DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—P?r Press Association.). LOCAL LOANS. PALMERSTON N., August 21. It was reported at a meeting of the Borough Council last evening that a loan for the erection of a library had been raised locally at 5) per cent, free of brokerage. During the past eighteen months three loans have been raised locally, totalling £39,000. Councillors stated the response showed the confidence of the citizens in the future of the hoiough. RACING CLUB S FIGURES. PALMERSTON N., August 21.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club last evening the President, Mr Louisson, referred to the remarks made by the President of the Auckland Racing Club regarding Manawatu being represented on the Racing Conference. He stated that although Manawatu ranks as a country club its stakes per day’s racing a lid totalisator turnover are considerably higher than many metropolitan clubs. If the conference is reconstituted on the basis of figures, Manawatu will most certainly rank as a metropolitan club. Stakes lor classic races is £IBOO sterling, which ranks Manawatu fifth only from Clubs giving higher stakes lor these races. Ihe amount of stakes distributed per day are £2399, which ranks sixth amongst the racing clubs of the Dominion. The average totalisator turn-over per day is £35,731, which ranks sixth. There arc nine metropolitan clubs in the Dominion, and all are represented on the conference. Of these only Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch give larger stakes and have a larger totalisator turnover than Manawatu. As one of the so-called metropolitan clubs gives as low as £BB3 pci day in stakes with a daily turnover of £9,414, compared with Manawatu’s £2,399 and £35,731, it proves the remarks of the Auckland Club President to be unwarranted. Wanganui, Dunedin and Hawke’s Bay, with two representatives each on the conference show less per day in stakes and totalisator turnover, than Manawatu. These facts justified Manawatu in being represented on the conference.

MAN -MISSING. CHRISTCHURCH. August 21. Since August 13tli a man named R. Dynes has been missing from StJames, near Haiinier. Search parties have been out looking for him and they returned on Sunday to report no trace of the missing man. His hack and a packhor.se he was leading were found unsaddled, and in a paddock. CITY COUNCIL SCENES. CHRISTCHURCH, August 21. Several breezy scenes occurred at a meeting of the City Council last evening, when a deputation attended to protest against a scheme to erect lest rooms, etc. in Cathedral Squaie. At one stage, Mr George Gould, one ot the deputation leaders, had to apologise to the Mayor for addressing him as “ My lord,” and also for poking out his tongue when withdrawing aremaik. A MEMORIAL. PALMERSTON N., August 21. Manawatu Racing Club intends erecting a memorial to men and officers ol the” medical corps who trained oil the racecourse at Arapuni who gave theii lives in the Great War. The memorial will take the form of a large concrete water tank of the shape of an ambulance Red Cross, with a cairn built in the centre. TECHNI CAL E DUCATI ON. WELLINGTON, August 21. The Technical Education Association of New Zealand conference has opened. The President (.Mr King) delivered an address. BANDMASTER’S DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH, August 21. Obituary.—Edward Charles Derry, aged 56, single, a well-known handmaster and formerly New Zealand champion cornet player. DAYLIGHT SAVING. PAHIATUA, August 21. At a meeting convened hy the Chamber of Commerce last evening, the Mayor presiding, there were 75 present. It resolved approving of the I,ocal Daylight Saving Bill, and suggesting a clause he inserted giving the iocal authority local power to exempt any particular days from the operation of the act. The Railway Department had previously sought information as to the local attitude.

SUPPRESSION OF NAME. CHRISTCHURCH, August 21. That discretion in regard to the suppression of names should be left to the judicial officer presiding over the Court and not to the newspapers, was the assertion made by Magistrate Mosley this morning. He was considering Hie case of a seventeen-year-old lad convicted of assault on a female. When the same case was before the Supreme Court Judge. Adams said he left the question of suppression to the press. Air Mosley commented that no ecu to r or reporter could be aware of the circumstances of the cases. He agieed to suppress the name in the pres.case. Accused was convicted and di,cl isrged.

foot and mouth disease. PALMERSTON N., Aug. 21. When a resolution from the Hawke s Bay V. and P. Society was before the Manawatu A. and P. Associat.on urging the Government to prohibit tlm importation of live stock or substances likely to carry foot and moot. d.seas <L A. Mitche -• he thought there was no doubt withm a few vears the Dominion would be troubled with the disease. He believed the more rigfd protection the bettCßeplying to the Chairman in regard to the reference to New Zealand be- , oiled by disease. Mr Mitche 2d there were at present several head of stock at Somes Tsland sufteiing from the disease.

UNITED PARTY LEADERSHIP. WELLINGTON, Aug. 21. In regard to a cable message statin- Sir Joseph Ward had received the offer of the leadership of th. United Party. Mr Forbes states that L „1« i» aware, no re,,™ ... . lms been sent to Sir Joseph » ; The matter of the leadership will no. be decided until the conference of the Party next month.