DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 20 August 1934, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association.) WANGANUI. August 18. Charles Cann, a billiard caloon proprietor, was fined £25 this morning for keeping premises as a common gaming house. The police raided the premises at 11.15 o’clock last evening. There were twenty-four men there. Some were playing, ami there was u sum of £lO oil the table. Twenty two men, charged with being on the premises, were fined £2 each, with costs. Two others had lawful excuses and the charges against them were dismissed. NELSON, August IS. The chairman of the No. 7 Transport Board (Dr. Gibbs), replying to questions regarding the board’s decision to allow unrestricted haulage to a railhead but to allow no direct competition in the carriage of timber and coal against a railway serving the same route, said: ‘‘lf you can afford two means of transport, then we would not be here talking transport to-night.” A voice; It is in the form ot a vvarnThe chairman: Thi> is more than a, w a rn i ng. WELLINGTON, August 17. The dilemma of a youth wno after several years effort succeeded in getting employment at a suitable trade and yet cannot obtain registration of apprenticeship necessary for him to con tinue in work, is the subject of a writ ten judgment deliveied by Mr. Justice Blair in the Court, of Arbitration John Macpherson, Hastings, registered Ti’oth us a plumber and .dectrical wireman. appealed against the refusal of the district registrar of apprentices nt Napier to register a contract of apprenticeship between him and Patterson Booth EbI'ett, aged nineteen years. His Honor upheld the registrar s decision, not withstanding 11,at it will have the effect of pulling the youth out of work again.

A MOTUEKA ROAD QUESTION. " t'-Ll.l XI.T<>X, August 17, A request that steps he taken complete the tleaphy track, with a view to providing ~ road , route enI'neling the whole of the northern portion of the South Island was refused by Mr Bitchener, .when reply.ng to an urgent question asked in the House this morning by Mr Holeuake ,who wanted the work done as a camp .job. Tht cost was estimated <l< £46,009, Mr Hulyoake suggested a eump at each end to do the work. SCHOLARSHIP FOR N.Z. ENGINEER WELLINGTON. August 17. Mi C. W. Turner, assistant designing engineer, Pul,lie Works Dejiartmeat, has been ~r , |,.,| wealth Serving fellowship. He will proceed to California in the near future to take up Hie fellowhsip. Mr Turner proposes to enquire thorouglily into the latest ujetlnnls that are being followed in tl„. I'nited ‘States for design of structures, particularly for earthquake resisting tyj.es. He will also study the modern American design, construct ion of general engineering structures, particularly bridges and other public works The fellowships, wh.c.l, are the America,, counter-pan of the Rhodes Scholarships, were create,! |, v tb( , directors of the Commo .wealth |.'„„d, New Yjork Phi l.ant 1,, dpi,. Foundation, the object being that ~f promoting mt,, thill amity an,l understanding .|>etween the British Empire amt the United States. NURSING SCHOLARSHIP. WELLIX/tTOX. August 17. Delegates representing the Red Cross Society and registered Nurses' Association a<senihle,| to-day in connection with the international memorial to J’lore,,ce Nijrlit ingale .which to take the lorn, of scholarships. Miss Lambic, Director „f the Nursing. presiding, said \-,. w Zealand should collect funds to <. na |,|e n scholarship to be aiwnrded to „ New Zealand nurse tn take a post-graduate course in London in 1035-30. The Rogistered Nurses' Association intended to collect £2l)|) |, v April next. A. motion wa> carried that the Red Cross Society collect a similar sum by the same date. ,\ committee was set up io draw „.p rules governing thn terms of rhe scholarship.