DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. VGA lAN FOUND DEAD. TAUMARANUI, June 11. Florence Aland Wood, aged fiftyeight, married, was found dead in the Alanonui school grounds on Sunday morning with her throat cut and a razor alongside her body, which was lying in a pool of blood. The woman was fully dressed. She left her home about six o’clock on Saturday night, and later a search was made, her body being found by the school master. BOYS’ FORGERY. GISBORNE, June 11. A sixteen-year old Maori boy, who forged a cheque for £5 10s and uttord it to a, storekeeper, was dealt with in the children's welfare court this morning, -being ordered to receive training at the Agricultural State Farm. The forgery was described by the police as lieing a particularly clever one. GUARD GUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE. GISBORNE, June 11. The Department of Enquiry into tho accident on .May 19th. when an engine crashed into stationary passenger cars on the Otuko-R.ii.knro -section of the Gisborne-Motuliora Railway found that the guard in charge of the train failoil to take the precautions prescribed bv the regulations, namely to place detonators on the line ahead and behind the stationary ears. The Board recommended the dismissal of the guard.

GUN ACCIDENT. DUNEDIN, June 11. Robert Rutherford, aged 18, was found on the road at Caverslmm, at mid-night on Saturday, with head injuries and a gun lying near. He was liospitnlled, and alter an operation stated lie bad borrowed a gun from a friend and was examining it some' distance from the house when the trigger caught in his coat. THE COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. WELLINGTON, June 11. The Council of Education resolved that Education Boards he given discretionary power in the matter of employment of married women teachers. It was decided to advise the Aljnister of Education to introduce legislation to prevent the exploitation, for profit, of children. The Council also decided on a series of re(omnieiidations, including a standard scheme of control for secondary schools, teaching of music and art, terms and holidays for next year, the payment of subsidies, training of teachers and extension of classes for retardates. TRAAVLER WRECKED. AUCKLAND, June 11. The trawler. Thomas llrownn, belonging to .Sandford’s Ltd., is hard and fast on her beam ends at Raupin'.:' Heads near Port Charles, Coromandel Peninsula. All the crew are safe at Coromandel. The trawler was returning to Auckland with a load of (ish. THEFT CHARGES. GISBORNE. June 11.

Four charges of theft of money of the firm by which lie was employed were admitted by Henry Hal! Webb, 23. at the Police Court this morning. Accused was remanded for sentence. The amount involved was £142. Detective AlcLeod stated accused was representative at Gisborne of a gramophone company in 1924. AVebb was a student of Otago University and lie and another student forged an examination paper for which AVebb was convicted and fined BID. ) RAILWAYS POLICY. AUCKLAND, June 10. Addressing commercial travellers here. Air 11. 11. .Sterling. General Manager of the Railways, said that lie bad endeavoured to, compile a comprehensive statement concerning bis future policy in the administration of tlie railways, but all bo coulfl think to write about was the necessity of securing the confidence of the public. Tills was tlie keynote of tlie Prime .Minister in the present administration of the railways, and it would certainly be the very foundation of bis own. Recipro. cal relations were essential.

Mr Sterling said that lie realised that lie would have to tender the public his confidence il he was to receive any in return. It was only this consideration which induced him to accept the responsibility of the position. He said : “ 1 feel that, assisted by you as one section of tlie community, and by the primary producers ns the other, much may he done toward the successful administration of the railways. Alone I can do nothing. M.v appeal to the rnilwaymcu is in the same spirit. M.y idea is not to. wrap myself up in cotton wool, and lock myself up in a glass ease office in Wellington. 1 hope to come out and meet my public and my men, and 1 hope, il any of you feel there is anything wrong about the railways, you will come to me and have it out as man to man. II 1 can put anything right, it will he my pleasure and mv privilege to do so. II T cannot. you will he told the reason why. That is as I view the policy of my oliiof, Mr Coates, and that is how 1 feel I "ill have to work it out. It is along loose lines that T believe we will he able to accomplish something. We have been passing through a state of unrest, as far as transport is concerned. We have heard a lot of tattle, hut we are settling down, and 1 believe yet we will realise that the railways are the backbone of the country’s transport. 1 ask for your entire confidence. Business to-day is carried out at a terrific pace. Time is money, and we cannot spare too much of that. My policy will be to co-ordinate the goods and the passenger services.”

FINLAYSON’S ORDERING OFF. WHANG ABEL June IL The news of Finiayson’s being otdciod off came as a thunderclap to the people of the north, where his good temper and sportsmanship arc universally recognised. It generallyjs agreed that onlv extreme provocation would have caused the big Northlander to retaliate.