DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 May 1925, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

V (Per Press Association!).- ■ • F * * * , ‘ .1 ' INFANTILE PARALYSIS’ - ' 1 & "<’■ CHRISTCHURCH, May 1. Three*'cases of infantile paralysis were reported this morning, two in the city, including a man" aged 37 (positive), and one! at Ashburton J. PLOUGHMAN’S DEATH. BLENHEIM, May 1. Samuel Marshall, ' ploughman, Benopai station, 60. single; 'fell dead through heart failure yesterday. He was a recent arrival in Marlborough, coming from the Oxford'district, . UNPATRIOTIC FARMERS /• " r ASHBURTON, May 1. - "At the Police Court, three- farmers were charged with having worked at their trade and calling, within -view of the public, by working teams of horses on Anzac Day, this being as a Sunday. All pleaded guilty and- "were convicted and' discharged.' NEW SCHOOL TE KUITI, May 1. ! . The Piopio consolidated" school was officially ' 1 opened by the .Minister of Education.' . J ' « The - Minister said that the school whs an attempt to bring to the country as. good education as tlffi big cities enjoyed: He urged that transport costs should be kept as low as possible,- becaitsc on its success or failure!,thd consolidation scheme largely depended. He stressed the advantage of; ’ a system wliitl'i-brought 'children together;,"gave a wider outlook, and 'made a high standard of education possible in small country schools. The cost of education was high, but it was a most important' work. The best and most complete public works--"..policy would fall to the ground ..if there was not $ .cultivated intelligent population to go-with it. . -.i ' ' < /"