DOMINION NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 January 1925, Page 9

DOMINION NEWS.

ONE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

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WELLINGTON, Jan. 28

The Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union to-day expressed itself against any suggestion of two agricultural colleges being established m the Dominion.

Air. AY. D. Mathieson, moved a motion which was carried strongly supporting one good college. He said .that they had a dreadful example of the Government promising two schools of forestry, after they had waited for years for one good one. Mr. W. J. Poison deplored parochial feeling in the matter. H e did not care whether the college was in Auckland or Southland, so long as they got one good college. A ROUGH TIME. WELLINGTON, Jan. 28. After being delayed for 24 hours by the southerly gale, the Maheno arrived this morning. Owing to thick weather. Captain Norton was- unable to make out the land, and decided to remain in the Straits for the night. The seas were heavy, and passengers had an unenviable time. Several cabins were flooded, but no material damage was done.

ESCORT FOR DF. GARIS

WELLINGTON, Jan. 28

Senior Detective Davies, of the Victorian police, was a passenger by the Mnheno, going to Auckland to escort De Garis to Melbourne.

AN AGED SHOP-LIFTER

CHRISTCHURCH. Jan. 28

Marv Jane Emerson, aged (SI, was charged this morning with shop-lifLng from Death and C 0.., and was fined £5 in default fourteen days. The police stated that the accused probably had stolen to help her grandchildren. who were nearly detsitute. MORTGAGES EXTENSION ACT. AUCKLAND, Jan. 28. A rush of applications by mortgagors under the Mortgages Final Extension Act has set in, sixteen being lodged to-day. bringing the total up to 57. with three days yet to go. POSTAL OFFICIALS LAPSE. NEW PLYMOUTH. Jan. 28. At the Police Court. Colin Mo-watt Evans, aged eighteen, a postal.-official at -Inglewood pleaded guilty to nine of theft. chiefly of postal packets. He was committed. o.n had, for sentence at the Supreme Court.