A flingie mat, Patrick Loguc, a fireman on tho s.s. Miipaurika, wMMttaovoii to tho Wellington Hospital last ov«oi>ii> Buffering from t>. fractured sho'ijder. By arrangement between Mr. W. A. OrenfcJl, aeciwtury of tho Mjstor Grocers' Association, nv<d Mr. E. J. Corey, seo^at-'iry of the Grocers' (Tni'oc, the Con'■illation Commissioner (Mr. P. #Jully) consenting, tho Conciliation Council set up to deal with the dispute between thoso two boding, which, was originally fixed for Tuesday next and afterwards ftdjourn*d until 'the following day, Is now to be further adjourned rtrttil tho 24th inst. The proximity of tho Easter holidays and the inconvenience which a siUina of the council would can&e during tho holidays ig assigned as ft r«uson for thft further ad|ournmeT*t of the ingIn rogaid to a reported incident to the effect tTlat six bovj had been overcome by fu.inting fits wliile Mr. R. W. Bbgh. described as a White Croc* leettlfer, wae. delivering » lecture at th» Wellington, College, Mi\ A. Heine, of the College staff, imported fo the Hoard of Gove&iore tt *4**y,™t Ur- BHgb hod lectured to the college boys on several occasions. Mr. Firth liad arranged with, him to lecture again to the boys on his return visit this veto. Toe write 1! enunwrftted various educational itifltdtutione where Mr. Bligb. had spoken, and said that a certain, diagram shown wa6 ot & v*?v simple nature, containing nothing that was In any way objectionable. The boys met in two divi*ion» at differed, timee—those, tinder fourteen were spoken to for twenty minotes, and tho*e over fourteen, for twenty-five minutes, During the second lecture there was not seating accommodation for all, bo the boys liad to stand and th» room got somewhat clofte towards tho end of the lecture, On* boy, who heard the lectureon four occasion*, felt uncomfortable and sat down, but fainted and was taken out. He recov«i»d but faintod again, and woe taken to tho study whero he soon regained his normal condition, Two other* bdyd who felt faint left tho room, \ and" ftthirs who felt, tho .poom bot war.*. : told they could lea^e and sevor*l did so, The writer of the letter attributed the" fact that one boy had fainted to tie atmosphere in, tho sfoom, and tho reason that thft boy« were getting tited b«f6re lunch. Mr. W. H. Field: The fiugge* , tion. was that the nature of the lecture' wub Kesjponiiible. The chair'mwi: Yfes.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 76, 29 March 1912, Page 6
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