DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TEX.EGII.VPII PEIi PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

AN AMERICAN’S TRIBUTE. AUCKLAND, March 17. “What has impressed me most in New Zealand ” asked Dr F. T. Emerson, of Boston, a delegate to the recent Medical Conference, in the course of a very friendly speech at the Auckland Rotary Club’s luncheon, at which ho and Dr T. Hubbard, of Toledo, Ohio, were the principal guests. “When I was asked tho question,” continued Dr Emerson, “I aide-stepped it in Yankee fashion. But T am going to tell you 'that when I left the States I thought I always had a certain pride of birth and of ancestry, but T bad to come to New Zealand to be more proud that my forbears were of good old English stock. (Applause). One tiling here that has appealed to me in going round this part of your country, and specially in going from one private house to another, was to hear so many people say that they hoped next year to go “Home.” That is a very ordinary expression with us. hut think of the meaning of it with you. There is only one place on God’s pedestal that can be called ‘home.’ This sentiment certainly speaks of tbe loyalty of the people of New Zealand to England, to their motherland. It also speaks of the homogeneity ol the population of the Dominion. I do not think the same could he said of any people in any other part of tbe world. In the United States we have that same loyalty, but T think it is rather misunderstod. We are a cosmopolitan people. To understand our polities it is necessary to remember that we have some States with a very large foreign population. They take to polities as a duck to water. They are riot friendly to England, and they make quite a noise, hut the sympathy of the great mass of the people is loyal to England, and I think that if any great cause ol civilisation should require championship, the Stars and Stripes will be found floating with the Union -lack.” (Applause).

CHARGE OF THEFT FROM PARTNER. WELLINGTON, March 17. David Borne, a carpenter, aged 13, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court this morning with the theft of £l5O in money from his partner, Frederick Newman. Accused was arrested as a stowaway on the ship Hesperian hound for San Francisco on Saturday. He was remanded to March 26th. A QUESTION OF PAY. NAPIER, March 17. Men engaged by the Vacuum Oil Company and British Imperial Oil Company to stack cases of oil from the City of Eastlrourue and Physa in stores ceased work at norm today and rot used to continue till paid the same rale as waterside! s. 2s Cd per hour, instead of Is 1 Ld, the award rate for store workers. Both companies referred Hie matter to their offices in Wellington, and the latter company advised the agents to accede to tho men’s request in order not to delay the Phvsa further. The men resumed at 3.15. The A acuum Oil Company’s agents have not yet received definite instructions, but it is anticipated that work will be resumed on their vessels in the morning.

TA'f.riv OF WIRELESS!. AUCKLAND, March 17. 'flic value of wireless in cases of emergenev was demonstrated at Ashburton on a recent .Sunday. A patient in the local hospital was dan porously ill and it was desired to summon his daughter, who was in Auckland. As the Telegraph Office was closed, the friends of the sick man resorted to wireless in an endeavour to got a message through. A low powered broadcasting plant was the only one available, and from it the urgent appeal was sent out. Someone, evidently an amateur, in Wellington picked up the message. From that city a telegram was sent to Auckland at 0.10 p.m., one hour before the express left for the south. The .tuckland telegraph officials succeeded in communicating by telephone with the fad.v to w hom the message was addressed She was thus able to catch the train though unfortunately her father died on the Monday, and she reached bis bedside too late. She is now desirous of thanking the unknown person in Wellington who forwarded the message.