DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1929, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

ROTARY CLUBS CONFER. (By Telegraph—Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, February 27. The seventh annual conference ot Rotary Clubs opened this morning, when the delegates wore welcomed by the Mayor (Rev. J. K. Archer). The District Governor, Sir Alexander Roberts, in the course of an address, referred t# the Papal announcement, recently published. It had caused the greatest surprise to all Rotarians in this country. The movement cared nothing for either creed or politics. In every club there were many religions and all creeds worked together With one object. It would be a great disaster if anything occurred to upset the harmony at present existing. In his own club in Wellington he could not tell the religion of one quarter of the members, no more than their political leanings. it was a great pity that the question should ever have been raised. He hoped that the 53rd district would lie kept quite clear of it. MANUFACTURERS CONFER. WELLINGTON, February 27. Manufacturers elected the following officers: —President, F. Campbell (Wellington) ; vice-president, G. Finn (Auckland); secretary, Edmonds (Wellington) ; treasurer, Render (Wellington). A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Sutherland Ross for his able

services as President for the past two years. DIVORCED WIFE. WANGANUI, 'Feb. 27. A claim for nine pounds was made by the Hospital Board against H. W. Gillespie at the Magistrate’s Court today, in connection with the maintenance of his divorced wife. Dir Salmon, S.M., after hearing English and New Zealand cases quoted by counsel, held that under the Destitute Persons Act, which provides that no person shall starve, and that the 'State shall b© absolved from liability, some party must lie made liable, and he gave judgment with costs with the Board. SEXUAL CASES. HAMILTON, Feb. 27. At the Supreme Court, two men were accused of illegal carnal knowledge, Arthur Burnett Allen, of Otorohanga, and Alexander McDonald, of Hangntiki. Both were acquitted by the jury. In the Lower Court, John Stewart Jeffrey, aged 18, was committed for trial on a charge of attempted rape at Frankton. Bail was allowed in £4O) with severe restrictions on accused’s movements. FORGERY CHARGE. HAMILTON, Feb. 27. Frederick Thomas Kelly May was committed for sentence to-day for forging cheques for £lO at Matamata, and £l6 at Ngaruawahia. FOX’S RIVER BRIDGE. WESTPORT, Feb. 27. Dir H. E. Holland, DT.P., lies received the following telegram from the Dlinister of Public Works: “Your letter dated February 19th. re Fox’s luver Bridge and Westport-Greyniouth Road was received. I will be pleased to looi>. fully into the position in the light of your further remarks, and will communicate with you again as soon as possible.” BANKER’(S' DISAPPEARANCE. AUCKLAND, Feb. 27. The disappearance of G. A. Canipey, formerly of Auckland, from the Manuka on her last voyage from Melbourne to Wellington was reported to the Auckland branch of the Bank of Australasia to-day. The master of the Manuka stated Campev was reported missing at 8 a.m. on Tebruary 23rd. Ho was last seen on the vessel at 8 o’clock on the previous evening, when he was promenading the deck. A sum of £B6 had been entrusted to the care of the purser by the missing passenger. Campey was a member of the staff of the Bank of Australasia in Melbourne, whence he was transferred from Auckland in July, 1928. He was due at Wellington last Sunday. The missing bank officer was well known in Auckland, where he was employed for a long time. Dir Campev was between 30 and 40 years of age. Tsf.Z. UNEMPLOYMENT. INVESTIGATION OODIMITTEE. WELLINGTON, Feb. 27. Hon Df. Veitch stated to-day that ie was not considered necessary, at any rate at present, to call an Industrial Conference, as was convened last year but owing to the pressure of the unem ployment problem. Cabinet bad decided, as already announced, to set up an Unemployment Investigation Committee. Things wore developing rapidly in regard to industrial, matters under the policy of the new Government but the Government wished to see what emanated from the Unemployment Investigation Committee before it did anything in respect to the second Industrial Conference proposal.