IN OTHER CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 77, 24 December 1907, Page 8

IN OTHER CENTRES.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.) .v. ■ ■'■ ': —— —. '■ '■ ' ■. ••.' -. • AUCKLAND '■ ■':''' : \, ■ ,'. ■'■'■.. ~.. ; DccemTjor 23.. Tho ,st.cel. arch bridge over tho'.Waikatb Rivor at Gambridgowas opened for traffic on Saturday by His , 'Exoelloncy thb- Governor. Although "niuch'smaller,.' it ■ i's similar in pittorn tb'that oonstriictixl'over-th'o Zambesi •Rivor at Victoria l''aUs, ■ South' Africa, and to thoso in. Niagara' Falle. Tho hew structure is graceful'and imposing, and l a : w'orthy span • for th.O' majestic , stTeam 130 feet below the.'.-'railing.' .'Lord Pliinkot,' in- Mb speech, was; keenly appreciative '.- of l the attractive chaVnctc'r-of.Jtho brklgq, and, ■ moreover, ho- gave tho local bodice a 'full meed-of for having'osohowed a patchwork policy in their., bndgobuilding. fho' bridge nas beoii designed■ not only to : meet'.'the needs' of t<MlayJ''b'ut with diio regard for" future .'reqiiiremßnts'; ,: 'As showing.the far-sigh'tcd. policy o'f'tho ;bcdics iiittfcsted,. 'ifc" may "be mentioned ''.tlia'fc "the possibility .'of electric or , 'other tramcars'''havin'g'to,'cross',the bridge'in th'e future'-'lias' not 'bjoon'overlobked.■■; '. ■ ': .■'■•■-..■■•;-■ Aubklant) Rifle Association. ''" ;"■ "•, ■.'.,.'. ■Entries for. tho forthcoming meeting of; the Auckland Riflo Association, which is to-be lj'e'li on January l'and 2, are.coiuingvto hand freely, , ' and , the promoters are 'confident -that tho' meeting- wilf.pfovb 'the most' successful yet held by : tho Association.' . Prizo money to • the ■ ex teiit. "of il^O'-. is ■ offered ,: for - competition, in addition to. several ti;6phies. The totainumber of .entries: received to dato'is 60li, many' Qompetitors of .-course; having entered, for all' events, but 'it is.anticipated that when: tho meeting commences there will be , 100' competitors of more-in , each match., Peflectlona on tho Morgue.' ' ' ■"It is in a most disgraceful condition in regard to lighting *and. other, matters," said I)r.' Sharman in , rof erring to "the'city morgue in. tho'course, uf his , evidence at an inquest. He said'that\ tIiOTO-were not; even ordinary fiic.ilities for tho; washing of one's hands. , Frequently there- was no,soap,' and.sometimes thoro-wa's not even a towel. "And tho approach to tho place," added the' .Coroner (Mr.. Groshairi), ;.'is: something . On : the 'day on which 'a' Tfeqent .pcist r mortem es'iiiniiiation. was ■ held, "when; heavy'-'rain was jailing,'; the".approach "to; the mbrgu'o-'fo'r- a dVs-tajice off'some loft, was,'-.ho said; 'oovored ivit-h about four' inches of;water.'•'-. ■ ''- Education'of Girls. ■;; ; .-In the , course, of, her report, -read- on,, the occasioji of -tlio , :distribution of.'prizes,,, Mies A,' : °W.:'AVhitolaw;, M.A.,. head-':,mistress o'f the Auckland;Girls'.Grammar School, stated that.;tho bes,t education for a.girl must,bo such; as,.would help' her'to compete ' wheu ne;'DSsary yntii man.. It must iri.nowiso'unSt her; foir .the life- she was called' . upon primarily ;to . lead —the .management.: ..of a home aaid tho draining .of children. "Unless wn' can secure'.this," added ''•we aro not doing our duty by .the country, V'liich spends largo sums ,of money on education with , tho hope of-'getting thorough and ablo ;'citizens. It has bc«n said, that with, tho .'.efficiency . and vtruo worth ,of its 'a' State must surely riio' or fall. ■■',Theri?fpro, 'it must"'be'oifr aim to. prbvido ah' education-which will fit, each girl; to realise and' , tfl accept the'responsible- part sjio-'is expect«<l to take in the; deyelopntorit (■fa. groat' Dominion. ~ ; - . '\ .' .■;

