DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] MAGISTRATE MELDRUM INJURED

HAS FITLY ESCAPE. ( lllil.FT; 11 Flit 11, September 2.F 'I (trough being lorecd to jump front a car that appeared to be about to plunge down the hillside. Mr Aleldrtun, 5.A1... of Greymonth. received injuries to his knee yesterday that necessitated his admission to Fewislmm Hospital lor an operation. Air Aleldruni. with a companion was returning from a silting; of the Court at Akaroa hy car. when ascending a s|n|>,. near Ditvauchclh's, the engine failed," and the brakes were immediately applied. Air Aleldi'iun's <otnpanioit got out to examine the engine.

leaving the Magistrate silting in tin machine. Fmlilenly the car began L< slip backwards. the brakes having failed. Mr .Meldrnin jumped out in an attemnt t.o save himself, and honied on one knee. The men were brought back by a passing .motorist. .Mr Aleldrinn fell little inconvenience from his injury last night. During t!ic night, however, he siilfered considerahle pain, and when a doeior was culled in this morning, an X-ray examiualion Has ordered. A- a re-tilt of the examination, Mr .Mehlrum's injuries were found to he stlch as to necessitate an immediate operation. Mr Mehlrum's car ran hack after he jumped clear, and tipped over the hank, falling lietweeu ten and twenty feet. It was held up bv sonic trees, otherwise the car might have dropped fit lit. It wits t ottsiderahlv damaged.

X.Z. I.M M ff! HA'ITO.V. cmtisTC ticrcii. sept. 2:1. A da use in tlio report nf tlio Benevolent Committee created a good deni n| i!isi-u''ifiti ill tn-ilnv’s nioetin<r ol tlio Xortli (.'anterluiry Hospital Hoard. The clause road: “A report from the Police recently received, calls nt tent inn to the case, with which persons oldain nominalion as immigrants to New Zealand. The case in question is being reported to the Immigration Peparlinenl, and aNo to the Minister ol Health.*’ The Her. P. Rule said that' the

manner in which immigrants were being sent out here was nothing short of shocking. He had been Chairman of the Coal and Blanket. Fund for some years and every winter for the past two or three years they had been up against the problems of families landing ill this city with not enough to get a meal for themselves, and far less for their eliildren. They had no bedding fur a new home in a new city, and they were not out here three months before they were applying for blankets, to cover themselves. lie did not know who was responsible for their leaving the Old Country, hut it was time that somebody took action. He added that a doctor had told him 111.-11 they could not tell whether the immigrants had t iihereulosis without an examination. Iml. that, (the Benevolent Committee) knew that they had

no money in their pockets. ft as agreed that a return shoo! lie Inrnished for the next meeting of the Board, showing the number of cases which had come before the Benevolent Committee from immigrant families.

THEFT OF CATTLE. PAHTATCA. Sept ‘2:l. A young man. Harry 1.-’s Biggar. pleaded guilty to the theft of cattle at Xgaturi. and was committed for sentence to Palmerston Xortli Supreme Court. Bail was allowed. XEW ZEALAND EDUCATIOX SYSTEM. \YELET.XOTOX. Sept. 2d. Mr Tale (Vieoria) who was a member of the University Commission at the request of the Minister of Education. has drawn up a lengthy report on post-primary education in Xew Zealand. lie pays a high tribute to the quality of the educationalists in the Dominion, and approves the free place and junior high schools systems, but suggests improvements in certain details. It stresses the need for fuller development of technical education, hut considers a distinction should lie made between work over and under 111 years. The primary schools course should end ar 12 years, some ot the technical education, lie considers, does not deserve the name. It is advisable to postpone entry into industry until 10 years with preparatory training at technical schools.