DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 April 1919, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

AWARD OF HECKLER SCHOLARSHIP. Wellington, Last Night. The Heckler Memorial Scholarahip has " been awarded to Jack Arrow Uraham, eon • of the late Captain John Graham, who ws killed in ctiou in France. The scholarship entitles the winner, who has been At pupil of the Pahiatua District High " School, to two years at Wellington Coll J \ lege. The scholarship was established in ' memory of Lance-Corporal William Heck- ■.'■ ler, of Mangumahoe, who died of wounds. ' NEW PAY SCHEDULE FOR RAILWAY MEN. Wellington, Last Night. .(, Represent,'. Ves of the Railway Officer** '' Institute met the management of the • department to-day to discuss the pro- ' posals for the new schedule of rates of ■' pay. The conference was quite satis- ' factory, and the institute delegates l adopted the department's proposals? "I REPLACING'THE AMOKURA. " Wellington, Last Night. The Minister of Marine, at the presen* tation of medals to the boy* on the " Amokura to-day, said he was satisfied ' the time had come when the vessel would have to t-e put out of commission as a ira.ninj bi.jp. He had asked Oabmet to communicate with the-Prime i Minister requesting him to endeavor to secure an up-to-date shfp from the Admiralty, if possible a ship with a war history. His aim was to plaoe Is our waters a ship which would meet re- > quirementsv for some time to come a ■ much bigger boat than the Amokiira,. He had received a cablegram from Sfr « Massey saying that the request of Cabmet had been received, and that he was already in touch with the Adminltr * with a view to obtaining such a boat. ■