DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1927, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BT TELEGRAPH—PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] BODY FOUND . ASHBURTON, May 24. The body of a man found in a creek at Elgin yesterday afternoon has not yet been fully identified. It is believed to he that of Albert Gerslion Philpott, a returned soldier, aged 48. who has been missing from Tuarangi Home For live or six weeks.

UNEMPLOYMENT.

CHRISTCHURCH, May 24

With a view to relieving unemployment in the city immediately, the City Council last night decided to grant a subsidy of £I2BO to the citizens unemployment committee for the provision of relief works suggested by the city engineer. Prior to reaching its decision the Council was warren upon by a deputation from the citizens committee. Pev. F. Pule said that as one who had been connected with the relief of distress for many years he had never known the position to he as acute ns it was at the present time.

PHONE CHANGE. DUNEDIN. May 2;l

After midnight on Saturday Dunedin telephone subscribers will hear the familiar “Number. Please,” no more, for Ihe change over from the manual to the automatic system will then take place. Years have passed since the installation work began, hut by the end of this week it will have been completed, ami the whole, of Dunedin will have to become accustomed to the new and more simple system.

111 RLE IN SCHOOLS. WELLINGTON. A lay 00,

The bazaar organised last year by the Poi mi ii Catholics to provide n Convent for Sisters teaching in the Te Aro district resulted in £3OOO. The building was opened at Progham Street, when the collection totalled Cl 15.

Archbishop O’Shea made a pronouncement on the Piblc-in-Sehools movement. complaining of the unfair altitude of the promoters to Catholics, who. if the Pill was passed, would Tie compelled to pay for the kind of religious teaching they do not believe in Catholics withdrew from the schools (lie .said) because it was understood that they wore to he purely secular. The Pill makes no provision for Catholics who are merely told that they can go on paying not only for their own schools, hut for the teaching of an alien religion in public schools. FTe would he very much mistaken if the Catholics would lie content to accept the situation with mere protests or without making strenuous efforts to obtain from Parliament financial assistance. not only for Catholic schools, hut all other private religious schools that desire it. To this demand, he does not see how even the avowed secularists; if they are logical and honest can any longer resist.