SIR J.G. WARD IN AUSTRALIA
A BUSY TIME IN MELBOURNE. iPBXSft ASSOCIATION.) MELBOURNE, 6th February. Lord Northcoto, the Governor-General, entertained Sir Joseph; Lady, and Miss Eileen Ward at lunch to-day. Among those present at the dinner given at Menzies Hotel by the Commonwealth Ministry were the Prime Minister (Mr Deakin), the Chief Justice (gfir John Madden), Mr. J. C. Watson (leader of the Labour Party in the Federal Parliament), and many representative men. The toast of the- visitor's health was proposed by Mr. Deakin. In the course of his reply, Sir Joseph Ward dealt with proposals to come before the Colonial Conference, continued support to the British navy, the maintenance of a white Australia, and the establishment of an Imperial Council.' i Sir Joseph Ward, who met with ex- ! cellent receptions, was kept very busy ' here. He had a conference with Mr ! Deakin in reference to the coming Navi- ' gation Conference Sir Joseph and party left for Adelaide to-day.
What. reasons are to be advanced by public school teacherg why their pupils should speak tho truth and follow tho paths of virtue? This was a conundrum propounded at the conference of inspectors by Mr. Geo. D. Braik this mornW. Pie had moved: "That the section on moral training be transferred to the section on civics, and that n committee be pet up to consider the most appropriate headings under which imcb instruction ! should appear." At present. Mr. Braik eiiid.tlie teacher could not base teaching under this particular head on religious grounds, "because- that was outside their province. It appeared to him that they could only do so on civic grounds — that it .vaa for the benefit of tho (State to speak tho tiulh and live a moral life. The motion was roferred to the Syllnbus Committee, the chairman of the conference remarking that the matter could bo discussed on certain regulations which would bo 6ubmitted at n Inter attigo of the proceedings. The Chief Juatico will leave for Napier on Saturday in connection with the bttiiue«i of the Native Laud Commission. -
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 32, 7 February 1907, Page 5
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