DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—lNr Press Association.) WELLINGTON, -March 28. ; A report presented by the Employers Representative to the Industrial Conference urged that an adjustment calculated to give better results than at present, could only be brought about by a greater degree of co-operation than bad hitherto prevailed. Trade unionism could never make peace with capitalism in the sense of acquiescing with that system. 'This, however, did not imply a blind destructive fury against the existing economic order. All sections should get at the facts and then see how they alfeeted the national well-being. 'The object of the conference was to discover a way by which a greater measure of social justice could be secured. 'The report urged that both employ- 1 ers and employed are victims of a system. Like a tug of war. the two sides rarely met except as hostile bodies. II 1 the conference regarded its task as part of a permanent necesesity to ad- * just economic and development policies, and the rapidly changing world, then 1 this gathering might well tie regarde! * as one of the most important events of recent tears. The Labour section was anxious t.: J ces(ore pro-p-.-riiy, hut could only do it effectively if it was assured that those whom it represented would, with other ’ seition.s, share in the results of tins prosperity. STORK BURGLED. PA 111 ATI" A. .March 28. 1 'The Ylangntineka 'Co-Operative Dairy ( uv's store at the rear of the * factory was burgled late on .Monday 1 night, but the thieves were disturbed * and made their escape in a ear after 1 dropping articles of men cry. A si rungs ear with lights extinguished was seen parked in the locality just prior to the * burglary. . Y.YI.C.A. CONFERENCE. " CIIHISTCHUIU 11. .March 2s. 'Hie Dominion Conference of the Y.YI.C.A. has opened. 11. K. Wilkin- 1 son presiding over an attendance of ' c forty delegates, who were welcomed by ‘ .Mayor Archer. The latter said t Inwork of the Y.YI.C.A. was of inealetilable value and it had a line type ol men as leaders. He hoped the Association would never lie dominated by any section, though unfortunately, like tin churches, it lacked money and it bad to keen sweet with men who had m.onev 1 . i but were not progressive. PRISONS REEOR.M. 1 WELLINGTON. -March 28. An assurance of < o-operation ol the Prisons Department in any work dir- 1 cited towards the improvement of the ' penal system, was given by the -Minis ter of Justice (Hon. F. J. Rolleslont E to-day, when declaring open a confer- Y euro for the purpose of constituting a k New Zealand branch of the Howard Y League for penal reforms. The .Minis- I ter said they bad now advanced to a Stage when they realised that prison work was reformative and not punitive. 'They had advanced n good deal in New Zealand in the last two years and be 11 thought they had reached a stage when *' they realised that the great disidiratum in treating prisoners was to help them ' to reform. 'The Department was sym- ■' pathetic and would welcome siigges- ' lions, as it was actuated by a spirit ol m-operation with the League, but ii had its difficultios. It was honestly trying to make a forward move in the r reclamation of prisoners. Ihe Yl.inis- 1 ter gave credit for what Sir J. Findlay liad done and said the Department was r. trying to improve on his work. C(>.M MiTTED FOR TRI AL. PALMERSTON N.. Mar. 28. William Alfred Te Ylokino YYalden. f aged 2t>. a dairy factory employee, was • committed to the Supreme Court, to,- 1 ! ,-uii rlus morning on charges of indecently assaulting and carnally knowing • a 15-year-old girl at Kairanga on September 30th and January 21st respectively. Stephen Gough, aged 31. a grocei. was also committed for trial on a charge of breaking and entering a house at Palmerston North on .March 2-.itb. with intent to commit a crime 1 FLYING IN N.Z. TIAWERA. Yfarch 28. Continuing bis flight in the Moth two-seater ’plane, Douglas YI ill. accompanied by Ylrs Mill, left here in per- i feet weather at 10.35 this morning. 'The intention was to follow the coast line as far as Plimmerton. when if the visibility was not good to the south. (~c\- would proceed to I reiitham. but if the conditions were favourable they would fly direct for Blenheim. It was expected it would take two hours to reach Treiitham or about three hours : to roach Blenheim. FINED £25. DUNEDIN. Yin roll 28. Vt the Police Court. Ernest Percy Dell was lined £25 for ibookmaking. 'The police stated that accused was fined £IOO sterling at Oamarti in 1921 for the same offence, but apparently he had done nothing since till the recent Oaiuaru meeting. Counsel suggested that as he was a married man with four children, the oll'ence be held over his bead for twelve months, hut the .Magistrate said this would he inviting men to have a trial run at bookmaking. EAST COAST RAILWAY. WELLINGTON. Ylarcli 28. Tauiauga was en fete to-day tor the opening of the East Coast railway between YYailii and Taneattia. Approximately 15,000 people assembled on. the Strand which was gaily decorated. Ylanv hundreds of Maoris accorded the ministerial party an efiusive welcome. T lie official party included Hons. ( nates, Williams, McLeod, Yl.cMillnn. Hockley, Rhodes, Samuel, Lee Ylartin, anti Tl. E. Holland. Ylr Coates was accorded a wondertul welcome. In replying, he traced the history of the railway operations nv the Hay of Plenty and referred to the : communication of hopes and emleavours. With the gathering to-day, the larirest in the history of the Bay. the town was gaily decorated. A hig.pro- ; gramme of attractions is arranged lor j the day and evening. _ Trains from Tnncatua nud Maihi ’ brought about 5.000 visitors. A teuton. is the great assemblage of children and Maoris.

an inquest. PALMERSTON N.. March 23. An inquest was held this morning ilU(> the death of Alfred Carl Buttzhack. aged 40. who was killed in a motoring accident on Saturday. Evidence was given that when on a steep hill near Aokautere. the deceased's hat blew off. The car was stopped to regain it. It was then found the engine would not start. Deceased, an Rival id, was removed from the front seat to secure the tools, and when adjustments were made the deceased was put hack into the car. While the driver was walking round the front ol tI.o vehicle to the driving side, the ~ar moved backwards and at once ' went over a steep hank, falling -• ' feet, deceased suffering a broken hack 5 When the driver left the car. tin f«. a rs were in neutral and brakes on s Examined later the hand brake wa 1 not on ami the gears were engaged r jp i s presumed the deceased, in ad justing ft mg dislodged th? kriOwfk j

verdict was returned according to tlio medical evidence. : PUBLIC HEALTH. ’ CHRISTCHURCH. Jlnreli 2S. l A sweeping attack on the stand - taken bv the Health Department in re- » irj,rd to' the treatment of tuberculosis , ;. as m ade by A. T. Smith. Chairman o! i the Public Health Committee of the - North Canterbury Hospital Board at a .1 meeting of the Board to-day. *' The fact t (1 f the matter is.” he said, “that fight a a S much as we can T.B. is a Dominion d question. Hr Valentine in every other e i; n e of his letter says Taihoa. Tailioa. if Our motto must be act and to the devil e with Taihoa.” Eventually the Board e decided to ask the Government for a !o grant of £”2000 to build a ward for c. male T.B. cases at Cashmere.