DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 5 March 1937, Page 12

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Alarch 4. A decrease of 95 in the total registrations at Dunedin’s four local public, secondary schools is recorded, commouting upon which Air K’idson (Rector of the Boys’ High' School) stated that ithre-e reasons assignable were the late start, the general return of pros, parity, enabling more boys to obtain situations, and the effect of recent, legislation. Ho expected that the Department would! relax the staffing regulations, 'this year; otherwise, some teachers would lose their positions. AUCKLAND, Alarch 3. W'h'on asked: to-day to explain fhe mystery of H.M.S. “Leith’s” cruise in the Pacific, the Minister for Defence, Hon. F. Joncs„ s milingly admitted that, he knew something about the cruise but the only explanation he would make was the ship 'was not under the control of the New Zealand. Naval Board and -was therefore not a-ttaened to the New Zealand station. The move, meats of the “Leith” were directed by the British Admiralty. What, took place between the Admiralty and the Commander of the “Leith” does not cione,ern the New Zealand Government. It would not be right for me to comnienf. on lhe actions of the Admiralty and their instructions to the Compander of the “Leith.” ” WELLINGTON, Alarch 4.

By ton o’clock, every available man, unionist, and non-unionist, offering for work on the Wellington waterfront. was engaged for the loading and discharge o f -vessels. The ships include the “Omana,” from iS'outh Australia- “Matua,” from the Pacific. Islands' “Rotorua”,, “Durham” “Port Nic.hioison”. “Port Gisborne” “Port Fremantle,’ “Hurunui”, for or from Britain; “Sydney Marti,” for Japan. Injured yesterday, when. struck by a steel girder, while 'working 'in the hold of the- liner “Durham,,” Gordon Hector Manning,, a watersider, died in hospital, last night. PALMERSTON N., March 4. The sixth' annual conference lof the New Zealand branch of the Institution of Fire Engineers of Great Britain was opened to-day. It will extend over three days. Superintendent W ■ L Wilson, Auckland, is presiding. Ihe ao-enda Includes papor s on various aspects of the fire-fighting service. DUNEDIN, Alarch 4.

During shunting (operations at Seacliff. at 7.10 o’clock this morning. Row. land Neilson Familton, 24, relieving tai I wav clerk, was killeid: when a wagon ran over him. After applying the brakes on the itirucks, he jumped di■rectlv in front of five wagons, on another set of rails, and wa» run down, not realising that shunting operations were in progress there. Deceased was a native of Camara, rep resenting North Otago in Rugby. He, was also a good swimmer, participating in a gallant rescue at Campbell’s Bay. some time ago.