SOUTHERN NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 66, 18 March 1910, Page 2

SOUTHERN NEWS.

(By Telegraph.— Association.) FIRES. NAPIER, this day. A nine-roomed dwelling at iPS-pa/kuxa, owned and occupied by Henry Harvey, •was totally destroyed 'by fire yesterday afternoon, as the result of a drum of tar -becoming ignited The house was insured for £400 in the National. The furniture -was not insured WELLINGTON, this day. Fire this morning destroyed the upholstering works of Ivan and Thompson. The contents (fibre, cloths, kapok, etc.) were not insured. The building was own-' ed by John Myers, and insured for £900 in the Commercial Union. EDUCATIONAL. DUNEDIN, this day. Miss Helen Allan, of Auckland, has been appointed instructor of cookery in the schools under the Otago Board. Mr. Edward Wentzel, at present in the service of the North Canterbury Board, has been appointed wood-work instructor under the Board, The Board, at yesterday's meeting, considered the action of the Department in attempting to reduce the staff of some of the. schools in terms of the Order-in-Council, dated December last. The Otago Board is advised that this order is ultra vires, the Minister having no power to calculate the attendance except under the Act and under table A of the Order-in-Council The Board intend to test the case in the Supremo : Court, if necessary. ' RACECOURSE TRESPASS. WELLINGTON, this day. The charges against two officials of the Pony Galloway Racing Club of ing on Trentham racecourse were dismissed by the magistrate.