DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

EDUCATIONAL ADDRESS

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association,

WELLINGTON, May 12

The Australian Association of Philosophy and Psychology opened its annual Conference here to-day. Professor W. Anderson, of Auckland University, delivered the presidental address on “The Individual and the Community.” He deprecated the tendency to push th.cj individual aspect in educational -thought tocrunr, and he criticised strongly such catch cries as “discovered aptitudes” and “agricultural bias.”

DRUNKEN DRIVER PENALISED

ROTORUA, May 12

At the Magistrate's Court, before Mr Paterson George Darroch, for being drunk while in charge of a motor vehicle, was fined £2O and his license was cancelled for twelve months. George Daly, for being drunk while in charge of a car and not being the possessor of a license who previously had been fined and prohibited from driving in Auckland, received a- months’ hard labour and was prohibited from driving for five years..

MOTOR CYCLIST INJURED.

HAMILTON, May 12

Walter Ronald Scott, twenty-one builder, was-admitted to the Waikato Hospital late -this- afternoon, suffering from "a, fracture at the base of his skil 11. Hus condition is critical. Scott,, with a' companion in the side chair, , was riding a motor cycle down hill, in a street of the town, when lie lost control of the machine, and was thrown, his head striking a telegraph post.

WORKER’S SUDDEN DEATH

GISBORNE, May 12

William Thomas Wooller, a married man, 56 years of age, was engaged loading meat from the Kaitjf, [freezing works chambers. into a lighter., this . .afternoon,, when- he collapsed ,and died almost immediately. •-> t.r ;

NEW BRIGHTON FIRE.'- ; , :

.cCHRI&TLtHURCH, May 12,

A. four-roomed house at New Brighton was destroyed'. by ~a fire at . 1.30 o’clock this’morning. The £ dwelling was. owned by. Airs M Clegg, pif Christchurch, and was occupied by Mr L. O. Bejlette and' family.' The, ocqivpahfe of the burned house had a narrow escape. Mr Bellette wasg:.awakened by a child coughing and found the house full of smoke. Two of ;the children had to be lowered from a window.

KINGSTON HOTEL DESTROYED , , . • "" f ** T v - \ : “12. j ' A report i received"'herS; this evening stating..that Jthe hotel .at 'Kingston /was destroyed 'By f| e nv)?* s morning. 'Tlie licensee was Ji Mrs Ethel .Thomson-, ancLthegiwner.AfirMjphlh Buix. son, farmer, near Lumsden. The building AyttS,, : a;»y.evy..cJ,d. one, ..and.ayas. inHURgipfov : LWwlt- is til the stock and-''ftit' , ißture durance, but tbe licensee will.bb a. heavy loser. ; a : - ■»j -n fctT* UN EM LO YM ENT RELIEI. - CHRISTCHURCH, May 13.

The City Council voted £2OOO lor the relief of unemployment ,at a meeting last night. A schedule of works was drawn up sufficient to keep fifty men employed for two months.

TEACHERS CONFER

/., .WELLINGTON. May. 1.3

At: tint Teachers’ Conference, it. was announced that,the report of the Conimisirtot. wbicu,. had been touring the cr i’v! "V•tak'ng evidence in regard to educ ation, : rebn- anisation was now a ! mt ready. This \yas made by Mr Bell r ''distant Director df Education). Mr Hull r- aid the report was in draft, anti bijiv required to he revised before being completed. When tbe scheme was once established the cost would be much greater than at present. Tbe Conference, after discussion, passed a remit that the attention of the Minister be directed to the delay in reorganising the education system.

METHODIST SYNOD. ROTORU A, May 13

The South Auckland Methodist Synod held their initial session last night- Rev A W. Burley presided. The Mayor, Mr Thomas Jackson,_ and the local clergy welcomed the visitors. The Rev. F J. Parker replied on behalf of the Synod. This is the first conference of the kind held in Rotorua.

TECHNICAL SCHOOL CONFERENCE. " May 13. The Technical .School- Te a chew 1 ? Association Conference opened to-day. The President, AY. Fraser, delivered the address.

MOTORIST FINED. WELLINGTON, May 13. Ernest Andrew Mitchell, 39, a lorry driver was fined £2O in default a jiionh on a drunk charge. He had crashed into a stationary ear.