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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 57, 8 March 1900, Page 4

Considerable time was occupied at the Board of Education : yesterday afternoon discussing the question of ! the appointment of a sixth inspector of .schools to ...take the place of Mr Dickinson, who has been appointed head master of the Ponsonby school. Mr Hobbs strongly supported applications being- advertised for to fill the vacancy, but Messrs Farrell, Muir, Blades and \ Dr. McArthur each protested, and thought that the new method of examination by the headmaster and approval by the inspector should first be given a trial. Mr Bagnall testified to the good work done by the inspectors in country, districts and said the results were issued. next clay. Dr. McArthur said in South Australia- the inspectors gave results before they left the'school. Mr Hobbs said to cope with the work and the inspection of private schools'; it was "necessary a sixth, inspector should be appointed. He pointed out there were 3o more schools now to be inspected." It iwas agreed on division that an inspector'be advertised forat £ 300 per annum, and that for the future the whole of the staff be called: inspectors. On the motion of Mr Bagnall -it was decided to apply to the Government for a subsidy for the increased cost of inspecting private schools. When the?' -Supreme Court opened this morning Mr Napier, counsel for the defence in the case- brought against Ah Goe in connection with the ; Chinese: fracas-,at. Arch Hill on Jami'ary 7th last,": took exception .to .the ! interpreting- -of Mr - Thos. Quoi.. He I said he could bring witnesses to prove. j that it was wrong. His Honour said !he.would no.t-permit any such thing-. !Mr- Quoi was an officer appointed by !the Crown, and he believed that he. | was holiest and interpreted* to the Ibest of his ability. Mr Tole intimated that he intended'to call rebutting.evidence" for the Crown, in consequence of statements made" in"the defence. His Honour .said, that with the number of witnesses to be examined,' addTesses of counsel, and' the swit|ut)g-iUPv<t% hearing of the case against Ah Goe,; was. likely to take all day. He there-1 fore would not take Daley's case until: to-morrow (Friday). Jurors and wit-; nesses were then released for the day. The Hon.. J. A. Tole,, Crown Prosecu-' tor, and. Mr Napier, for creditors, will appear in the Daley ease. Mr Thos.; Cotter represents the prisoner.

A somewhat.curious accident occurred to a boy while returning from,' school yesterday afternoon. He noticed a fire smouldering- in some long grast j near, the cemetery bi-idge, and as thera was some danger of the fire spreading through the 'grass to the. fence, .he attempted to beat it out with his school bag. The burning material,which"proved to.be phosphorus, stuck to the bag, and when the boy tried to/ knock it oft" it clung to his fingers, burning.them severely. He. rubbed his hand on his trousers to displace the phosphorus, with, the result that his leg was also burned. How the phosphorus came there is a mystery. A By advertisement elsewhere th<S'| Axicklahd~Pence':Association announce their quarterly meeting to be lieMl this evening at the V.M.C.A. Room?. Wellesley-street, ■ • when a series of lantern pictures will be exhibited, entitled "War as it is."' lii 0ur,. % notice last evening we were? in error' in' saying Dr. Speer was in Auckland only for a short period. He tells :us he will remain in Auckland for a considerable time—at* least for two years. '■ At the Police Court this morning, before Mr H. \t. Brabant, 53!., Samuel Ful!er(on was fined 10/ or 4S hours' jliard labour for drunkenness, and Emma' ' Skiverton, on a like charge, was - .reni'irided for a week. Emma Agnes j Bailer was remanded till Monday on ! a charge of stealing £2 worth of household' effects, the property of George Patterson, of Eden Terrace. There is every promise of fine wea- ! ther for the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club's Carnival,"to be 'held at the Domain on Saturday after- . noon. next. The track, owing '.to. the 1 long spell of dry weather, will be very. fast for the cycle races, of which there ", ,are. twelve on the programme. An interesting event will be the pole-jump, in which C. C. Laurie, the present N-Z ; champion, will compete - against Hori. , Eruera, the Australasian champion, , and James Te'Paa. j ■ Mr W. Stemson. of the United C.C. I Auckland's representative in the ! team v.v Victoria.. left Auckland to-dajg ;by the Mapourika. The match will be | played at Christchurch on 15th. 16th ; and 17th insts., .so that Stemson will ■ !be able to have three days' practice | before the match commences. ; Mr Arthur' Morton left by the Marai roa for Sydney this week in order to ; catch the Britannia, and proceed to i England and "the Continent, j The annual, swimming sports of the 1 Auckland: Grammar School are to be" held in the Calliope Dock, North Shore. , to-morrow afternoon. A boat : will j leave the Ferry Tee for the Dock Wharf at 3.30. Visitors should have a; very enjoyable afternoon, as the competition in the various events promises to be unusually keen. ! The Edison Ivinematograph Com- . pany advertise that they will give, their grand scenic display' of the Boer 1 war in Ponsonby Hall' on Monday, Mount Eden Hall on Tuesday. Newmarket on Wednesday. Otatiuhu on .Thursday., and Central Hall. AJbprt-g; 'Slffe&f;s^ ;ss^iltyr UilfH"e" coilosphone will render appropriate musical selections. : .;':#! 1 Captain Edwin forecasts north-east to north and west gale, heavy sea, high . tide, glass fall, and heavy rain.