bursar's maintenance and education. All things being equal, preference is to he given to suitable applicants whose parents or guardians are jios.sessed ol limited means.

INCOME TAN RETURNS. INY ERC'A 11-I*l LI.. March 12. At the Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court. David W. Stalker was charged with having failed to make returns of income, as required by law. for the years 1920 to 1923. Defendant, who did not appeal]. entered a plea of guilty on each charge through his solicitor. His Worship convicted and fined defendant £lO on the first charge and £5 on each of the oilier three charges, with costs, making a total altogether of £39. STRANDED IN LONDON. DUNEDIN. .March 13. Enquiries at various shipping offices m New Zealand and Australia plainly s! on- that the British Empire Exhibition, to he opened in London in July is acting like a magnet in drawing Jieo,.'le of all ( lasses I .ondonwards. for the great fair. Iliere is evidence that many New Zealanders, with insufficient naans to maintain them, have gone to •Le old Country, several in theTf'eag-

elKoss to gel ihere. having worked their jatssAgo.s Home on liners, only to find tluil they cannoi get woik. I llev are Jiraet ieally stranded. The High Commissioner at London ('('marked the Minister of Internal Allah's. Mr Bollard) has cabled the Government about New Zealanders so .siluiiled, and has asked that some timely advice he published. Sir Janies Alien states that tic jirosl'c( i.s of obtaining work of any description. cither in the City of London, or pi connection with the Exhibition itsi if. arc exceedingly remote, and il is practically impossible to arrange for working passages hack to tin* Dominion. A- it is known that others in similar circumstance* have expressed their intention of fellowiiig the lead ol those wlin hare ahead) reached l.omloii it would he as well if they heeded the serio'is note of the High I 'nininissioner's warning, before embarking on the joitrne\ . unless, of course, they are assured of employment, and flic means for icI urn. LABOI’R WORLD. Wanganui. March 1.3. Tile local A.S.K.S. brunch has passed a resolution urging flic Executive to strongly oppose any attempt by the Railway Department to revert to the 18 hours a week. WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. LOAN AND .MERCANTILE REPORT WELLINGTON. M a tell 14. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Coy. report the fifth and final Wellington Wool sale was field to-day when the Company offered a catalogue of 17.50 hales, of which a total clearance Was elicited ill the sale room at values representing the [leak ol |iiices lor the present season. The aggregate (.tiering was smaller than anticipated and onlv 'JSiai hales were catalogued. There was a Mill attendance ol buyers, representiug all sections ol the trade. 7 lit* selection of wools was hardly up to the average, the hulk of the offerings being purchased on Bradford * account. ('oinpetilion was remarkably keen, halves shewing an appreciation from a penny to iwo-pcnce per pound. Lambs wool met with a strong demand and when bright, clean and tree from seed ruled at |iar to a penny higher. Enquiry lor hall-broils was good, hut the advance was most noticeable in medium and low crossbreds. ('lips classed by us in store met with an excellent reception and our binned wools, consisting of small clips and mixed bales sold remarkably well.

damage at wairoa. WAfROA. March 14. During the height of the recent storm Mr E. 11. Maeardle’s residence ai Wlmkatimhin was struck by lightning, causing a chimney to collapse and fall through the roof. The whole house was deluged with ram and much damage done. Large numbers of dead stock have been brought down the river and strewn along the beach. Blacks’ empty store at \\ aikokopn w;is Mown uver. PLEADS GUILTY. WOODY 11.1. E, March 1-t Herbert Rex Harrison, manager of the Wood villi' Motor Company, pleaded guilty to having attempted to burn the shop and dwelling in Vogel Street, the property of the Company. He was committed to the Supreme Court for