DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) burglaries. WELLINGTON. Sept. 21. Two burglaries took place at Miramar hist night. Newton's jewellery shop in Park Road was forced, and a watch and some jewels taken, to Inc value of a few nds. Matches sti-f"--" about showed the thieves dared not turn on the lights, so a quantity of silverware and other articles was overlooked.

The Seif Help Co-operative Grocery in TtJvirt and Nikau Streets, lost a considerable quantity of goods.

Tl-IE MAORI “KING.” AUCKLAND, Sept. 21. Tho Maori “king.” To Rata Malnita, jiaid tho Maori Methodist Synod, which is in Auckland to-day, a signal compliment. To Where Paikea, a stalwart, of the king, made a trip specially from Huntly to represent the present occupant of th*’ mantle of Point an. Tawhiao and Malnita. The king's representative will also he present at a Maori demonstration tonight in the Auckland Town Hall.

GRBESOME DISCOVERY. AUCKLAND, Sept. 22. A gruesome discovery was made this afternoon by a clerk at the Auckland Railway Station left-luggage office. Tl was the decomposed body of an infant, which was found in a suitcase that had been left on August Bth. For the lasi few days, men working in the office had noticed a peculiar odour in the place, and this afternoon when working near this particular ease one of them was nearly over-come. The case, which v.a.s not locked, was opened and inside was found the dead body •of an infant a month or six weeks old.

Tho body was wrapped in some old rags and a jersey. The suitcase was one of the cheap composition kind. The body was removed by the police, and a post mortem examination will he made prior to the holding of an inquest.

RELIGION IX SCHOOLS. WELLINGTON, Sept. 22. In the course of his reply to a deputation protesting against the Bible in Schools, Air Coates said that it was true that the Government stood for free, secular, and compulsory education. There were a- number of members of Parliament who had definitely pledged themselves to a certain course of action. He recalled that he had promised, before tho elections, that if a private member introduced a Bill and it came up on the order pa]>er, it would have an opportunity for discussion. Again last year tho same request was made of him hv a large number of members, and, although personally he was a strong adherent to the present form of religious education, and one of those who thought it would be dangerous to interfere with the present system, he had given a similar undertaking. He said lie was not going to make use of the forms of the House to take any advantage, and was not going to side track the promises he had made, although it would he perfectly easy to do so. Amices: We do not suggest that. “You have asked for your evidence to have the opportunity of reaching the committee,” said Air Coates. “I shall lie very glad to consult the .Minister of Education, who is in charge of the committee, and shall communicate to you tho formula we proceed to adopt.” Tie did nob think the Bill would he before the committee for a fortnight at least. The committee would have power to make a recommendation.

TR ADESAIEN DEFRADDED. CHRTSTCHIJRCH, Sept. 22. Before the Magistrate to-day, Adolphus C'urline pleaded guilty to various charges of obtaining goods from city firms by fraud, of a total value of £25. He was ordered reformative treatment for two years.

REX OFFENDER. WELLINGTON, Sept. 22. Three charges ol indecent assault on a. male were admitted by Thomas Henry Rutherford, 40. poultry farmer, residing at Solway, Afasterton, before Justices to-day. Ho was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Bail was refused.

POLICE CHANGES. WELLINGTON, Sept. 22. The following police changes arc announced :

Senior-Sergeant Fitzpatrick is transferred from Gisborne to Christchurch. Senior-Sergeant Atarten, of Christchurch, goes to take charge of Ashburton Station.

Constable Hodgins. of Lawrence, is promoted to Sergeant, and is transferred to Christchurch. Sergeant Roach is appointed SeniorSergeant. and is transferred from Christchurch to Greymouth.

Constable I. H. Alathoson is reduced from the rank of Senior-Sergeant- to that of Constable, and is transferred from Ashburton to take charge at Afatamata.

Constable At. McCnllum is transferred from Tauroaranui to replace Sergeant- Hodgins at Lawrence. Owing to the recent happenings at. Ashburton, Constables Hessell and Johnston are transferred from that station to. Christchurch, and Constable S. Paul, from Ashburton, is transferred to Port Chalmers.

The replacements at Ashburton are: Constables Patterson and Wilson, of Christchurch ; Constable AA r . A r . AYard

of North Dunedin ; and Constable C. W. Hobbs, of Auckland. Constable Oswald is transferred from Port Chalmers to North Dunedin. Detective-Sergeant O’Brien is transferred from Gisborne to Christchurch. Detective It. J. Walker is transferred from Tirnaru to AVollington. and is replaced by Detective H. Xuttall. of the. AVollington staff. THEFTS ALLEGED. AVELLINGTON, Sept. 22. A further remand until October sth was granted in the case of Thomas A'ictor Crease, a traveller, charged with committing theft by failing to account for £356 2s sd, which sum he collected in varying amounts on behalf of AVhitenwny and Company. Accused was allowed bail of £250, and one surety of a similar amount.

TASMAN SKA FLIGHT. AUCKLAND, Sept. 22. Advice from Australia indicates that Lieutenant Frewcn’s plan to ily to Auckland lias licon definitely suspended wring to a request by the Commonwealth Aviation Department to comply with the regulations, by equipping his machine with floats. The Bristol machine used by Lieut. Frewen is essentially designed for land flights, and its conversion to floats may not be practicable. However, it is possible Lieutenant Frewen may bring his machine over to New Zealand, where there are no regulations such as those in Australia, and lie may fly from Auckland, via Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island, to Australia.'

RAILWAY FREIGHT RULES. WELLINGTON. Sept. 22. Complaining that the regui'ations of the Railway Department, in regard to carriage of goods were unduly penalising them, a deputation representing the Master Carriers’ Association waited on the Premier to-day. .Mr Curtis said that representations had been made to the Department in regard to the surtax charged on goods forwarded by express companies and forwarding agencies, the result of a regulation gazetted which did not help the master carriers at all. They still were unduly penalised, while the merchants were not penalised in any way. It was a mistake to penalise the carriers who were working hand in hand with the Department. Mr Griffiths said the master carriers were quite willing to concentrate on the towns, and leave the country to rail wavs.

Mr Mouat, of the Railway Board, said that the regulation was meant for protection of the Department’s revenue and customers. He did not see how its abolition would assist master carriers in any way.

Air Contes suggested that the master carriers should consider the matter and submit a definite proposal. The whole matter could then be looKed into. This was agreed to.