DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

-i G —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FJNJvD £ls. PALMERSTON NORTH, Sept. 27. Basil Faircloth, a salesman, aged 30, was fined £ls, at the Police Court, tlhis morning on a charge of driving a motor-car whilst in a state of intoxication. Defendant, while driving a car on Saturday evening, collided with a motor cyclist, being arrested by the police -after their accident. As defendant earns his living by reason of Ins motor license. Magistrate Hewitt did „ot endorse it. saying he was not sure whether lie was right in so doing. DEPARTURE DEFERRED. DUNEDIN, Sept. 25. In view of the developments in the Chinese situation, the Presbyterian Foreign Missions Committee is further considering the sailing ol' missionaries for Hong Kong. Miss F. G. Ogilvio, of Wellington, at present in Sydney, has been cabled to postpone her departure. and unless the position is clearer in a few days the departure of the Rev. F. H. Wilkinson (Dunedin'), and Nurses Robertson (Qnmaru) and Goodson (Toniulta) will also he deferred. THREE GOVERNORS’ DESCENDANTS. ■ BLENHEIM, ..cpt. 2(1. A remarkable feature of the YiocRegal visit to Scddon on Friday was the bringing together of three descendants of Governors of British Dominions; his Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral, a son of Sir .lames Eergusson. a former Governor of New Zealand, her Excellency the Lady Alie Eergusson. daughter of flic late Lord Glasgow. a former Governor of New Zonhmd. and Mr E. A. Weld, a son „f the late Sir Frederick Weld, at one time Governor of AVost Australia and the Straits Settlements, and a former Prime Minister of New Zealand. Mr AY eld is the chairman of the Awntcre Comity Council. RAMPANT FAMES. AUCKLAND, Sept. 25. A trenchant attack upon the social evils rampant in modern society was made in a vigorous sermon delivered by tli» Rev. Father M’Cnrthy in connection with Hie jubilee mission. Tbo subject of ibo address was “Scandal.’’ Scandal might be committed, he said, by silence, command, flattery, jeers, and a 1 ovc all. by bad example in leading others from the path of virtue. “This sin of scandal is murder of the I . worst kind.” lie said, “it is murder not of the body hut of the soul. It is a more powerful agent, Tor evil than all the demons of bell. AY bo are those who commit the sin of scandal? All those, who, by their evil conduct, fend to lead others into sin.” , Two sins were responsible for more ruin than all the others together—driinkonnes and impurity. Where diseases slew its thousands, drink slew its lens of thousands. There was no more harm in having a drink than in breathing the fragrance of a rose, but some weak wretches could not use without abusing this gift of God, but to women lie would say: I .cave if alone altogether. “1 especially implore young women,” ; he said, “never fo let men insult them by offering them strong drink. Such men have no honourable purpose. A man wlm tries to lure the steps of a maiden from the paths of virtue is an assassin.” The preacher declared that as there were scandals before marriage so people were guilty of this sin after marriage. when they conspired to defeat the primary purpose of that sacred bond. Hie procreation of the human race. This crime in the world to-day was a crime against humanity and the ’ sovereign rights of God. It was hone combing civilisation 10-day. God would wipe out the white race if if continued to offend against tbo law of nature in tliis respect. The crime was surpassed in heinousness bv only one olher, prenatal murder, whirii was an unsiKuikahle and nefarious crime. I lie sneaker, in closing, urged any who had been scandalising another to make restitution to (toil hv henceforth setting a good example to others.

FATALLY IX.JTTP.KD. Al CLEAN'D, bleptrmher 27. The dentil has occurred in the Auckland Hospital nl Roy Auhirir. a .Maori, aged 20 years, residing at Point Chevalier, win; was admitted last Weduosdav sufiormg from client injuries. Particulars as to how ho met with the accident are not yet available. As lar ns can be ascertained, deceased, who was employed at lluehungn. was injured " Idle at his wort; about a week ago through a. .sLone tailing on his chest. Vi hen lie reached home in the evening he complained that his chest was sore. He went to his work a.s usual on the

two following days, and his condition then became such that it was necessary to remove him to the hospital. GARLAND’S BANK RETTCY. AUCKLAND, September 27. Tl ic Official Assignee in Bankruptcy has been appointed administrator in the estate of Hassel G. do Garland, the Auckland sharebroker, who was found dead in his office on September Kith. A meeting of the creditors will beheld on October 7th. An inquest concerning the death ol Garland will be held next Thursday morning.