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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3102, 26 September 1899, Page 1

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General $T@ws — * An analysis of the school returns, Naj. ier, showß that over the wnole of the Education district there has been a considerable in« crea=e in the average attendance, instead of a decrease as stated by the chairman. In the boroughs there was a falling oft* • amounting to 126, of which 92 were in. Napier. The chairman ascribed this to t lie increased efficiency of the Catholic sch r o's since they were inspected by the bou\Vs inspector, but ib appears that the total increase at these schools was only 31, of wlvch 10 were in Napier. The population of tie boroughs has increased, but apparenily there are fewer children, though the sunn causes are apparently not at work iv il:c country districts. Messrs J. J. Devinc, George Fisher, T. Kennedy Macdonald, and J. B. Harcour-, are mentioned as possible candidates for the mayoralty of Wellington. The Compensation Court (Wellington) gave ita decision on Friday in the cases ia which compensation was claimed from tl c H*rbor Board by the owners of land in Grainger street which the B mrd is taki g for a dock and street widening purposes. A total of £19,300 was claimed by the owners, but the board offered £5097, aud the court judgment for £5350. A writ is being issued for £1000 damages •or malicious prosecu ion against the Coromandel County Oou cil by W, 3. Conboy, C.E. The writ arose out of a charge of conspiracy and fraud made against Conboy and a deceased Native two aud a-half years 'igo, the charge beiag dismissed without Conboy being called on to answer it. The c >unty solicitors have a ked permission to accept -ervice. The body of a man haa been found between Coromandel and Ca >bage Bay, and identified as that of George Cuthbertson, drowned by .he Willie Winkle disaster. Mr Kettle, SM,, gave his decision oa Saturday iv a case iv which Frances Beavis, fruiter, was chargo-d with keeping her shop cmen on the statutory half-holiday and celling s*:eds. He held that the case was governed by the C def Justice's decision in Gat- nby's case, where it was held that a ciicmi.it could sei! cameras and photographic apparatus. Unti! that decision had been overruled by the Appeal Court, he felt bound to follow it. The case was accordingly dismissed. A man named Diggs was also fined £10 for assisting a prohibited person to drink liquor by holding up a demijohn for him. The Westport Coal Company exported 6516 tons 16cwc of coil last week. The Cardiff Company havesuspsnded operations, pending a reduction in the haulage rates. Says Mercutio, in the ' New Zealand Herald ' :— The Rev. F. W. Isitt said at the Prohibition meeting that an editor was as hard to convert as a politican. The Rev. W. J. Williams told a yarn as to his coining to the colony a quarter of a century ago in company with some young men. he being the only teetotaller of the crowd. One of young men he had had a very hard job to convert to "Cold Water Cure," and that young man was the Rev. F. W. Isitt. When Mr Isitt had this incident recalled to his memory he must have thought there were ohter difficult conversions besides those of editors and politicians. Interesting particulars are to hand regarding the advances made in the important colo ial industry of cycle building. The Anglo-N<*w Zealand Cycle Company is one of the companies which seems to have tackled the building tr^de in real earnest and their production, the " Anglo" Special," proves that cycles can be built in the Colonies equal to any imported both as to material used and external finish. The "Anglo Spec al " has only been on the market for two yeais but the trade has grown wi h such strides that the company 1 find ditfijulty in coping with their orders, i The advantage of buying this cycle is that . every rider can have a bicycle built absolutely to fit him, aud we are told by , experts that it is just as important to have a well fitting bicycle as a well fitting coat. ' The agents for the " Anglo Special "in onr I district are Mr H. Ransome, of Milton, and Mr F. T. Poole, of Kaitangata, ancl both report very satisfactory business. — (Advt.)