DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. THE RUGBY GAME. PUNISHMENT OF ROUGH PLAY. WELLINGTON, Aug. 20. The following circular letter has been sent to unions by the secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union: — “Suspensions; My committee has from time to time during the past season received advices from unions of suspensions of players for various offences. In some cases the penalties meted out seem to ho adequate; hut on tho other hand, in a great number of cases the punishment given is little or nothing. It is noted that players ordered off tho field for striking an opponent, fighting, and such like offences have just boon cautioned, and my committee thinks that in thesecases there is a tendency to undue leniency and that greater punishmentshould be inflicted than is in vogue at present.

“I have also to draw your attention to rtilo .33, which gives players the right to appeal within fourteen days, and in cases where players arc disqualified for a number of years it would perhaps he as well if they were made aware of this rule. Another matter which I am directed to bring to tbe notice of all unions is the fact that the laws provide that the play should be stopped only for a period of three minutes in the cases •of players being injured. It has been noticed in various places that stoppages of much longer duration have been allowed, and it is considered that we should adhere strictly to the rule in this matter.”

A CHUR,OH DISPUTE. BISHOP CHERRINGTON DEFENDS POLICY. HAMILTON, Aug. 20. Referring to the trouble in tbe Waikato Diocese, Bishop Cherrington, preaching in the Cathedral last night, said that Hamilton had asked him to make St Peter’s Church his cathedral, and he had done so. If the people did not like it and preferred that the cathedral chair bo removed they had only to say so and he would ask some other parish, to have the chair placed in its church, but while the chair was where it was he intended to have a sav in the conduct of the cathedral. The Bishop said that the trouble was never officially brought before him. The resignation of the Cathedral Chapter was a most extraordinary event. He was forced as .Bishop of the diocese and head of the Chapter, to take action. As far as he was aware the trouble concerned two points, the wearing of vestments at Holy Communion, ami the order of service. As to the vestments he claimed that no change had been made since his arrival. Vestments were doctrinal, in that they had always been taken as manifesting the spiritual sacrifice which the Church believed had been offered in the Blessed -Sacrament.

Referring to the order of service Bishop Cherrington pointed out that St. Peter’s was a cathedral. The proper services in a cathedral every Sunday were morning prayer and Holy Communion together. The cathedral was not a district church in a country parish. He considered that the present erder of services was good hut invited the nurishioners to meet him on August 29 to discuss possible changes. STEAMER SOLD FOR £3. AUCKLAND. Aug. 20. The old ferry steamer Britannia, which had a long career oil Auckland Harbour, has been sold for £3. The Britannia will he converted into a houseboat with twenty flats and a dance lloor on tho upper deck. JONES OR NOSWORTHY? AVELLINGTON, August 21. ’file Prime Minister, Mr Coates, made a statement to-day relative to tho cable to the Mayor of Ashburton, in which Hon. Air Nosworthy announced definitely that he is a candidate for the Alid-G'nnterluiry seat. Mr Coates said that lie could not understand it, as .dr Nosworthy, before leaving for Canada, had left the matter c'f tho selection of a Afid-Cantcr- ' Reform candidate as between himself and Afr David Jones, in liis (Air Coates’s) hands. S UPERANNUATED PUBLIC SERVANTS. WELLINGTON. Aug. 21. The annual meeting of the Dominion Executive of the Federated Superan- ; minted Public Servants of New Zealand was held to-day. The President. : Captain AV. N. Barclay, occupied the chair at the outset, but withdrew from the meeting, ns a protest against the report being signed by a A T ieePresident. Afr ,A. Girling Butcher, Vice-President then assumed the chair. Resolutions carried unanimously were•

That a letter be forwarded to Sir Joseph Ward, thanking him and all others who had assisted, for his good offices in the cause of superannuation in the days when various superannuation schemes wore started.

That inquiries lie made-with a view to securing fortnightly payments of superannuation allowances done in all Government Departments. The following were elected to the Dominion Executive:—President, Mr A. Girling Butcher; Vice-President, Colonel T. W. ’McDonald; Secretary and Treasurer, Aft- H. E. Gilbert; Executive, Messrs F. K. Killing, H. Lundins, W. Makin, D. Skinner and J. A. Thomson. BUSSING STOKERS.

AUCKLAND, Aug. 21

Eleven stokers were missing from the steamer Port Bowen, when about to leave Auckland for Napier this evening, and owing to their absence her departure had to he postponed until six o’clock to-morrow morning. Later in the evening, excitement was earned on board when it was renorted that one of the crew had had his throat cut. An ambulance was summoned, and took the man to the hospital. The wound was only slight and after six stitches had been inserted, the man was taken hack to the ; ship. Later, he was walking about the vessel, apparently very little hurt. According to the man’s statement, the injury was done with a razor when he and some of his comrades were skylarking. This explanation was also given by the ship’s officers and consequently no action was taken by the police.

HUTT LINE REPAIRS. WELLINGTON, Aug. 21

“It all depends cm the weather,” said a Railway official to-day, when questioned about the damaged Hutt line. “This unfortunately, is the season for southerlies, but if violent southerlies hold off. we should be able to repair the track sufficiently to ensure a continuance of service on the inner set of rails, but if we get a series of heavy southerlies in the immediate future, goodness knows what will happen.” There was a fairly rough sea combined with a high tide this morning but the waves were not as fierce as those experienced in last week’s storm, yet conditions were bad enough to undo some of the repair work already carried out, and indicate what might happen in case of another storm, such ns last .week’s. In the circumstances the Department i 9 maintaining creditable wrvice,