DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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OBITUARY. NELSON. June 11

The death of .Mr R. Rieharson, nil elderly man, is reported. Deceased was it retired solicitor, and formerly of Auckland and Hamilton. He was found dead in bed. He lived Icy himself, and he complained during the last few days of inlltienza and pains in the head. An inquest is to be held.

C.J.C. CHAIRMAN. CHRISTCHURCH. June 11

.Mr George Gould Inis been elected Chairman of the Canterbury Jockey Club, and Messrs .1. Grigg and (I. Could leave been appointed the Club’s delegates to the New Zealand Racing ('onlerenee.

DANXEVIRKE Y. POVERTY HAY DANNEVIRKE, June 11

The Danncvirko Sub-union Rugby representative- j clayed. for the first time, the Poverty Lay touring team on Rugby Park, ill the presence of a fair number ol spectators. An interesting, iast game resulted in a victory for the visitor- bv 22 tcoints to 11.

CAPTAIN AND VICE-CAPTAIN WEI.I.INCTON. June II

The New Zealand Rugby I'nion tonight appointed C. Iladeley (Auckland) as captain and J. Richardson (Southland) its vice-captain of the All Black team, which is to go to Australia. The captain and vice-captain of the team which is to lour England will Ice appointed alter the return ol the team I tom Australia.

EXCEEDED EX-LEALFE .MEN. A FCK LAND, June 11

The Rugby I'nion Management Committee hits decided to take steps to call a meeting ot the delegates of the Now Zealand l ninn to reconsider their decision to exclude reinstated players h'l’lii the selection lor the All Blacks.

CAWTHRON TRrST Itll.L. NELSON. June 12

At the Nelson Harbour Hoard meeting a motion was moved approving the Cawthron Tru.-t liill. An amendment -troiigly disapproving wa- 10.-t on the 'listing vote ol the Chairman and the motion was carried on the voice*. SAMOAN ROY THRASHED. A FCK LAND. June 12. Anne J. Stewart Hill wa- charged al the Police Court with assaulting a '•imoiiii boy whom the aeettsed and her husband brought to Auckland '■bout eighteen mouths age. Mr Hill having been several vear- in charge of lit.' Samoan plantation- under !ho X .Z. dovertimeiil. The hoy said, ill evidence, that he was about 20 years ol age. At one olaee where lie resided with .Mrs Hill lie was beaten with the end of a tyre with wires in it. He denied he had stolen anything or given other cause lor punishment. On May 27th at 1 1 .510 •t.m. lie went into accused's bedroom, Mr- Hill having told him tic inform her when certain work wa- done. He lon ice! interfering with the bedclothes. When Mr- Hill came downstairs ho Wa- thrashed. The accused had thrashed him lor not telling the truth, lie did not eomiclain about that, lie was well fed. The accused ill evidence stated she had on many orca-inns caught the boy -lealing. Referring to the bedroom' "(•ourreiiro she said tile buy was ia"l illocl to lie cheeky and she called her husband. She out the buy with a whip wherever she cecilcl. "I gave him c guud thrashing ami I would do it again. I did not know the whip was steel lined and wa- sorry about that." -aid the accused. Mr Poynton. S.AI., said if the wire in the whip had struck the boy in the eye lie would have lost Ills eye. The treatment he had re''' b'“'l eunlcl not be dinned in ben /.calami. It might have been the custom in Samoa under tlie German*. The Magistrate imposed a line of L'lll. half ol which would go to tlie Samoan bov and two guineas ru-t.*. MATERXI I V HOSPITALS. HEALTH DEPARTMENTS POLICY. DAXNEYIIIKE, June 12. speaking at a ( cinl'cl'cnee with the Waipawa Hospital Hoard. Doctor \ allintine. Diieelnr-I letieral of Hospital-.

id thill nothing called for more at

leiilion mi the part ol Hospital Boards than the 11 ue-tion ol the erection ul maternity homes in connection with the Hospitals of llie Dominion. Now the policy of the Deartment was to encourage the Boards to erei t ternity hospitals in eonneetion with their institutions. Il was high time that something tangible was done to meet the need- of maternity. Ihe birth rate is now nothing what il ought to ir... The Department- had in view the extinguishing ol all private maternity Hospitals in favour ol institutions controlled by Hospital Board'. Mateluily was only a natural prnee-s and therefore it was necessary to have thoroughly up to date hospitals where the women would feel that they were receiv-

ing proper attention. RACIN') AND I’RDI I i BITIOX. COI'XCII. OF Cll FI! Cll KS BESOM' I'loXs. WEI.I.IXOTOX. IJ. Tlie Dominion executive of the Council of Churches ol ( hri.'t met here, re-pres.-ntai ices being present Hum every area. A resolution was carried, that this column f representative- of the A"ia*ialed Churches of Christ enters its emphatic protest against any further racing permits being granted, and calls upon the Oiiverunicut to enforce the law against honkmakor.s. and lurther asks that an early opportunity lit' given tn the people to veto the totalisator. A resolution was also pa-.-ed against the corporate (tintml proposition which is being circulated m the interests of tin- liquor trade and declares that: (1) Corporate control would he entirely unacceptable as a solution of the problem of the liquor traffic; (2) If corporate control should become operalive il would be lbe means ~| more -ociirclv 'hackling the liquor iralln- noun the e immunity without giving an assurance ol nuv abatement of it' evil': (Ul There has not yet been taken Hi New Zealand an equal and unequivocal vote on the continuance of the liquor traffic, in that temperance reform has always been handicapped hy either an artificial maturity or a three issue ballot paper: i ll That provision should be made for a two is'iie ballot paper for use tit the next licensing polls and members of Parliament representing doctorates within the area are hereby urged to use their best endeavour to secure a measure ol justice. It was resolved that copies of these resolutions he sent to the Prime Mi»Ner, Mr Willnrd and Mr Holland. MR MASSEY AT HAW ERA. lIAWKRA. June 12. Tlie Premier. Mr MaS'C.v. .in.vd'd a Memorial Arch in the presence ol a large eatlieriiig yesterday alternocui. Afterwards Mr Massey received a number of deputations in camera. The Premier was entertained :U a private dinner hy the Memorial Committee. afterwards mcetiPß members, of tlie Reform Forty.