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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 90, 18 April 1893, Page 4

The annual election of school committee,, for the ensuing year will ■take' place in Auckland and elaewhere on Monday evening next. In compliance with the Education Act nominations have been received for the election of committees for the enr suing year, in most districts, but ltdoea not appear that persons so nominated will have any advantage over persons nominated at the annual meeting of householders to be held on Monday evening next. In another column we publish the local nominations of school committees so far as can at present be ascertained. A rather peculiar decision has been given in the Dunedin Police Court by two Justices A youth named Bransgrove was charged with stealing £1 from a shop. Ihe boy who was in the shop alleged that be bad just lefb a pound note on the counter, when the accused came in, asked a question, dropped a handkerchief on the note, and picked up both and went away. Missing tho note, tho boy followed and accused the other of the theft. The two went into the shop, kept by the boy's father, and when it was suggested that the police should be sent for, Bransgrove ran away. He waa fo*(fl»l and arrested, but no money was found when ho was searched. The Chairman of the Bench said there was divergence in the evidence, and accused should have the benefit; he would be fined £1 Accused's counsel challenged this decision, and waa told the boy should not have run away. After an argument it appeared that the Bench was divided, and the case was dismissed. The members of the Newton Schools' Committee met for their ordinary monthly meeting at the Newton West School last evening Presenb Mr J. M. White, chairman, Mr G. Knight, treasurer, Messrs T. McMaster, H, Thompson, J. D. Gow, T. H. Martyn, A. Williams and T. W. Freeman. An application from Mr A. McLeod for the use of one of the rooms of the Newton East School for the purpose of conducting a night school therein was granted. The reporb of Head Master of the Newton East School. Mr Coates, together with report of the assistant and pupil teachers employed in the school during fche quarter, and the quarterly returns for the quarter ending March 30th, 1893, were read and considered. Somo discussion took place with reference to the salaries of the firsb assistant teachers of the schools, the committee having previously drawn the attention of tho Board of Education to the facb that other teachers occupying similar positions were receiving higher remuneration, and the committee considered that this was a great and continued injustice to the schools and also to the first.assistants who are justly entitled to and should be at once placed on an equal footing, with respect to salaries, with teachers holding Bimilar positions bub receiving better pay. It was decided to again write to the Board on this subjecb. The nomination of a member for the Board of Education to fall the vacancy caused by Mr Wm. Motion s resignation was left for the new committee. The whole of the present committee witn the exception of Mr G. Knighb, who we understand is not now a resident householder in the Newton School districb, have been nominated for election to serve upon the committeo for the year nexb ensuing, i- he following persons have been nommatea : J. M. White, T. McMaster W. J- Macdermott, H. Thompson, J. D. Gow. 1. a. ' Martyn, A. Williams, T. W. Freeman G. W. Wilcwks, and John Jenkm, J^en * Terrace,

