DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. TOUR ROUND THE EMPIRE. AUCKLAND, Nov. 2. " Yes, we are on our honeymoon, but we are-making it a practical honeymoon,” smilingly confessed Captain A. %S. Cunningham Reid, ALT’., D.F.C., who, with Mrs Reid, arrived at Auckland by the Tofua last evening in the course of a seven months’ tour ol the Empire. In bis Parliamentary life and work Captain Reid lias found romance. Prior to winning the Warrington seat for the Conservative Party in 1922 he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to tin lion Wilfrid Ashley, Minister of Transport, whose daughter, Miss Alary Ashley, he recently married. Captain Reid was only twenty-seven when lie first gained Parliamentary honours, and now, five years later, he scarcely looks that age. Tie was unseated by a narrow majority at the “ Tariff Election ” of 1923. but regained Warrington in 1921 and still represents that constituency.

" We have been looking forward very keenly to coming to Now Zealand,” said Captain Reid. "In fact. I was actually nominated as one of the members of the British Parliamentary delegation which visited the Dominion some years ago, hut business reasons intervened at the last moment. I believe very strongly that the younger members of the House of Commons and your House of Representatives ought to visit each other. Until that is done we cannot expect always to la in complete sympathy with each otlii when difficulties arise.” While crossing America Captain and Airs licid visited Hollywood, where they were the guests of Douglas Fairbanks. N.Z. WOOL SALES. QUA XT ITf ES A LL()C A TED. WELLINGTON, Nov. 3. The Now Zealand wool committee to-day allocated the quantities of wool to he offered at the various wool selling centres throughout the Dominion, during the forthcoming season as follows: December 5, .1927, Wellington, 27,000 hales; December 9, Napier. 22,000 hales of Hawke’s Bay wools. 15,000 hales of Gisborne wools; December 15, Timaru. no limit; December 19, Dunedin, no limit; January 5 and 0, Christchurch. 27.000 hales; January U and 12, Wellington. 27,000 hales; January 10 and 17. Napier, 22.50! tinles of Hawke’s Bay wools, and 8000 hales of Gisborne wools ; January 20. Wanganui 25,000 hales; January 27. Invercargill 23,000 hales; January 31 and February I, Dunedin, 20.000 hales: February 3 and 4. Timaru 20,000 bales ; February 8 and 9, Christchurch 20,000 hales; February 10 and 17, Wellington, 27.000; February 20 and 21. Auckland. 23.000 halos; February 23 and 24, Wanganui 20,000 bal.se; February 27 and 28. Napier 20,000 bales of Hawke’s Bay wools, and 0,000 Gisborne wools.

As in previous years, the Committee is not fixing any maximum on the quantity which may lie offered at the various sales to be held in the months of November i 027 and March 1928.

PLAYING THE GAAIt

YOUTH OF TO-DAY. M.ASTERTON. Nov. 1. “Life to-day is making a more sevri'i- demand upon youth than over, and while a- section is wasting life and becoming a menace to the nation as a whole, I believe that the young folk are trying to play the game of life well.” In these terms the Rev. A. A. Armstrong. of Wellington, area, secretary to the New Zealand Alliance, in an address to the Afasterton Prohibition League, dealt with recent statements made relating to the normal conditions of youth in the Dominion. Tie suggested that little good was attained by sweeping generalities and indiscriminate criticism of the modern youth. Faced altogether with different conditions from those met by the past generation, in the midst of an age of flux in all things social and national. they required the help of a sympathetic understlHiding more than any previous generation. I nfortunatcly owing to flic indolence and indifference of many of those who glibly criticised, said the speaker, youth had not received the all-instructive or the personal inspiration from attractive examples that might have been given. "Thus, if youth is going astray the blame is upon the adult in the home, the church, and the business commuiipractim help is not forthcoming in sufficient power to s-ek .and to save the vnung.’’ I hose engaged iu youth work knew how great was the problem of getting wise and willing leadership.

FARMERS AND SUMMER TIME. RAWER A, Nov. 3. The South Taranaki Executive of the Farmers’ Union members of which at last meeting said they would refuse to alter their watches with the introduction of -Summer Time, recon-

sidered to-day the unanimous resolution of last month to commence meetings during Summer Time at noon instead of eleven o’clock. The majority were of the opinion to-day that the action approved at last meeting would cause more inconvenience than would be involved by -assembling an hour earlier. Notice given to rescind the resolution will be considered at the December meeting, which will commence at noon. FULL DAAI AGES AWARDED. AUCKLAND. Nov. 3. Alfred R- Moody, a builder, of Afangere, failed to appear at the Supreme Court this morning to defend mi action by Robert Loth and his wife, Aileon Alary Jjelli, for £4OO damages arising out of a motor accident on May 6th, 1927. Judge Reed told the jury that, as defendant did not choose to ap]>eai\ they were entitled to find that damage (injuries to Mrs Loth and damage to plaintiff’s car) was caused by defendant’s negligence in allowing a son of thirteen years and eleven months to drive a motor which crashed into Leth’s cur. The jury awarded £154 Os 6d special damages and £245 19s Od general damages. Costs oil the lowest scale were allowed.

SHOPLIFTING. AUCKLAND, Nov! 4

A married woman. Annie .Mills, aged 40, pleaded guilty at the Police Court to six charges of thefts from live city shops. The articles stolen were mostly dress goods that were identified. Il was stated that accused was seen to steal articles from one shop. She was followed to her home, where n search revealed n large number of other articles, those identified being valued at £39.

Accused’s counsel pleaded kleptomania, following a severe operation. Mr Page, S.AL. deferred sentence till Afondav.

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