DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1928, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—P?r Press Association.)

TEACHER QUESnum

ELLINGTON, May 28

An important conference will be held to-morrow between the Minister of Education and the principal officers of the Department of Education on the subject of the exchange of teachers and the question of substitute assitnnts. The conference will he attended by representatives of the Education Institute, the Headmasters’ Association, the Women's Teachers’ Association, and the Wellington School Committees’ Association.

The question of the training of teachers in the Training College without any reasonable prospect of tin getting employment at the close of their training will also be discussed.

DAYLIGHT SAYING. AUCKLAND, Alay 28,

At the North Auckland Dairy Company Delegates’ Conference, a resolution was passed unanimously opposing Daylight Saving.

FALL PROVES FATAL

AUCKLAND, May 23

Tlio death occurred in the hospital to-night of William John Marflitt, wlio .sustained severe head injuries last Thursday, as the result of a fall from a tramear. Deceased was a married matt, aged 54 yealrs.

CREW SAFE. AUCKLAND, May 28.

An investigation of the wreck of the Glenae leads to the conclusion that she capsized at sea, and was washed ashore. There was no- trace of the crew.

News lias been received of the safety of Captain A. H. Mitchell and Mr 0. T. McLeod, master and mate of tlio wrecked ketch Glenao. They pulled, in a dinghy, through heavy seas to Camphell Island.

Captain Mitchell and 0. McLeod, master and mate of the ketch Glenae, arrived by train from ICaipara Fiats to-night. Captain Mitchell explained that the ketch sprang a leak and listed over on her side until the masts almost touched the water. Hurriedly, they abandoned the ketch in a dinghy and made a perilous voyage of seveTT -miles in the little craft to Motu Ora island. They had only one oar, hut, with tlio aid of a coat for a sail, they reached land sal’elv. hut exhausted.

They were well tamed for hv tlio owner of the island, who took them to Warkworthy in his launch. Both men lost all their effects. HAIRY CONTROL, AUCKLAND, May 28. At a conference of delegates of tho North Auckland Dairy Companies, tho conference carried unanimously a resolution expressing faith in the leadership of Mr Grounds as Chairman of the Dairy Produce Board, and depreciated any attempt to dispense with his services. CHRISTCHURCH JUBILEE. CHRISTCHURCH, May 28. The weather was unkind to Christchurch for its Jubilee celebrations today, but the public assembled in thousands in tho ’streets in the centre of the city to view the monster procession, which consisted of about ono hundred exhibits. It was tlio largest procession ever seen in Christchurch. Other events of the day were: The laying of the foundation stone of the new Art Gallery by the donor. Mr R. E. MeDougall( proprietor of Aulsebrook’s); the planting of memorial trees at the Botanic Gardens by distiiiguishefl visitors and 'C-itizoiis, among the former being Sir Francis Bell. Hon. Mr Rolleston. Mr Troup (Mayor of Wellington), and Mr Tear erner (Mayor of Dunedin). There was a living chess display this afternoon, but fireworks were this evening postponed on account of the weather. The children’s demonstration tomorrow concludes the programme.