Captain Edwin wired from Wellingtoi at 11.55 a.m.:—" Same indications as wire? yesterday. (N. to E. and S.E. gale witi heavy tain.) Glass further fall" A butcuer named Richard Dare wa? charged ab Huntly (Waikato) yesberdabefore Mr R. Ralph, J.P., with having un lawfully discharged a loaded gun with io tent to do grievous bodily harm on thf morning of Sunday, the 16th. The accusoe was remanded. The charge is the outcomt of a quarrel on Saturday night We are informed that tha following is th* copy of a letter poßted yesterday to th« Premier by the Council of the National As« sociation (Auckland section):—Sir,—At 4 meeting of the Council of the National Association (Auckland section), held yesterday, I was instructed to respectfully ask you, if there are any regulations affecting the conduct of civil servants in connection with political meetings, or their active participation in party politics; and, if not, whether there are any general directions given to civil servants in reference there,, to.—l am, etc., Johs Hastie, Secretary. , A derelict search is every now and then mude from San Francisco by the tug boats; Sc metimes the speculation results very well, but in the majority of instances it is the reverse. One ot the latest expeditions of the kind was started upon the other day by the tugboat Fearless. Whab the business of the Fearless ia on the present cruise is tkus described by the San Francisco papers: — She cleared ostensibly for a "hvr.iting " trip, and ib ia generally understood that she has gone hunting for the big four-masted British ship Honresfeld, which, while bound to this port from Liverpool, coal laden, caughb on fire, and was abandoned at sea by her crew on 20th December, in lafc. 6- deg. N., long. 118' deg. W. On! 27th December the abandoned vessel was1 sighted by the British ship Goodrich, bound; from Liverpool to this porb. She wa3 then! in lat. 8-10 N., long. 116-40 VV. Since then she has been sighted a few hundred miles to the northward of the position mentioned. The Fearless has on bdardacrew, of 19 all told and plenty of storeß for a long cruise, and no doubt took out papers in case she might have to pub into some foreign port for coal. When the British iron ship Ada Iredale (now the American barque Annie Johnson) was picked up in the South Pacific Ocean, after being on tire for seven mpnths, she still had considerable undamaged' coal in her hold, althoagh nothing but: the hull remained intact and the deck beams were badly warped. ■Ot nearly a dozen tenders sent in for tha work, Mr A<" Martin's has been accepted fo r the erection sif Bishop Luck'a palace. The building, which will be two storied, will partake of th' Gothic character, and have bay windowaj nd verandahs. The diningroom, library], Bishop's study, reception rooms and a^mall chapel will be on the ground floor, v\ hilst the upper one will be subdivided intlJ large conference room, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc , the whole surmounted by aitower. The buildingis ta be of brick, pointed with stone dressings, whilst the floors of the halls and verandah* are to be laid with encaustic tiles. Tb& bringantineZeno1, brought several tons of special bricks for portions of the work from Australia. The principal rooms are to b« bordered with a paAguetorie of New Zealand woods which will' be erected by the Bishop's brother, Rev. Father Luck. The Surveyor General (Mr S. Percy Smith) haa jusb returned to Wellington after a three weeks' tour of inspection through the Hawke'tJ Bay and Auckland districts. He visited tflotorua on the way, and was agreeably surprised at the change* which have taken place since bis last vistfj six years ago. Numbers of bousea havfl been built since then, pretty gardens havf been formed, tho population haa consider? ably increased, and the Sanatorium is bo* a really beautiful place, f 'here was a larg* number of visitors taking j he benefit of the water 3 when Mr Smith mddehis call, and the residents were sanguim that the town» ship would make rapid progress as soon ac complete railway communication is estab-v Ushed with Auckland.—N.Z^ " Times." , Mr C. F. Bourne, lately (headmaster of the Auckland College and Grhmmar School^ leaves for Chrißtchurch on Saturday next. Last evening a social was given by the members of St. Thomas' Athletic Club t<f celebrate their opening night. The Rev* W. M. Dv Rieu, the president, took the ohair and briefly explained tho objects of the Club, to promote all kind of sports an<i nrovitie amusement, for tha', members during the winter nights. The,p»jrma* presented Mr E. Deau with a feandsom* medal won afe the last sports. Mr H. J, Bailey cave a very clever exhibition with the Indian clubs. Refreshment^ were handed round during the evening.'. The Committee, Messrs C. B. Morri«ta, E. Dunniagham, J. Watts, P. Phillips! H. Keene, and G. Hetherington, workedy assiduously and their efforts were "wajdedYtf the appreciation shown. On behalf of the. Committee the secretary, Mr C. B. Moml son, briefly thanked those present for tnei# attendance, and expressed a hope that *! similar social would be given by the Uufc^ at a not very distant date. Three cheer* ; having been given for the secretary, ths ( meeting terminated by singing the/ National Anfehem. The Rev. L. H. Outram, incumbent ofSt. Matthew's Church, Aackland, is making his debut a3 an author (in New Zealand), t A short story—one of, a series—"Sfcranga, Stories of Clerical Life" is announced to, appear this week. Ib ia entitled _ the "Locum Tenens" and is a most exciting yarn of a clever bib of sharp practice. 10 will appear in the ''Graphic" to-morrow,,, having been specially written and illustrated for that journal. I A lecture and limelight entertainment oi{ an exceedingly interesting character waa delivered last evening in the United Methodisb' Schoolroom, Pitt and Vincentstreets, by the Rev. G. D. Cox to a crowded house. The limelight scenes (exhibited by Mr Chas. Cooper) included representations of "Rock of Agos," "Missionary Life in India, China and Africa," "Story of a. Newsboy," " Lakes of Killarney," " CurfewShall Not Ring To-Bight." Descriptive* song 3; recitations, etc., were given by •Misses Adlington, Tattersall, Tudehope and Mr Dent, after which the meeting closed with the Benediction, pronounced by Mr Cox. Wo have to acknowledge receipt from Messrs T. Stead man and Co., the wailknown- and long-established nurserymen eaedsmen, and florists, of Queen-street of a copy of their illustrated catalogue for 1892-93 season. As showing the extent of their large stock, it may be mentioned that tho list takes eighty pages closely printed matter to enumerate. A special feature. ia made of begonias, on which the firm pride themselves. Seeds of every kind are care-: fully tested by the firm before being sent out, so that they can be relied upon. The book, which is enclosed in a handsome wrapper in colours and printed on calendared paper, waß turned oub ab the Star and " Farmer " Offices. ' Lasb evening the meeting of the Eden Terrace Primitive Methodisb Mutual Improvement Society was held. Mrs Wheatley gave a paper on "How to Make Home Happy," and Mr Herbert one on " How to Train Children." An interesting discussion followed, and ib was generally conceded that the methods propounded would prove satisfactory in everyday life. If people who are troubled with colds will take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral before going to church, they will avoid coughing. The Pectoral soothes and heals the irritated tissues, and controls all disposition to cough.—(Advt.) Worth a Guinea a Pound. — Arthur Nathan's »Reliable" Tea,—(Adyoc.) 11