!'Creater Aucklarid.; , . ' ..,' . .;., • . i>:,, ; Commenting; at .tHo^Gitj , ; Council.-'meptiiig upo.nitho attitude.of 'oiitsidp•lpcal''.b6(lios,in p'ublic' matters;' Mr. A. jj'.' Efttripaii; skid-'that .r.eprosftiit(itiye3 of : t_Kosp, boclifjs., prouo;. tfl' 'igrep 'to '.proposals', made ;'.Byv,the City'..Council am) afterwards to.'go hack \ti> :tl',eii. own and "run the Cpuncil dowii,!' , .. If the' outside; local, bodies bettei -V ablp to, manage tramway matters _'tlian "the ,. City Council' (tho, inatjrier urider discussion was f a proposal for a cpnsultativp lpcarbodies' scnerao in connection with tranwvays) they.had better takp them over. Tho Mayor (Mr. A. M. Myers) conjectured that, tho/attitudo of local ixidi«s was due to a desire to put off what tlioy knew was coming—Greater Auckland'.'-/ Military Service. . •:'■ ■ "Tho,mor6 I look into the matter, the. inprn Iwpuld urge the; .application of' gentle official pressure 'on thVboys of 'dur'etiapwQtl secoiidary schools towa.rds the undertaking of light military .service,".'says Mr. J. '\\. Tibb's, M.A., he.admaster of thp Auckland Grammar School in his. annual report;"■, "It V'('uld givo a double advantago—security, against : invasion and the profitiiulo 'employment of part of the ■ leisiirp 'of. tire moro iiumei'ous body of ■ our la-ds and young men wliosp" average do not. .fit' : thorn for gaining -distinction in c athletic . congests., ■f earnestly'coniniend to parents - ami boys both past and present tlio-. t ' of. tho National League of.'New ■Zealand." '"•■'

Lord Plunket on Sport. ... ;:•'.,,. In .replying to a vqto of/ thanks /for. his aOondancb in connectiph .with tho Auckland Grpmmar School ''prieq. './distribution, tho Governor (Lord Phinkeit);said.ho,,'h<idjiptice(l that .tho- headniastor had in-.his .repprtl-'de-fej'idwl atlilfitic's'agaiii'si;' a.siiihll liuniter who; thought" sport/wits' .rftaoV, too'..much' : of;.'..in Now-Zealaiid. ■'■•His.Bxoellorioy..-agrcißd/'wit|i Mr-.'-Tibb's.;.: ! At all evpn'tk'.in AuCklajjd.Vhp. said,, wpi'had reached .tho-stage, of' Having earned 'off "till thp athletic prizes • worth I'having' in'.tlw v .'country. ■;(Applause).' "■•' Th'qro were a' few,'scholarships 'ex'istuig/in -tho -'D'.br minion, hpwoyer, ;suggE«tejl' that."lit-, tentitjn.: slibuld' now ■ bo- :turno:l'•■.Jfo" remark, 'sthat.,'w'aa' receayed'' 'with , applause. : .

\ ■■'■:.: ;: christchurch; >;:;-» .;•; '■)': : ■'•'•, ■'•;';.-■''■■..•.. '..-' '•■ - : ■ ;Mr.;:A. R.' jßloxnm,.:\jhp-hjs retired-.from the;'position; of ..Registrar.' of.,' - Supremo Court; sfter ■twcntyjsis- years' -sjervice,; ■vis presented', .yester?jay - by- -.tho •/Caitbrbury Disj&iptvLaw §s;ipty-with l, a silver' Psalter bearing -V". suitable 'inscription;' Mr. Blpxam, iiy .reply, •said l .his connection with , . tlio- Supreme Cpurt" at Christchuroh extended'over a p?fio(l:'of tweilty-eight .years, as lip was s*bfrj iii as Deputy' Registrar oil'Deoembsr 31,'1879,-- and ou "July.:*;': 188 i;. becatao.-Re-. gistrar." , ■ tbafc dato-ho'hrid attoded c-xactly 180''c'nmina,} ';sittihgs'of.;-tho S'uprornp tt-uri; $ 6 pk '■'">■■ Christehurcli, arid-at : Timara.' Ofvtho'''Jiißges iiuder. wKoin lip had- sat'.:h'o : ef.'ulcr-'eilu'merato'. '■ \Sir : J! Pr.endcrga'st ,and-Sir ". Robcjrt' .Stflut, and Justices Johnston, ■Richmond."- -.William's, 'Ward, Buckloy, ■. Pennefather', Bdwarjis,' Denui&fon, - Martin, •. Cooper,:' and i'.' record that probably no..meinlier; of -.tho bar could einulate. Of the members of the-legal profession' practising at thp bar during his early 1 y'pars of. office, , only : eleven 1 ,, npiv. feliininod, the oldest of these being.Mr. Wynn ■ Vlilliimis,. and' the,. last'; orip '■ tho. Crown' Solicitor .(Miv Stringer). The', position of 'JU'gistrar was at timee l a difficult one,. as li.i hatl to act as the ''Go.between" of .thp Judge and,the bar, and"-he.jh'ad'to"have,the cciiAdcnce of both'if business :'was;,to'run smcothly. . ... ■'■,'. ; . . : ". ■ '-. .'■ ~ ■■■■.