DOMINION NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 2 March 1929, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

DEJECTION RAISED TO JUNIOR SCHOOLS. ißy Telegraph— Picas Aasitcmucu.. G ORE, Mairoh 1. Sixty reprasenatives or the district sehcoii committees at a meeting a|t Lore last night, carried a resolution strongyy protesting against the turtner «stabii;shmen.t or junior lugii schools, tvs the rise woui&t detriment•aaiy aotfect primary schools, it was stated that the new syllabus in the primary schools would bridge the gap between tne primary and secondary .establishments. INQUIRY INTO FIRE, WANTED. WELLINGTON. March 1. The Wellington City Council last night decided to press for an inquiry into the recent markets fire. CHIEF COOK MISSING. WELLINGTON, March 1. The Commonwealth and Dominion liner, Port Alma, which has twelve passengers and a full cargo of wool, dairy produce and frozen meat aboard, was held up at Wellington yesterday for several hours owing to> the chief cook leaving the ship, when she was ready to sail. Her lines were “signalled up,” the pilot was .aboard and the ship was ready to' start on her voyage lor London when it was reported that the chief cook was missing. It was stated that he was seen to go ashore shortly before noon and was driven away in a private motor-car which was waiting on the wharf. A substitute was scon found and a warrant, issued for the arrest of the missing man, and alter a delay of Jive hours the Port Alma put to sea. It is understood that the whereabouts of the missing cook are known to the police authorities.

G A PRATT LOCOMOTIVES.

WELLINGTON, March 1

A record was established yesterday by one of the Garratt locomotives when, in undeigoing a. further steam trial, it took the heaviest load ever hauled out of Thorndon by one engine.