r^iderable settlement is taking place in district, on the West Coasb ♦h of the Mokau River. A large mob of 6 of+le is now, ib is reported, being fa- overland from Taranaki to the WaidThv wav of the Mokau and Awakino. w, 'ob of getting the cattle through is a difficult one, owing to the absence of TerL A cattle track is badly needed Kan Taranaki and Auckland. If the *SE pack track from the ohura GlevVo the neighbourhood of Stratford a .only cut, as was intended, then ib v he very extensively used by gra/iers * ft r-nite for driving cattlo from the WaiKto down to Taranaki by way of Te Kuiti, £ Mokau, and Ohura, for fattening on £ Jch pastures of Taranaki and back »!,'« to this province for sale and slaughter. Sor two mobs of cattle have already !£„ taken over the Awakino route between Sand and Taranaki, bub this track, a Jon-iderable portion of which lies along the West Coast beach, involves a very risky BD d arduous journey. About ten o'clock last nighb the s.s. waiotahi returned to port after an unsuc-r-eeatul cruise in eearch of a vessel winch was reported to bo floating aboub disabled Bomewhere to the eastward of the mainland. The whole affair would seem to afford another striking exemplification of the manner in which a bald statemenb, casually made can be ornamented and improved upon until it blossoms from a barquontine witb a peculiar look about her rig and with ber main topmast apparently gone, to a vesie \ with her main mast gone, jury rigged and making little headway under a staysail. Tbe report was evidently greatly exaggerated in the handling before ib reached Auckland, where interest in circumstances surrounding the missing schooner Maile was so keen. The cruise of the Waiotahi ba" proved pretty conclusively that there is no such vessel on the coast.. The return trip from Mangonui was nob made under very favourable circumstances, aa rain fell at frequent intervals, while a strong easterly breeze and sea prevailed. The steamer kept close inshore, and passed inside tho Foot Knights and Hen and Chickens. Not a solitary vessel ot any description was Bighted, although a careful lookout was kept.

Mr H. H. Jackson, locomotive engineer for tbe Auckland district, has just completed an undertaking which will save a large sum fco his department. In connection with the construction of the section of the Rotorua railway line, contracted for by Jleeer9 John McLean and Sons, a large number of valuable riniu trees were felled. These, in the ordinary course, would have been burned off. Mr James Stewart, C.E., the engineer in charge of the line, however, felt that some effort should be made to save from destruction, timber which is unequalled for the construction of railway carriages and for many descriptions of cabinet work. He, therefore, communicated with Mr Jackson, and personally took fche trouble to pick out and mark the trees which would best repay the cost of removal. Mr Jackson readily fell in with the proposal, and, Messrs McLean's consenb having been obtained, Mr Jackson proceeded up the railway with an engine and a moveable steam crane, and succeeded in obtaining 200,000 ft of splendid rimu timber, at an average cost of one shilling per hundred, in baulk. The last confcracb for 80,000fb of sawn rimu for use in the workshops, was tendered for at 9a, which waa said to be a nonpayable price. By Mr Stewart's suggestion, and Mr Jackson' 3 exertions, the workshops have been placed in possession of a first-class supply of timber, which, after becoming thoroughly seasoned, will meet the requirements of fche railway workshops lora long time to come.

A cricket match will be played in the Domain to-morrow afternoon between the town and country dairymen. The following will represent the town team :—■ Waterbouse, Miteley, Stone, Ambury, Letcher, Moir, Chrislam, Partington, Hurndall, Richards, Bowden, Griffen.

The Sir Henrj Havelock Band of Hop 6 gave the second of their winter evening entertainments in the schoolroom last night. The chair was taken by the Vice-President, and the musical portion of the programme was under tho charge of Mr A. Trenwith. The following friends contributed to the programme .-—Misses Harley, Backhouse, Cherry, and Lewis, Messrs Marks, M. Cook. A. Trenwith, and Richards. An amusing dialoge, " Patrick v. Michael," was capitally rendered by five visitors. Mr Marks and Miss Lewis had to respond to encores.

Passengers* will pleaße note that the s.s. Waiotahi will leave to-night at 11.30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. as previously advertised.

The annual meeting of the Tuakau Football Club was held in the Tuakau Hotel on Saturday evening. The following were elected as officers for the coming season :— President, Mr Marks: vice-presidents, Messrs G. Brown and Unsworth ; captain, Mr James McKean ; secretary, Mr Thomas Boyle; treasurer, Mr John McKean ; committee, Messrs Smart, McGuire, and Geraghby. The question of forming the district clubs into a Union was discussed, and it was decided that the secretary acquaint the different clubs, with a view of arranging a meeting of delegates.