NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 472, 2 April 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY TELEGIUM—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) « CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. THE PALMERSTON CASE. Palmcrston, April 1. A public inquiry into certain allegations against a teacher at the College Street School was held by the- school committee tonight, when the following recommendations for submission to tho Education Board were made:—That any punishment exceeding four strokes of tho strap bo given by or in tlio presence of the head teacher; that tho offence and punishment be entered in tho school log; assistants shall not bo allowed to punish pupils unless in their class, or unless such assistant happens to have charge of the play-ground at the time; punishment shall oiily consist of strapping, detention, or imposition: no punishment of a ridiculous character shall bo allowed. Tho inquiry generally showed tho management of tho school to be good. UNIVERSAL SERVICE LEACUE. Christchurch, April 1. Major Hobday has received a telegram from tho president of tho Universal Service League, Wellington, asking him to taka step's to call a public meeting at Christchurch with a view of impressing tho necessity of universal service on tho Government. Major Hobday states that a meeting should bo called at tho earliest opportunity after Easter to consider defenco matters generally. Auckland, April 1. A largely attended public meeting war held last night under tho auspices of th< National Defenco League, for tho purpost of supporting tho City Council's resolution in favour of universal training. The Mayor (Mr. C. D. Grey) presided. Tho following resolution, moved by Mr. Parr, seconded b; Canon M'Murray, was carried amid cheers: "That, in the opinion of this meeting, tho time has arrived for tho institution of souif form of universal defensive training, as ab solutely necessary for the, safety of tbo Dominion." Mr. P. M. Maekoy then moved, and it was carried., that tho resolution bo forwarded to tho Prime Minister, with an urgent request that the Government tako action in this wholly- non-partisan matter. Tho proceedings wore frequently interrupted by Socialists, whoso amendments wore ruled out of order.