DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1919, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

RETURNING SOLDIERS. , By Telegraph.—Press Associat..*. j Wellington, Fed. 19. I The Defence Department advises that 'the returning draft No. 213, per Matatua, is due to reach Wellington at daylight to-morrow, and the returning draft No. '214, per Ruapehu, to-morrow afternoon. Both vessels upon arrival will be placed in quarantine for twentyfour hours, so that in the ordinary course of events the troops upon them cannot be disembarked before twentyfour hours after their arrival. Auckland, Feb. 19. The steamer Mamari with a draft of 150 returned soldiers, transhipped from the transport Nestor at Sydney, reached Auckland early this afternoon and anchored in the stream for 24 hourß' quarantine. It is expected that the military boarding party will be able to begin their work about 2 p.m. to-mor-row, and that the troops will be landed about 4 p.m. MASTERTON SHOW. Masterton, Feb. 19. Fine weather prevailed for peoples' day at the Masterton Show and several thousand town and country people were present. W. Howard Booth's "Lonely" was awarded the championship for the fourth year in succession for the best hack on the ground. The champion jump I was won by W. Scott's "Coker's Prince," with P. L. St. Hill seaond, and C. P. V llance third. Miss Jona Vallance's "Tommy C.' won the consolation jumping event. POSTPONEMENT OF UNIVERSITY EXAMS. JUSTIFIED. Wellington, Feb. 19. In reply to observations by Sir Robert Stout, the Hon. G. W. Russell said today that he considered the postponement of the University examinations was fully justified by the conditions prevailing at the lime of the epidemic, which made it undesirable that young people should be concentrated in examination halls. Moreover, to have taken the examinations then would have been unfair to those sick and unable to sit Parliament made provision in the Statute Law Amendment Bill to fully protect the interests of students. JOURNALIST PROTEST AGAINST SEMPLE'S STATEMENT. Christcliureh, Feb. 19. The following telegram has been sent by the president of the Christcliureh Journalists' Union to the Acting-Prime Minister: "On behalf of the Christcliureh Journalists' Union I respectfully, but emphatically, protest against Mr. Semite's statement that the report of his meeting here on Saturday evening was ■ deliberately construed to misrepresent j what he said. Semple's allegation is simply the refuge that some public men i fly to when they realise they have said more than they intended to say. Ample evidence of the accuracy of the report is available." PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY Christcliureh, Feb. 19. The Presbyterian General Assembly continued its sessions to-day. The following recommendations of "the Life and Work Committee were adoptel: That Presbyteries and sessions be enjoined to give earnest heed to the work of develop- , ing the week-night service, of seeking ;to bring the young into the fold, and of ' evangelism; that the ministers and office i bearers keep careful watch upon the (growing tendency to misuse the Lord's j Day, and that the first Sunday in July be appointed a Sabbath observance day; ' that the committee continue its negotia- | tions with Rev. J. H. Miller and J R. P. I Sclater regarding a visit to New Zealand after the war. The Rev J Combrie said the church was not doing its duty in the matter of financial support of the ministry. Dr Gibb said the of men was the problem of proble '.■>•. A rich corporation like the Presl. ;erian Church could pay a living wage ..o its members. The treasurer's statement showing a healthy condition of affairs was adopted. SACRAMENTAL WINE Wellington, Feb. 20. At a meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Alliance yesterday, it was reported that, in answer to representations made to the Attorney-General on the question of regulations regarding the exemption of sacramental wine, the Minister replied that lie was authorised by the Cabinet to state that in the event of prohibition being carried at the special licensing poll in April regulations under Sub-section 2 of Section 21 of the Licensing Amendment Act, 1918, will provide for the importation by the several churches of wine for sacramental purposes in such quantities as any church may require for lengthened periods, the churches being required to give security that the wine so imported will not be used for other than sacramental purposes. INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION. Christchurch, Feb. 20. 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