DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELECBIPH —PEP. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ENGLISH HOY scores. PARTY SKTTI.KI) IN NKW ZFALAND. AUCKLAND, July JO. An interesting; account ot the settlement of eight English Hoy Scouts on a. New Zealand farm, was given by Ah' V . (*. Somhnu, u Srmitmastor. at the Victoria League’s “ at home.” About three years ago. said Mr Soutlian a juimbor of English Scoutmasters met in conference to try to evolve a scheme for helping boys of from seventeen tit twenty years ot age to find suitable employment. It was a difficult matter to do ibis in Kngland, and it was finally decided that a scheme of emigration to the colonies should he tried. Several patrols or parties ot eight were sent to ( anada and Australia, and last November Mr Son than brought a party ol lads to New Zealand. There was some little difficulty in finding a suitable place to which to send them, bnt several members of the Victorian League had given the project their advice and support, and as a result a block of land was secured near Ahitamala. where the hoys were now settled. The scheme was developing in «i most promising nmnnor. and the hoys were taking well to the life.

In some instances, continued Mr Soutluiu. it had been found that, hoys sent thus from good homes in Kugland often went lo very poor places, where there were no opportunities for them to learn practical farming. So far as his party was concerned the hoys had all been given, eighteen months’ preliminary course of training in Sussex. so that they were not novice'*, when they arrived in New Zealand. REQUEST BY A LIMA NCR. NO LIQUOR FOR TTIF. FLEET. AUCKLAND. July 30. “I object to the Prohibition Party continually throwing discord into this matter.” said Mr A. 0. Tamil, at a meeting of the Fleet entertainment committee when a further communication was received from the Auckland section of the New Zealand Alliance, asking that no liquor ho served to officers and men of the American fleet. ATr Tainn moved that the letter he received, and this was seconded hv ATr (’. Palmer.

ATr ,T. IT. Hannan expressed the view that the committee should carry out the wishes conveyed in the letter, holding that it was not right that liquor should lie offered to people of a prohibition nation. He moved an amendment accordingly. Air A. J. Kntriean pointed out that the committee could not dictate to the City Council, and other bodies oil such a matter, hut ho was sure there would he no cause for complaint. Mr Tainn then entered a stronger prote.-t. and said it showed had taste oil the part of the Alliance in pressing the matter. Then* was no -eeoiider to the amendment and the motion was carried. FOR HKD TELEGRAM. AVUI.f.I NUTOX. July JO. “\|| f ran su\ is that since I came to X«*« Zealand I f-eetn to have been rather nnfY.t Aimate. ■" -aid F.dwin Cowie. a Sent iipli"! it i* i i" cut \ iiim .o*;n of age. at III" MngUl rale's Court, in pleading guilty to a charge, of breaking and entering by (lay the house of Heorge Eggie. at- Tairangi Road, and stealing a gold watch and chain, valued at £2:? I-vs. Accused, who also pleaded guilty to a charge of sending a forged telegram, said that since his arrival in this country, he had been unable to compete with oilier journeymen upholsterers. and lie had found himself in poor circumstances. Feuior Detective Cameron explained that accused had cut iced the complainant aivay from his house by sending a forged telegram so that lie (accused) could break in and steal the watch and chain.

After hearing (lie evidence ol (lie emu] ininaut and the detectives who effected the arrest, the Magistrate (Mr \y, (f. Kiddell. S.M.) coniniitted accused to the Supreme Court for sentence. RKFLOATFIV. WIIAKATAXK. duly :i(l. The Fairhairn was refloated at midnight lasi night. and sailed under her own power in the direction id' Tailrung:'.. Captain Toixoira, who .is in th« Whakatane Hospital. is making a wood rcoverv from I:is injuries.