DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

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(13y Telegraph—Press Association)

PALM ERSTOX, X., .March 13

•• We should catch some of these roosters and wring their necks.” said a delegate at the Hospital Hoard’s Conference, dismissing defaulting husbands .and the burden of relief on Hoards.’

The Otago Hoard put forward it remit urging Government to defray the cost oif returning such husbands to the Dominion and compelling them to support, their legal dependants.' Pcllioriet Wellington): ‘‘Whitt are you going to do with the men when von got them:' They could defy, the authorities.”

Voices: “We’ll (log them.” Ohaj’rmnn, Wallace,’ said there wore matters for complaint on several occasions, hut when such husbands Were brought hack they might become burdens too. It- hud been suggested To him they should he horse-whipped and released, hut he did not know what effect that, would have, if carried out. The remit was carried.

ALLEGED THEFT.

GISBORNE. March 13

Pleading not guilty and reserving Ids defence. William A!esunder Robertson, at Ibe Police Court, was committed to the' Supreme Court lor trial ; on a charge of misappropriating funds of the Last Coast llahl.il Hoard, of which he was formerly secretary, having' resigned in .Inly. last. Robertson was. charged with stealing L'f.l belonging to the Hoard.

LABOUR. RESOLUTION

WANGANUI. March l-t

The Wanganui branch ol the Labour Partv passed a resolution that the branch espressos the utmost confidence hi ||. K. Holland as chairman of the New Zealand Parliamentary Labour I’aiiv. and deprecates any .outside attempts liv interested persons who are Irving to create a split in the Labour Party, as represented in Parliament.

EX AM IN A TfON RES ULTS,

WELL!NG'I'ON, March M

The X. Z. University issues the following message from Napier containing a statement by Mr Eosterf headmaster of the Napier Hoys’ High School) concerning the marking ol papers in university entrance examinations, which make it -ehpir that .some ■ .secondary schools masters have . inferred that the

publication oi a supplementary list of successful candidates is an indication that the marking of. papers has no.t been carefully and thoroughly done. This inference is quite illogical and unjust i lied. The. University Council, at its last, meeting, decided that the results oi ihe examination should he reviewed with a view to passing-any candidate w ho. having failed • through falling short ,of tlm minimum .requirements in some subject .has yet given evidence of special ability in a group ol cognate subjects. The supplementary list dealt with these cases and these cases only.

W.C.T.U. CONGRESS

WELLINGTON, .March 14

The report of the corresponding secre ta rv showed eleven adult and ten

” V ” hranches liavy been lormed during the year, There were now 181 adult, and 3S; “V ” branches. Eeven adult and ten •’ V ” branches lapsed for want of h-adership. The cradle roll had increased from o74fi to (1499. Temperance charts had been supplied to 219 s'clmols.

To-night an add less will he given by Dr Truhy King on “Alcohol and the Race.” To‘-IOtN'THE AIR FORCE.• • TWO Mi U ’EOOTHALLERS. - • v.\V-ELLINGTON: March 13. Tw we'l|-”V vii., Wellington Rugby I'o ■' E. Williams and I. M'N i,, aileaving this month; for England, where they propose to enlist in tin l ‘Royal Air Iforce.. Their..d -Parlore will, create a-.big. gap in Oriental s ■ranks, ;vs ,they were -two o! the last senior players-in the cluheAN il'iaiiis a strapping forward and. M’Nicol a. livewire back. They have both figured prominently in other branches ol sport and it was only a few weeks ago that Williams demonstrated his- capabilities as an oarsman to Canterbury followers of rowing by-having a hand in the defeat of (he- .’stiles brothers. Williams is partnered by Cooke in pair-oared rowing, and alter their win in Canterbury they went on to carry off honours at the championship regatta ai Pidon. Williams is a n.m of the late George Williams, who was a memh'r of the New Zealand Native Rugby team of ISHT \pnrt Imm loothall. M'Nieol has taken an active interest in amateur athletics in Wellington.

LAVAS RECORD JAVELIN THROW. DANNEVIRKE. March 13. S. Lay. Australasian champion javelin thrower, at the Dannevirko Athletic Club's •mo-dt-ing to-day made a throw of 213 feet 27 inches, which exceeds the present record by 7 feet 3.1 inviies. The throw was made against a- light southerly wind and was measured with a steel tape by the County Engineer.