DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEQKAFH —I'ER PIIESS ASSOCIATION .]

YACHTING IN ENGLAND. AUCKLAND. Dec. I. Yachting in England is showing marked revival alter the war, according to Sir Charles Campbell, of Cheviot Hills. Canterbury, who was a passenger by the Remuera from London. While in England Sir Charles enjoyed much sport, and was present for Cowes week. He slated that racing at Cowes was very popular, and was watched by a great crowd. Rig yachts were not as popular as before the war owing, no doubt, to tho tremendous cost of upkeep. However, there was a great run on the smaller classes, the entries lor which were very large. A LABOUR INQUIRY.

PARTY AND THE LICENSING VOTE CHRISTCHURCH. Dec. 2. The Labour Party is concerned about the attitude of the license anil no-license voters towards it at the last election. A meeting was held in tho Trades Hall to discuss the subject, and the following report, was supplied:—-

"A special committee of the Canterbury Labour Representation Committee, including members of Parliament, is at present engaged in collecting evidence regarding authoritative statements that have been made to the effect that financial and other support was provided at the recent, election for the Reform Party and against the Labour Party by one of the parties on the licensing issue.

‘‘The. attitude of both parties on the licensing question towards the Labuir Party is being inquired into.” A SUNDAY TRAIN. DUNKIHN. Dec. 1. At this morning’s meeting ol the Diinediu Presbytery, the Rev. George Miller slate'll that fie had gathered from a clipping in a (.hrisieliur.il paper that a special train would leave ( hrislihureh on .Sunday in January conveying Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts to the jamboree to fie field in Dunedin, lie also learned that the camp would he broken up on a Sunday, lie considered that they should protest to the Government, pnrtieiilarly in view ol the fact tliiil probably main of the Scouts concerned attended Sunday school.

It was decided to protest to the Gov eminent about the matter.

THE YKLkOW PERIL. AUCKLAND, Dec. I

The danger of the ‘‘Yellow Peril” in l.'imlon was commented upon by the Rev. Leonard B. Dolby, the new minister for the Pitt .Street .Methodist Church, who arrived by the Remuera from London.

Air Dolby, who for the past seven years has worked in London and preached in the Chinese quarter of the city, staled that Chinese were (lowing into London in greater numbers every year. He knew of eases where white girls would rather marry Chinese than white men. They stated the Chinese were kinder.

‘'This i- a very real danger," said Air Dolby. ‘‘Not only is it felt in London, bill in many other Englishspeaking countries. J feel the only thing that will stive the commonwealth of British peoples is hard work, courage and faith. I find that colonials are pessimistic about England. Is England dune? No, England is by no means done.” .Mr Dolby has been lent by the British Wesleyan Conference to the Methodist Church in New Zealand for n' period of from three to five years. For the past seven years he has been working in the south-west and northwest quarters of London. lie has preached and lectured in over two hundred towns and cities in England. He was chaplain to Holloway Prison, London, for a number of years.

"I am a great believer in the scheme for exchange of ministers,” Air Dolby said, “ft is good both for the ministry and the people. 11 is no use hiding the fact that they get tired of us and we get tired of them.” NURSES AND HOARD. DUNEDIN. Dee. I. • | think that the ehairman of the North Canterbury Hospital Hoard has failed to .perceive the purport of the letter which the board received from the Trained Nurses’ Association, in which the association recommended that registered nurses only should bo employed in nursing patients accommodated in private wards at public hospitals,” stated a nurse who is not a member of the association to a “Daily Times” reporter, in reference to a paragraph published in yesterday’s issue containing the comment of tlie northern board on the suggestion. Tint nurse said that she was sure that the recommendation was merely an endeavour on the part of the Trained Nurses’* Association to protect its members engaged in private nursing in the homes of tlie public and in private hospitals, as their livelihood would he threatened by the establishment of private wards in public hospitals. She said that no nurse worthy of the name would suggest that private patients in public, hospitals should receive hotter treatment than that alfordod to patients in public wards.

A.R.C. SCRATCHIXGS. AUCKLAND, December -1. Kiiiy's Speech :ind Letter of Credit nvie scratcheil for the Railway Harnli-<-a)i of the A. ICC. meeting at noon today. IDENTIFIED. WAIROA, December 2. At the inquest on the headless body found on Wniroa beach on November 17. evidence showed the body to be that of George .Martin, a half caste, reported missing from Woodlands Station. Putere. on September 2i. A verdict was returned accordingly. MOTOR CYCLTST HURT. DUNEDIN. December 2.

Through a. motor cycle he was riding colliding with a heavy truck at the intersection of Cumberland and High Streets this afternoon, Clarence Ward, a young man. residing at Roslyn, was thrown cn his head and picked up unconscious. His head and face were seriously injured, and he was admitted to the Dunedin Hospital as a dangerously ill patient. His cycle was badly damaged in front. The truck, which was practically at a standstill, had only a lamp broken. j

WHEAT PRICES. CONFERENCE AT ASHBURTON. ASHBURTON, December 3. A conference of representatives of the AA’heat Growers, Farmers Union, AVlient Board, Board of Trade and millers was held to-day to consider wheat prices. Air J. Brown, President of the M id-Canterbury Executive of the Farmers’ Union presided over an attendance of fifty. It was resolved, with four dissentient voices, that the Government he asked to take control of the marketing of the 1925-0 crop at Cs sd, 6s 7d, and fis Oil f.0.b., with appropriate monthly increments from March 31st. This confirms an agreement reached in May last. It was also resolved that the Government he asked to take control for not less than three years, the price to Infixed oath year by tho growers, millers, ami tho Government, not fitter than December 3. Regarding next season’s crop (192627) it was resolved that the price be 7s. 7s 2d, and 7s 4d. f.o.b. per bushel, with tin increment of three farthings from May 31 ; fowl wheat to he sixpenre less. A deputation was appointed to meet the Minister.

DROPPED DEAD. AUCKLAND, December 2. Finest AVillium. Heron, thirty-eight, married, hoot repairer, went into a shop in Auckland, said ” Good-morn-ing,” and dropped dead, evidently from heart disease.

ACCIDENT TO COUNCIL WORK AI AN.

XEAY PLYMOUTH. Dee. 2. Damages totalling £6Ol IGs wore awarded hv a sjx-cinl jury at the Supremo Court at New Plymouth to-day in ;t claim for damages brought by R. S. Smith-R iclmrdson against the New Plymouth Borough Council, arising out of an accident at the electricity supply suh-stat ion in Liardot Street on February 23. The' jury held that there had been an act of negligence in not cutting off the electric, current or in not warning plaintiff of the danger, or in not taking proper precautions to safeguard workmen while working ill the ’cubicle where the accident occurred. They acquitted the council on allegations of negligence with regard to the plant itself. Tho claim was for £1509.