NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 120, 13 February 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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V DANNEVIRKE 1 HIGH SCHOOL j " OPENED. ! TO COST, ABOUT £3000: I \ ■ - Dannevlrke, February 12. j. ; , The now Dannovirko High School wasI : opened to-day by the Hon. George'Fovlds.in C.vrthe -presence -offa largo gathering of people.' The building •is a handsome ; structure in ii...- brick, 'and the total outlay will run into about £3000. . A ; commodious . 'technical. ' school is attached. 1 Mr. Fowlds arrived-by express train from Wellington at 3.15, and' ! at once proceeded .to the school. Speeches ! were, delivered; by Mr. Fowlds, Mr. Hall, ■ -M.P.,. arid Sir.-:.William Russell. The public j=v ..wore afterwards entertained at afternoon tea in the building. / UNIFORM SCHOOL BOOKS. ADVERSE REPORTS. - J : : . , Christchurch, Fobruary 12.' ■ ; •At the .meeting of the Board of. Education . , -the subject of .uniform school books was discussed. 'The.Board-had .before it a report h i . from the inspectors,, and. ono .from tho Ap- , pointmeiits Committee, to whom the matter had been .-referred. The report of the in- : spectors . stated that thoy were uncomprof c raising in their attitude of opposition to tho . demands mado on behalf of the introduction of a uniform set of reading books for use in the j public: schools of tho Dominion'.' Tliey' }■>:/ could hot -.bring themselves to . believe that ■ the people of New Zealand wore so povertySi -stricken that they need.stand,appalled;at;thci, prospect of sponding a few extra shillings per . i-. '.year_ in procuring a reasonable variety of. ! . reading material for use in the. public schools! : The. Appointments. Committee reported that ,'dt had. carefully considered the question, and' i was unanimously of opinion-that the adaption jofi a uniform set of text .books throughout 1 .. . the _ primary.schools of. tho Dominion would bo m a high degree detrimental to<tho in- . ierests of the scholars concerned.

| ' A DEADLOCK. THE POSITION 'AT DANNEVIRKE. ' ■ Dannevlrke, February 12. , The deadlock in the-Borough Cotiricil-.'still; ! y .continues.' • ;_A meeting.' was, held .> to-night,' !•when resolutions were, proposed.. The.Mayor, took a .resolution rescinding, the; previous! i. motion, but refused to .put another motion i v bearing on, the. same'matter; and left the; !' chair. ■■■vTho.-Council.- then met" without the ' Mayor, and proceeded to .'transact business. , ■ Councillor Thomson was appointed' <- . and the. motion refused by .the Mayor was; :. put .and .carried. .- Further, developments are" awaited'" with keen interest. ; : V /

PAIMERSTON BAKERS' ASSOCIATION. -r \ - Palmers ton. North, February 12. The Palmerston Branch of the plaster,. ■ Bakers' Association. held a 1 meeting to-day f y and unanimously < agreed to sell for cash or ! : .coupon,, .only, . and,■• coupons :.will Abe . required i; to. purchase / for cash.: They. will' charge 4d. . . , for 21b.! loaves,, and will give bakers'- measure, x of thirteen I ■ dozen .' where purchasers, take . a dozen or more loaves'■ at', a time. Absolutely no exception will be roado, store- -. keepers, hotels,., boarding-houses,-and' large. ! and: small .consumers all - coming, under the same regulations;- It is expected that other towns around the district will "join in with v this arrangement. shortly. : 'yV

DISTRIBUTION OF CHARITABLE -AID.',i: . • •••• • DuneUirij Fcbruaryil2. ... * h P/& u est|qn of the 'jurisdiction .of the Charitable- Aid .Board, and 'that-'.of-';.the Benevolent;, j Trustees ill , the --matter ■ of s . £ 6 distribution of charitable aid came be-'' tore tho Court in the form ,of an application k / r i : orm ®l' V^ O T aa order declaring that it had:; general ; control; over * the- distribution of Charitable aid within: tho.-.uriit'ed" districts ?[ .Tuapeka:; arid Otago; and' that it J -had, power'-to. specify: the'' parts * of' K v S; 10 •' '.strict--withm which j the ; Benevolent lrusteM>hs4 aid;:. : -;The : i Board to'eonfinothetrustees': operations, to a limited area, but ' the' trustees claim that the distribution of charitable aid , was vested in them over 20 year's ago. - His Honour Mr. Justice. AYilliams reserved his decision. ■'

I MARKSMANSHIP SHIELD. -.mi n . Darineuirhe, February 12. . iho Dannevirko Cadets, who have won the Government marksmanship shield, were today presented with the trophy by Sir .William ■llussell, chairman 'of the Hawke's Bay Education Board. J

SUCCESSFUL' CHURCH COLLECTION. 0 ... • Auckland, .February 12. y something.. of' a' record,. as' - far as ' tho smaller .towns are concerned, .inUho way of . church fund collecting was mentioned .at .tho. .meeting of the Auckland Presbytery last of G Z g W *1 -*n£ St ?¥ the committee .of Waihi Church had undertaken' to re- • SrHnn SeVe -?V b y means of » col- ' ° '. w - the. result that in three navs tho sum of £115 had been raised. ■ ■ : V ..! • CAUSTIC COMMENT. +vi- tL ' February 12. ' wI s aft ® rno °n s meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board Considerable caustic com- , me. lu was made upon tho fact that' during the stay, of, tho fleet the Board's tug was at the d.sposal of H.M.S. Powerful da and night j that tho Board's kindness'to the nav-il 'tWI-f' .' bean : accepted', /without .-. thanks , but- that in. .several instances, which jvoie quoted, it had- been -abused.- ' ! ' CHARGE <pF HORSE-STEALING n •, . Clsborne, February 12. -■ i a was committed -tor trial to-day on a chargo of horse-stealing FIRE AT DUNEDIN. x ~.■■■■■■.■.■■. Dunedin, Februarv 12.' __In connection with tho firo last night, Mr ar^. T .his-furniture insured for £250 in tho United, Offico. The house was not in- ■: sured. ■ ~.- > PALMERSTON WATER SUPPLY.; ' _ i ■ , Palmerston North, February. 12. In reference 'to tho alarmist statements re-' garding the water supply, Councillors ClausenV and Stubbs paid a visit to the .head works at, Tintea to : day, and found that tlio water was running over tho whole face of. the dam three-quarters of an-inch-in depth,'.with evi- ■ donee that before the, heavy.;.strain of the day had cpmo upon it.it was'run'ning at' least ttu inch r higher • •