DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIOHT. THE MOERAKI. DUNEDIN, Feb. 19. There was no response to the morning call for about' to work the Moeraki. Work on other vessels is proceeding normally. MOERAKI STILL BANNED. DUNEDIN. Feb. 19. There was no response to the one o’clock call for labour for the Moeraki. A COINCH)r.NCE. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 19. It is a coincidence that while the controversy is raging as to the first white horn New Zealander, one of the claimants, Mrs Sarah Ellen Clarkson, of Christchurch, lits passed away at the age of ,85 years. She was horn at I'etone, her mother’s name being Mrs .John Hodge. FIRST BORN CONTROVERSY. GR EYMOUTFI, February 19. In reference to the controversy over the first white horn child in New Zealand, a reference to the “ Greymouth Evening Star ” shows the honour belongs to the son of Mr and Mrs John King of Rangahora, Bay of Islands. The boy was christened hv Samuel -Marsden on February 25th. 1815. The first white horn girl, was a daughter of Mr and Mrs William llall in May. 1815. The first European child horn in the South Island was the late Captain John Guard, horn in 1830 at Teawaiti, Tory Channel, who died at Blenheim, aged 88 years. TOTE PERMITS. TWO VERSIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 19. In his statement regarding the allocation of new tola lisa tor permits, the Minister ot Internal A (Fairs (lion R. ]'. Bollard) said, in referring to his interviews with the representatives of the Racing and Trotting Conferences: — “While there were claims from some of the Clubs which we were not totally in agreement, still I can say. that in the ultimate allocation wo were almost unanimous.”

This statement, is not endorsed by the representatives of the Racing Conference. The President of the Racing Conference has been given authority to deny that the published allotment ol the permits was almost unanimously agreed upon between the Minister and the Conference. On the contrary, the Racing Conference absolutely disagrees on many points, ami declines any share of the responsibility whatever.

A CAR SOMERSAULTS. TE K UITI, February 19

When trying to pass another car also travelling 'from To Kuiti four miles from l’iupio at 6.10 lest evening, a car driven by Edgar Itattenburv lelt the road and somersaulted over a litteen foot hank. The driver was pinned behind the wheel of the ear and had three ribs broken, also sulk-ring from shock and possible internal injuries.

The other passengers, Mrs RattenInirv and her father Mr Moore, were also pinned under the ear, hut escaped with cuts and bruises. Mr and Mrs Rattenhurv are in-a nursing home at l’iopio, hut Mr Moore was able to return homo. FAI.KK DECLARATION. TIM All U, Feb. 19.

At th<- Police- Court, William Scarf, who admitted having made- a false declaral ion as to his earnings, with the object of securing an old age pension. t<! 'which It was not entitled. was lined £5 and ordered by the Magistrate to make restitution to the Pensions Department. of the amount overpaid (6-13). FIVE YEAR’S HARD LABOUR. NEW PLYMOUTH. Feb. 19.

At the Supreme Court, hrancis A ivian Charles Harris King, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday to several cases ol indecent assault and of unnatural offonces on boys at llawera, was sentenced to live years' hard labour. SAMOAN CIDEFS’ GRATITUDE. WELLINGTON. Feb. 19. Tho Samoan Faipules who recently toured New Zealand have forwarded to the administrator of Samoa a lengthy report on what they saw and heard while in the Dominion. During the course of their statement they say: ‘•The love shown h.v the people ol Now Zealand has astonished us. \\ e had heard that in some white countries the man with darK coloured sic lll is treated as interior. This is not the case in New Zealand, where we saw the Maori was loved and treated the same as a white man. Wo Faipules were honoured and treated the same as distinguished visitors. Our visit has brought us and the .Maoris togcthei alter a thousand years, and we hope we may lie able to meet them more frequently.” After setting out further impressions of the visit the Faipules conclude:— “We return to Samoa with humble, but broader minds, determined to apply some of tin* lessons we learned from the people of New Zealand to the benefit of our people in Samoa.”