THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19986, 30 June 1928, Page 13

THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

BILL TO APPEAR AGAIN. PROPOSALS OF LAST YEAR. protecting nelson system. [BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL REPORTER.] WELLINGTON, Friday. Notice of his intention to reintroduce the Religious Exercises in Schools Bill was given in the House to-clay by Mr. H. Holland (Christchurch North}. The bill is on the same lines as that discussed by the House last session, but there is a widening of the explanations which may be given by the teachers from the manual to be compiled by the Education Department, in conjunction with the Christian Churches. Under last year's bill the reading was to be without interpretation or comment other than was reasonably necessary for "grammatical" explanation. This j'ear's proposal replaces the word "grammatical" with the word "verbal."

The bill also provides that if the measure becomes law the Nelson system may be continued where it was being carried on effectively on the passing of the new law. Another amendment to last year's bill exempts native schools from the operations of the bill. SUMMER TIME BILL. MEASURE BEFORE HOUSE. DEBATE LATE NEXT MONTH. [BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL REPORTER.] WELLINGTON, Friday. The feeling of the House on the re-en-actment of summer time will not be tested until toward the end of next month. Mr. T. K. -Sidey's bill was read a first, time isi the House to-day and July 25 was set down as the date for the" second reading. The general feeling is that it will not be carried.' SHOOTING ON WARSHIP. SEAMAN DIES FROM WOUND. WIDOW SEEKS COMPENSATION. [BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL REPORTER. J WELLINGTON. Friday. An echo of a recent trouble on H.M.S. Dunedin, when a seaman, \\ illiam Frederick Gillies, ran amok and fired a rifle at members of the ship's company who were iu sight, and later died from the effects of a wound inflicted on him to disarm him, was heard in the House to-day. Mr. V. H. Potter (RoskillJ presented a petition from the widow, Mrs. Gladys Gillies, of-Esplanade Road, Mount Eden, praying for compensation. The petitioner said she had been informed her husband was confined to the ship and the punishment caused him to brood. He was disarmed as a precautionary measure but he had access to the armoury, from which he obtained a rifle.

The petitioner stated the Naval Board had decided it could not recognise any claim to a pension or compensation because Gillies did not meet his death by misadventure suffered in the performance of his duties. The petitioner contended that it was by reason of his engagement that >:e had the handling of firearms.