DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY -ELEGE API! —TEH PJIESS ASSOCIATION-.]

IU.MLTAKA IMMIGRANTS. AUCKLAND. July 17

The batch of immigrants by the Rimutnka was unique in at least two respects. It included forty public schoolboys, which is the largest single hatch that had landed in New Zealand, and an Irish family of sixteen, which must surely go down as a record. The steamer fare for the whole family was only .£22 under the assisted immigrant scheme.

It is something of a feat to come with a wife and fourteen children right across the world to a si range land and start a new life, yet Mr I!. J. Logan, who left his little farm in County Antrim. in Flster, had no hesitation about ii. When the family embarked on the I’iimitaka at Liverpool there were only thirteen children, but a little hoy was horn shortly before the vessel reached Pitcairn Island. There are ten hoys and four girls, and their ages range from nineteen years down to two weeks. The eldest is a girl and she plays no small part in taking rare of her brothers and sisters.

DIVORCE SUIT FAILS. WELLINGTON. July 17. The Full Court to-day heard argument in tile divorce action of Charlotte -M'l.oan, against Gilbert Christopher M’l.euit, of Riverton, trainer. Tim parties were married in February. 1917, and lived together until F-.-brii-ary 1921. Then, at tin.* request of her father, who was ill, petitioner went to live with her parents, and respondent told her that she need not return. Alter the expiration of three years, through which time -lie received no support from respondent, she issued proceedings on the grounds of separation by mutual consent. After bearing the evidence Mr Justice Adams suggested that counsel for the petitioner should argue before the Full Court whether There was sudieieiit evidence to enable him lo make a decree.

Respondent did not defend the ease. Mr W. D. Campbell appeared for petitioner and alter hearing him the Full Court, through Mr Justice Sim, stated that there was no evidence either ol express or implied agreement of separation by mutual consent, and therefore the petitioner’s ease must fail.

A CANADIAN VISITOR. ACCIvI.AND. July IS. ' The lion. X. R. Rowell. K.C.. one of Canada’s outstanding men. is a passenger by the Niagara, which is due- at Auckland on .Monday. .Mr Rowell, who is a staunch Imperialist. was leader of the Liberal Opposition in the Ontario legislature for six rears, up to 1917, and from that year unto 1021, be sal in the Dominion Parliament as Liberal Fnioiiisi member for Durham. During bis period in the Dominion Parliament lie served at various limes as president oi the Council and Vice-Chairman of the War Committee of Cabinet. President of Ihe Privy Council of Canada. ActingSecretary of State for External Affairs and member of the Imperial War ( abinct and Imperial War Conlereneo. He represented Canada at the International Labour ('onl’erenro under tbo auspice's n| the League ol Nations at Washington in 1019, and was Canadian delegate to the lirst A-sembly of the League of Nations at Doneva in the following year. .Mr Howell has taken a keen interest in educational and Church null tors in Canada.

SECRETARY OF ST AIT

WELLINGTON, July IS. The Governor-General has received 1 1,<• i allowing message from Mr 1.. (.’. .M. S. Aniery. sent on his assuming oilin' as the first Secretary of State for I)ominion A (fairs : - I should like in assure you and your Ministers of my earnest desire that the spirit of friendly co-operation which now happily exists should he maintained and strengthened. -My hope is that the effect of the new departure will he so to promote mutual understanding of our common problems that the sphere of intercommunication and consultation will ho enlarged, with resulting good to the Empire as a whole. As the first holder of the iiiTice of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs. I shall lie proud lo work towards I his object.— (Signed) Aniery. His Excellency has replied:— My Alinisters and I extend to you our warmest congratulations on your assumption of otlieo. ns hirst Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs. IVe feel sure that the.’reorganisation which you have done so much to tiring about will result in still closer co-operation between ihe Governments of the Kmpire in matters of common concern. It gives us a special sense ol satisfaction io know that the institution of this new office involves no change in the person ol the Secretary ol State, whose devotion to the cause of Imperial unity is as well known here ns it is in Great Britain.—(Signed) Fergus-on. Gover-nor-General.

UNEMPLOYED. CHRTSTCHUB CUT, July 20. The City Council to-night voted £SOO for unemployment relief. At the Trades Hall and the Labour Department <179 registrations of unemployed have been made.