DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) TEC 11N ICAL SCHOOLS’ ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Aug. 3. In his presidential address to the Technical Schools’ Association, Air King disagreed with the policy at present being pursued in respect to the technical school's board. The Alinister hail notified him that lie did not propose to go on with the board as recommended by Air Tate (Victoria).

.Mr King quoted figures to show that those responsible for the allocation for education votes were not sympathetic to the needs of technical education, and he stressed that Mr Tale was specially selected and brought to New Zealand to report on post-primary education. Mr Tate’s advice was that New Zealand failed in not giving greater attention to the development of an efficient system of technical and industrial' training. Air Tate’s recommendations should he given effect to without delay. They wore tlieir greatest need to-day and would he inexpou-

Alr Kirk advocated spending much ol the time in discussing the present position of technical education, maintaining that if no more money could he spent on education as a whole, an allocation more in favour of technical education should he made. He appealed to the delegates to concentrate on essentials, and not to hnrrass the Department by requests for iron railings round magnificent buildings. He deplored the shelving of Air Tate’s report. Tie thought it would the host possible thing if tile Director of Education were sent to the Educational Congress in Canada, and lie hoped the Conference would pass a resol'ution to til is effect.

The Director (Air Strong) said that lie had an open mind in regard to the development of technical education. The Department would carefully consider tho Conference's resolutions.

.MORE AIOXEY AY ANTED. WELLINGTON, Aug. 3. " 1 think there should he it course of training for building Ministers of Education, and 1 would suggest that they be 1 aught English, arithmetic, and a knowledge of the Education Act,” said •Mr W. Durward, of Palmerston North, at the Technical Associations’ Conference to-day. when a remit was passed expressing regret tit the attitude of the •Minister of Education (Hon. R. A. Wright) towards the commercial classes in Technical School's.

I think you will agree with mo,” he added. " that tin elementary knowledge of bookkeeping is necessary, even lor a trade. There is too much domination over educational matters in this country by the departments and politicians. It is high time the people woke up. Everything has to he referred to the Department and to tile Alinisler. and there is too much of that sort of thing going on. People talk about New Zealand having free education. One would think the money came out ol the pocket of the Alinisler and the Department. The sooner the people w.ike it]) the better for them.”

SERIES OF THEFTS. GISBORNE, Au K . 3. Gisborne of late lias been. the scene of a series of burglaries, breaking and entering and petty theft cases, several being recorded during the past week. This aftrnoon some young.men were arrested and eliarged with breaking, entering and theft from the Common Shelton warehouse. Two of them were charged with attempting to break and enter Faram'.s mercer shop, and ah-u with breaking and entering and theft front Jlawken’s store. All the stolen property, it is stated, has been recovered.

Word has also been received by the police from Rnkekohe notice that a man has been arrested ihere in c -n----nection with theft from dwellings in C! isborne.

N.Z. FLAGSHIP RETURNS. AUCKI.A.ND, Ang. 3. H.M.S. Dunedin, flagship of tlie New Zealand naval division arrived to-day after overhaul and refitting in England. The alterations made while the Dunedin’was in dock at Chatham are not noticeable to the inexperienced eye. Many tilings have been brought up-to-date, and one change of importances lias been made in the armaments. Previously the cruiser had two threeinch anti-aircraft guns. These have been replaced by three four-inch guns, with greater effectiveness and longer range.

Seven new officers and over IT) ratings, about one-third of tbe crew. joined the ship in England. In addition. about 20 New Zealand ratings were left behind for instruction courses, and six who had completed their courses were brought hack. The officers who joined the Dunedin in England are as follows: Commander 11. L. Morgan, D.S.O. : Captain E. Bowling, Royal Marines; LieutenantCommacler E. 11. Longsdoii ; Lieut. D. G. Hewson: Mr T. C’ahan. Commissioned Gunner: Mr A. A. Hodges, schoolmaster.

Paymaster Lieutenant E. F. B. George will join the H.AI.S. Diomede. Shortly after the Dunedin had berthed the New Zealand ratings were given fourteen days’ leave. They will return on August 18 and on August 21. The cruiser will leave tor a fortnight s gunnery practice in Hnuraki Gulf. Various training operations were also carried out on the voyage from England

BARR’S DEAD BODY FOUND. DUNEDIN. Aug. 3. At noon today, a man engaged in cutting gorse in Maitland Strtet, near Minteeillo. discovered the naked body of a newly-lwrn infant under a bush. The body appeared to have been exposed for some days. KAIAVAIIRA slip. WELLINGTON. August 3. The slip on the railway line near t:hc first tunnel above Kaiwarra. has been cleared, and all trains are now running as usual. The Alain Trunk and other expresses all ran on time yesterday. TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS. WELLINGTON, August 3. At the Technical Education Associtoin Conference, which open to-day, following motion was carried: “Thai in general to amalgamate the existing secondary and tecnical schools would not be in the host interests of education. but that when the first schools of secondary rank is being established in any district, it should take the form of a technical high school.