DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1919, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

INSANITARY SCHOOL CLOSED.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, June 21. The Mt. Eden public school, probably; having the largest attendance in tha Auckland district, has been closed by order of, the Public Health owing to the insanitary condition of the school grounds caused 'by septic tank leakage, to which cause more than or* diuary sickness is attributed. Stepj. are being taken to pronijptly; remedy tiiq> defect. '

THE MAORI CONTINGENT.

1 Wellington, June 21. After the application of the Military! Service Act to the Maoris, three ballots were held. The number of recruits actually produced was small Some 800 names were drawn, and of these 99 men. were sent to camp. The task of compilation of the roll was one of very great difficulty. The Government Statistician found it impossible to get for thai Maoris complete registration schedules. Earotongans, Fijians, Gilbert Islanders and Elice Islanders were brought to New Zealand. Of these a total of 631embarfced for active service. The'total number of Maoris, volunteers and conscripted, sent overseas was 2287.

TREATMENT OiF MENTAL DISEASES'

Chrktchurch, June 21. Hon. G. W. Russell stated it had been decided to make an important change in; the system of caring for patients suffering from mental diseases. The Health Department bad purchased, for a State institution, property at fltookbura for patients who have lucid inter vals, and who should be placed in as establishment distinct from the ordiniury mental hospital, the institution to bo is charge of Dr. Gribbin, the superintendent at Sunnyside mental hospital, and, patients are to be sent to it from other 1 parts of the Dominion. Discussing the scheme, tho said it would not add to the burdens of the mental hospital depart* ment.

THE MINE-SWEEPERS,

Wellington, June 1. one of the three mine-sweepers «»»■» to the wharf this moraine, but the others are in quarantine. About tWrty, men from eadh were landed at Island to facilitate the fumigation of the ships in quarantine, and this makes it doubtful when the flotilla will start for the mine-fields. It is b « b . able that the Cook's Strait field will swept before that of tha' Three Kings. „~ Tba SfV* 8 of the ships were paid off at Sydney and volunteers were for. One ship came to New Zealand men for «>« three. The crews are now in the mine al«w«. «. organisation exist* ing till the end of November, if required

A LINER IN TROUBLE.

Thn . . Westport, Last Nirit. lie Anchor Liner s.s. Kennedy lid a rough handling in the BuHer roadstead to-day. The ejector feed pipe carried away, and the vessel being short of ooal, Captain Boggett deeided to attempt to work the bar, although there was a Terr neavy sea running at the Him, heavy seas knocked the vessel out of the channel, and for a time it looked as if it had but little hope of being saved. Tie captain, however, got her out of a perilous position with the loss of one lifeboat and some decking, and made to sea. Late in the afternoon a further attempt was made to get into port, and. after a trying experience with heavy seas and with signals against entry, this was accomplished, with the enableroom about half full 0 f waterTriie second engineer, seoond mate, and a sailor all sustained slight injuries while the boat was getting the gruelling In the heavy sea.

AN ESCAPEE RECAPTURED.

, r - v Wanganui, Last Nigkt. McCann, who broke from custody when being conveyed to Feilding to answer a charge of theft, was captured while caving tea at Fordell Hotel on Saturday. The man's faraces had been found about the district during the past week, but he had doubled on his trades several He was brought into town, and will appear at court to-morrow.

STATEMENTS BY ACTING-PREMIER.

Christchurch, Last Night.' In an interview, Sir James Allen said he thought the newspapers had exa gerated the recent statement attribute to Mr. Myers regarding the social and financial position of New Zealand. "I dont think, Mr. Myers suggested that the finances of the country an in any serious difficulty,, because they «r« not" declared Sir James Allen. Regarding the criticism of the Cadet camp by the Council of Churches, Sir James Allen said he had asked for an inquiry* •

» ™i- 1™ J® I al,e g»tlon» about the recent high school Senior Cadet camp, he hoped the proposed four month*' training camps would be instituted, for; the [ sake of the citizens themselves, and, for the eake of their discipline, morals,'.and I physique. He unhesitatingly said the evil was not in the camp, but out of It. i