DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Ppr Press Association.). A RUGBY PROTEST. CHRISTCHURCH, August 22. A protest against the inadequate arrangements made for the North v. South Island Rugby match last Saturday by the New Zealand Rugby Union was made at last night’s meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union, air J. K. Moloney said that confusion arose owing to the lack of control by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Players, particularly those of the South Island team, were wandering about the streets lost. Owing to race week, accommodation was scarce and players were billetted all over the place, ft had not been fair to the team. He thought that the New Zealand Union should he recommended to the effect that inter-island teams should he assembled together not later than 10 o’clock on the morning before the match. A motion to this effect was carried. A DENIAL. WELLINGTON, Aug. 22. A Press Association message from Palmerston North yesterday, credited .1. A. Mitchell, with telling the Mnnawatu A. and P. Association, that there were at present several head of stock on Somes Island suffering from foot and mouth disease. This, said. Dr Beakes (Director-General of Agriculture) this morning in a statement, is entirely without foundation. There happens to he cattle from the United States, in quarantine on the Island nt present, hut all of them are in good health and have been in good health ever since their arrival.

STATEM ENT COR R ECTED. WELLINGTON, August 22. Messrs Wright, Stephenson take strong exception to a statement issued from Palmerston North that foot and mouth disease is prevalent in cattle on Somes Island in Wellington harbour. They state it is entirely a mistake and there is no disease there at- all. They and other firms have been importing cattle from North America for years and this particular shipment is merely undergoing the usual quarantine previous to landing. DENNISTON MINERS’ UNION. FINED FOR A STRIKE. WESTPORT, August 22. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, Deiinistoii Minors’ Union "as found guilty of a breach of the Labour Disputes Investigation Act, 1013, in respect to a strike at Cascade, the Westport Coal Coy’s mine, and was fined £ls and costs. The action was brought hv the Inspector of Awards. The strike took place on May 18th and unionists have been out ever since, although a cooperative party lias been working the mine during this period. The employment of the co-operative party along with unionists was primarily the aense of the strike. Unionists at Cascade are members of the Denniston Aimers Union. The Cascade mine has been open for only about eight months. TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, August 22.^ A strong protest was made at Lie Technical Education Association Conference to-day with regard lo the statement in the majority report of the Svllahus Revision Committee which it was claimed, reflected on the technical schools throughout the Dominion. On the motion of the President, Mr H. S. AY King (Auckland) it was resolved, “ That this conference emphatically protests against the statement made m [he report of the Syllabus Revision Committee, page 10, that the institution of technical high schools has created among children, distinctions which ~,-e educationally unsound and social y undesirable, ad asks those responsible |„r such statements should he requued

to make an explanation.” Mr J. H. Howell, Director of the Wellington Technical College, read a letter from a professor, whose son had attended a technical college for ovc. three years. The letter expressed appreciation of what had been done at the college and satisfaction at the results achieved. The statement m the committee’s report was P"<- <low '| to foolishness or ignorance. Otl.ei delegates alleged the statement was made through envy, jealousy or prejud.ee.

SUPER ANNU ATTON. WELLINGTON, Aug. 22. At the annual meeting of the Fee - or ated Superannuated Public Sen an s. President (Capt. Barclay) protested strongly against the Vme-Presi-dent's action in signing the annua ie port, and when it was proposed to di. the matter in committee, lie refused and withdrew from the meet-

Mr Girling Butcher (Vice-President) wll s afterwards elected President, and presided over the meeting, the Dominion Executive of which passed resolutions thanking Sir J. Man “ others who assisted, for then offices in instituting superannuation, and asking for fortnightly payments.

i HOSPITAL NURSES. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 22 Arising out of a recent inquiry hold by the Hospital Board regarding the death of a nurse, Hew regulations tor dealing with nurses who are sick, wcie adopted by the Board to-day. The Hospital Committee reported having fully considered a suggestion made iby the special meeting of the Board that experienced doctors lie >1 pointed to examine all nurses periodically .and prescribe in eases The committee recommended that the medical superintendent examine all nurses on the staff at intervals of not more than six months, and that a nurses reporting sick shall be seen by the Superintendent, who shall i>e sponsible for the treatment.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXCURSION. WHAKATANE, Aug. 22... Representatives of local bodies conferred with Mr AY ell steel, commercial aeent for railways, last evening and outlined the programme for the elite.tainme.it of 70 Auckland Chamber o I Commerce members, arriving in ( district by the Commerce train on Oct. 2 °lt wa« decided to organise a fleet of motor cars to convey the visitors round Opourino Valley. The party then comes to Wlmkatane. and m the altunoon will be motored over the Ranoitikei Plains, connecting with t Commerce train at Makata. If tim permits tlie .party will be moto.ee. I through tlie Maraetotara Gorge to ! Ohope Beach. THEFT. WELLINGTON, Aug. 22. ! Robert. Lancester Fairweather. aged I 22 and George Lawson, aged 22, who were arrested on Saturday, appeared j todav and were charged of unlawful 1 i conversion at Te Kuiti of a. car valued I i ilt £250; theft at Wanganui and War■j erlev of benzine valued at £1 14s: theft ' I of a jack valued at £1 at Paekakariki : ,T j theft of an attache case and two gal- ' j lons of benzine valued at £3 5s fld at ’ I Hnwera. It was stated that Fairweather earn: i to the Dominion in December 1924 wit! II ; a draft of Public School boys and wn. ' placed with a farmer at Apiti. bu d . would not get out of bed, and woul | pot work,

The Immigration Department found him other positions. He appeared before the court at Wanganui in December, 192 G and was sentenced to two months’ for conversion of a car, and was convicted and discharged for vagrancy. He later came to Wellington and was allowed to sleep in a furnished liouse. A serious robbery was committed! in the house and Fairweatlier stowed away to Sydney, where he made the acquaintance of Lawson. Both travelled from Sydney to Melbourne where they wore arrested on a. charge of vagrancy. That charge was withdrawn, but in October -'l' ury they were fined £3O in default four months, and £ls in default one month respectively, on two charges of converting cars to their own use. On Afarch 13th. of this year thev were sentenced to six months at Alhurv for breaking and entering. They were discharged from Goitlburn Gaol this month and stowing away on a steamer, arrived in Auckland lastweek.

The thefts in the present charges were all made in connection wiPh a trip in a converted car from Te Kuiti to Wellington.

Magistrate Page remarked that the police report was very unfavourable. They had evidently set out to live dishonestly. Six months’ hard was imposed on each.