DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

nv TKI.F.GUAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPTRIC.JIT. OA.MA It F’S PROGRESS. OA-MAHF. September 3. A poll of latejuiycr.s to-day carried hy a large majority, loan proposals in respect of drainage, water reticulation, aid .street improvements, and machinery. the amounts aggregating Cl-7,000. WOMEN’S CI,FI! HOW. WKI.IdXOTOX. September In the at lion, Mrs Ann Henderson against the I‘ionecr Club, in which the | lainlill' proceeded against the t'luh for £27,(1 for wrongful expulsion. Justice S,almond recently agreed as to the wrongful expulsion, and ordered .Mrs Henderson's name to he re-enrolled as a member. The question of damages came up at the Supreme Court to-day. The Cluli had laid £'i~> into Court. The Judge awarded this as damages.

MOTIONS ADOPTED. OFNFDIN. September d. The following motions were adopted at the Golifoieme ot ihe National Council of Women to-day: - That the Council deplores the system of competitive examination as a te.st of .secondary education, extent in recommended case, or for students going oil to the university.

That the Council resist- any attempt to introduce compulsory domestic and care of infants training for girls only, into the jiriniary schools.

That jirisoners committed to gaol for short terms for non payment of maintenance ho paid wages, such wages to he handed over to their dependants. That greater determination should he shown by the olliccrs ol the law in tracing and arresting absconding husbands. as at present the maintenance of deserted wives and families constitutes a heavy burden on the Stale. That, while t ongralulat ing the Department of Education on the work already begun in connection with the education of sub-normal children, the (onl’efence urges the Department to proceed with the establishment of special classes for sub-normal children as rapidly as pi ssihle. stub procedure being in the best interests ol normal children. U would ensure for the sub-normal the (banco ol developing a’ong lines suitable to their mentality, and cslahlMi a beginning <>f preventive work which would m tune pile rich returns.

VICTIM OF 11 EMIT DISEASE. TIMA HU. Sejit. 2. Hubert Shears, aped (13. a gas works employee, died suddenly in bed on Tuesday night, a jiost morem revealing that heart disease was the cause ol death. Deceased enjoyed good health mill was able to work as usual up to the day of his death. SEN FA I. ('ll Al!(IE. OA.MA It F. September A. A \oiiug man. Iloiirv J. Hoskill, appeared in tin* Magistrate's Court today, (barged with (omitting an uttleitural olfeiiee at Ktirow on August JS. ,\i cus"d was committed to the Supreme Court at Dunedin lor sentence. A SAD TRAGEDY. WAN(!A NF I. September J. Miss Lily Darby, who was (lesjcratel\' burned during the perlormanee if the “Cay I'ariscime" hy the local amateurs mi 'im-silay evening, piis-cd ;iw a v tonight. The tragedy has ianh',l ..|e nil :i lt, | further lei formao. ol I lie play have l»-!i jesipmied. Il appeals that- the deeem—d and allether member ol the chorus wore in the dressing room wlani do: eased s lull was ignite I l,v eon I act. with a gas jet. She tht'ew it oil the lining and attempted t,, .stamp out the. Halites, when her dfess of cut toil won! cauglil lire. In a mi nient she was a mass of Haines. She was liiially rolled in a coal-, and the Haines beaten nut. hut not before terrible iiliuries Were indicted. She was taken to tho hospital and lingered (of t went v-foiir hours.

PI! ESBYTERIA NS’ CD.M.M ENTS. DFNEIHN, Scptemher 2. A, in-day's meeting ol the Dunedin presbytery the Rev Ceorge Rudd (Sopei iit 1 etideti i ol llolue \l l :--i 011 s) deelared that the greatest |U was l hat of lindiiig men lor the ministry. There were twenty four charges, I rum North tape down, that were vacant', with .small pn -ueets ol being Idled. Further, miicc heme missioneis were filling places where there should he ministers.

lie sjnike ill tin' advantages of doing pioneer work with ikilh-d men, butoll'ered the iqiinion that the |H',—eiit

sysi:■ mof training, ministers was more li'kelv t,. drive the New Zealander away from' the course than to attract him. They now have to deal with a new They were a very long way from Scotland, and they slunild do as America and Canada had done; modify ill,, training to suit the new set of ciindil ions.

There was room to-day lor It'll ministers. hut the prospect ol getting them was very small. Those coming out from the Theological Hall Dom year to year did lit lie more than repair the ravages ol time.

WF.I.LIXCTON’S FREICHT CAR. Ecu- a number of years the City Council lias been running the freight car on the tram lines at a l">s ilMll lasi vear it was projmsed to abandon tho service, hut strong representatumf were made in favour of retaining it ami Urn l»”n.i-es ol support tDveu have not been kept. U is ' understood, tin* '■■''•vice will he stopped

IlltO \DCASTINC SERVICE. WEIJ.INCTOX. Siqit. A complaint, made hy Mr A- I '- Mahin. of Mcsrs Levin and Co.. \\ elliiu'ton. that insulin lent news was ieeeiveil hv wireless mi hoard vessels apj.roaehig' New /calami, was „.|err.*«l to the Postmaster-General to-dav. Ml Mahin had stated that, some tune ago. Hie New /calami (loveri.meu t decided t„- broadcast a summary of the nay - news in the Domini.... lor Hie '> l " f of travelling New Zealanders. It ta.it tv as still being done the messages, apparentlv. did not reach the lonic. Mr Coates stated that, under Hu existing agreement, wireless news was broadcasted from Awaniii and was out dished on the vessels of the l m-".n Steam Shin Company. Arrangements would he made, however, on other \ e>-

So till- si- "-ireli's l*:-!):uli-:istin« '» N'i'w Zealand wa* (um eriii'c! Mr touto' mentioned that a New ZeahuuW. interested in wirelss .!■ • v,-l«.• mu-i.t. Mol written to Mm from. Amorn-a s'ti.t tt.tf tlint nii'.nv broadcast imt Matious t.ierr ,-|csod .loan, l ot that the lew ro- • * „ iriviniT trot Ml ?0l \ l‘‘*. interested non.de 1 snake to ” forresmmilent. ‘•thoiij'ht toe Xev Zealml whH, 1 ««,timed wo*’admirable: in fart. the on >• sj*nsihle wav to run any > 'oad a tn._ scheme.”