TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 1288, 14 September 1910, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

P3B FKSSB ASSOCIATION. SEE THE CONQUERING HEROINES COME! Napier, September 13. The Hawke's Bay ladies' hockey team, the winners of the championship at the tournament at- Nelson, returned home by the Hauroto to-day, and received an official and most enthusiastic welcome, with a drive through the town, followed by eaitertainment to afternoon tea, at which complimentary speeches were made. EDUCATION BOARD SHORT OF FUNDS. Timaru, September 13. The JMucation Board to-day discussed the finances. The secretary stated that there was only £20 to go on with through the reduction of the building grant, while a number of urgent demands for repairs await attention. Members strongly criticised the Department's penny-wise and potuidfoolish ; policy. The usual grant of £2600, due in March last, was not to hand, and one-third of it was pledged already against the overdraft. THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. i Auckland, September 13. The Bible-in-Scliook question came up for consideration at a meeting of the Auckland Presbytery to-ingiit, the lt-ev. A. Millar moving "That overtures be made to the General Assembly in favour of the New South Wales system of religious instruction in State schools.'' Xhe motion was carried. .A MAN OVERBOARD. Wellington, Sept. 14. Captain Watson, of the steamer Blenheim, which arrived here this morning, reported to the police that on the trip "from Blenheim to Wellington a passenger named - Lovell Roilingshaw, a motor engineer, disappeared from the vessel. APPRECIATING A PUBLIC MAN. Stratford, Sept. 14. A large number of supporters of Mr Hine, tne member for Stratford, met him at the station on his arrival last evening and (presented him with an address expressing heartfelt appreciation of the efforts he had put forward during the present session to uplift public life. ~TIRE AT WAUtOA. Wairoa, September 14. A fire last night destroyed a portion of a house owned by Mr Hague and occupied by Mr Matthews, butcher. Insurance on the building was £250, and on the furniture £15U, in the National office. A VICTIM OF DRINK. -New Plymoutlx, Sept. M. An elderly Maori named Nehaugara was killed in a trap accident last night. He left town the worse for liquor in a gig, which he drove at a ..gallop. When about a mile out he collided with another gig, and was thrownout. The horse attached to the other gig became unmanageable and backed the vehicle over the Maori, who was badly injured on the upi>er part of the -body. He succumbed m the hospital a few hours later.

BOWUONS AGAIN CONVICTED. 'ii * , Sept. 13. me further charge against Bowron Lros. ol falsifying their returns for taxation purposes was concluded today, lhe Magistrate said the defence okered was absolutely no answer to tne charge at law. The defendants ■it ere convicted.

FOUND DROWNED. 'Auckland, September 14. A dead body found in the harbour vas laentihed as that of Mr John Uacburn, a resident of the Thames He was married, and about 40 years of age. He had been missing for vkiW**?' disappeared while visrting Auckland. An empty bottle aoelied chlorodyne was found in the bedroom of a boarding-house at winch he stayed here.