DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1928, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Par Press Association.)

JUBILEE INSTITUTE.

A RECORD OUTPUT.

AUCKLAND, April 3. The outstanding feature of the work of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind during the year ended on March 31st. was the record created in the return from the sale of goods made by blind people. The amount realised was £7BIO. an inorcse of £IBB2 compared with the previous year. When this was made known at the annual meeting of contributors by the: chairman. Mr IT. E. Vaile, the statement was greeted with applause. Reviewing the work of the year, Mr Vaile said it had been most successful from every aspect. There were at present 109 persons on the roll of the Institute as against 106 a year ago. I lie trustees were now in direct touch with and had particulars of 633 blind people in all parts of the Dominion. RUMOURS ABOUT SAMOA. NOT CREDITED IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES. WELLINGTON, April 3. Official circles give no credence to rumours current that affairs in Samoa have taken a serious turn. The a.ppearncc of an advertisement inviting recruits for the Samoa Military Police probably gave rise to .speculation, but »t> special significance need bo attach'd to the matter. Suggestions from Auckland that H.M.S. Dunedin was returning immediate! v to the mandated territory were i I Mounded. Both the Dunedin and the Diomede are now in New Zealand waters, and. according to a statement by the Minister of Defence, the Dunedin will carry out a month’s cruise at homo. The Diomede proceeds to

England shortly for relit. The Dunedill leaves Wellington on April 12th, for Lyttelton, remaining there until April 24th. when she proceeds to Tiniaru. The vessel stays at Tiinaru unt.T May Ist. and is due at Auckland about nine days later.

NO WARSHIPS. MILITARY POLICE FOR SAMOA. WELLINGTON. April 3. None of the warships of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy is now at Samoa where matters are quiet at present. HALS. Dunedin returned from Apia about a fortnight ago, and HALS. Diomede has also returned to New Zealand waters. There has been some speculation as to whether the Dunedin would return to Samoa, but this course is not intended. The Minister for Defence (the lion. Mr Rolleston) announced to-dav that 11.M.5. Dunedin will leave Wellington on April 12th for Lyttelton, where she will remain until April 24th, when she will sail for Tiinaru. The Dunedin will stay at Timaru’for a week and will return to Auckland about May 10th.

HALS. Diomede will proceed to England shortly for a refit.

In the meantime, as a precautionary measure, it has been deemed advisable to recruit a’ Samoa military police force, and applications are now being called. The term of engagement will he for twelve months if the services of the men are required for that period. The ipiota called for from Wellington is 19. Applicants must be prepred to report at Wellington on April 11th for an early departure for Samoa. The age of enlistment is between 22 and 32 years. MAN CAPTURED IN ROOM. WELLINGTON. April Jt. A waiter’s struggle with a man he found in suspicious circumstances ill a dressing room of the Regent Marble Bar on Saturday was described in Court to-day, when Samuel Joseph Darragh. a labourer. 25, was charged with assaulting William F. Webster, a waiter, and with stealing a wallet and a till of tobacco valued at 4s 3d. The accused admitted the theft, blit denied the assault. The evidence showed that Webster found a man hiding behind a door, and as lie could not give a satisfactory explanation of himself he closed with him. Accused broke away in the ensuing struggle, hut Webster recaptured him and liekl him till the arrival of the police.

Darragh said that lie had no money and went into the hack of the place to get something to eat. Ibe temptation got the hotter of him and he stole the wallet and tobacco. A sentence of fourteen days imprisonment was imposed on the theft charge. Eor assault he was convicted and discharged, with an order to pay £1 witness’s expenses. Tho charge of being illegally on prenisies was withdrawn. tuberculosis. MINISTER ORDERS ENQUIRY. , WELLINGTON, April 3. A step of the first importance in grappling with the tuberculosis probleni in New Zealand has just been ( taken by the Hon. Mr Young, Minister for Public Health. Mr Young, ( has written to the British Medical ’ Association requesting it to nominate _ three of its members to form a committee to investigate the position. 1 The three medical men, who will be appointed a 'Commission under the Public Health Act. will go into the question of prevention and treatment j of tuberculosis from every pointy of ; view. It is understood that they will be given a free hand, and invited to take all necessary measures to | get a thorough understanding of the • situation, and that they will also be ■ asked to express their opinion as to the efficacy of existing methods and what others, if any, should he adopt- ’ ed.

CROSSING SMASH. OAMABU, April 4. \ level crossing smash, under painful circumstances, occurred near Hampden this afternoon, when the Southland express collided with an smashed into a motor car driven by James Rodman, accompanied by Joseph Newlamls. both members of the Waitnki County Council following the funeral of the late William Ni col son. a former member of the Council. The crossing is a particularly had one, and the train, although the whistle sounded. could not be seen, and before Rodman could clear the line the impact took place. Newlands jumped clear, and Rodman was hurled against a fence, miraculously escaping serious injury. though suffering a severe shaking. The car was smashed beyond repair.