NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 233, 25 June 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY iemgbaph—FßEES ASSOCIATION.)! — -9- — ; TRAINING SHIP. THE UNION S;S. COMPANY'S PROPOSAL. ' Chrlstchurch, June 24. Captain R. Strang (Marino' Superintendent of the Union Company) and Captain Camoron (a. director of the. Company) arrived from Dunedin by the Victoria .this morning, and paid a visit of inspection to the company's sailing ship ■'Dart-ford'. Speaking' to . a reporter, Captain Strang said that Captain Cameron and lie were very well satisfied with the vessel, but that- nothing would be dono in .connection with the. proposal to fit her 1 up. as a sailing ship for use as a training ship , just yet. •

Tlie clipper barque Loch Lomond, recently purchased by the Union Company, is now loading coal at Newcastle for Lyttelton. On arrival here the! Loch Lomond will bo inspected with the view of deciding whether she or-the' Dartford'is the niore suitable vessel to' be fitted out as a training ship. In the' maantinie tho Dartford will proceed from Lyttelton to Kaipara, whero sne will load a cargo of timber for\Sydney.- Tho vessel will afterwards go to Newcastle to load another cargo of coal for Lyttelton. •' UNITED STATES FLEET. Auckland, June 24.. The Harbour. Board has decided to spend £1000 in illuminations in connection with the. American fleet's visit, and £500 to provido shelter accommodation for tho men of the fleet. The programme for the A.R.C. races for " Fleet Week" comprises six events, of which the Roosevelt Handicap of 300 sovs. and the Sperry Steeplechase of 250 sovs. are tho principal events. A NEW CHAPEL. Christchurch, June 24. The new chapel just erected ,at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Barbadoes Street, was opened; this morning by His- Lordship Bishop Grimes!, The chapel, which has been placed at the .south-western end of the convent building is a .very pretty little ' building, with seating accommodation for tho nuns and pupils and a gallery' on tho' northern side. The walls are of stained wood handsomely decorated, and running up to a high arched roof. Tho sacristy is particularly imposing. ; The altat' steps are of marble, and it is proposed to replace the present temporary altar by a structure, in marble. • MOTOR. GARAGE'ON FIRE.'." -■ Nelson, June 24. : A leakage'of benzine caused a-conflagration in the Motor Service Company's garage at 10.45 to-night while the Company's staff wero effecting repairs to a pr. The building was full of motor omnibuses and cars at the timo, and all were removed in safety except a street omnibus and a small Reo car, Doth of which were almost ruined before tho Fire Brigade could subdue the flames. The omnibus was valued at about £1300, and was insured for £1000 in the Norwich Union; office. The Reo car was covered by a policy of £300 in the same office. Tho building waß practically undamaged.

PROMOTION OF TEACHERS. '• Auckland,' June 24. The need for some definite scheme for the promotion of teachers, and to remove existing anomalies, was referred to at this-morn-ing's meeting of the Auckland Education Board by Mr. .T. D. M'Kenzio. He said the position had recently been clearly, outlined in a copy of , the ''Journal of Education," showing that it w.is necessary to give each teacher a more definite prospect of reward. Efficiency 'of the service must ba the first consideration in tho appointment of any teacher, and efficiency must'also be tho first' consideration in grading teachers for promotion. Messrs. M'Xenzic and Garland, wero appointed to draft a report based upon the New Zealand Institute recommendations for the more effective promotion of-.teachers upon merit. ■ .• ROWDYISM-. . Oamaru, June 23. At the Magistrate's Court to-dayi Mr. T. Hutchison, 5..M., fined' two defendants 40s. and costs for rowdyism at a performance of " The ..Prince Chap.''' . The Magistrate remarked that, the offence, was one common in all centres.of the Dominion,-and peculiar to New Zealand. ■ .'. LOSS OF MEMORY. . Christchurch, Juno , 23. Frail and tottering, a; little old ' lady leant against the fence surrounding tho Cathedral this ■ morning, but, haying forgotten'her name, could not answer the inquiries of a police sergeant and a cqnstablo. The actions. of the .old. lady, who,' it appears, had' beorf wandering about on tho pavement practically air the morning, attracted the attention of a young lady, who communicated with Sergeant Brookes. ■ Tha sergeant and a constable then plied the old dame with queries as to, her identity and address, but her memory was apparently a perfect blank. She said she was S7 years of age, and spoko. of the ship she came out arises when his own and his pare its' opinions

'• CHRISTCHURCH FIRE BOARD. . ! Christciiurclv June 23. At a' meeting of the Cliristchuroh Fire Board td-nighii the estimates for tlie coming year were considered'and adopted. The total ivas £7700,', less, estimated credit balarica £1000. ; BETTERMENT OF THE,MAORI,' Auckland, June 24. , Lady Stout, during her recent visit to ; Rotoriia, .was.• very' successful in • forming temperance unions among the Native women at Ohinemutu, Wliakarewaren'a, and in tha village across the lake. Her proposals for establishing colleges to' impart domestic instruction to Maori girls were very well, re- i ceivedj and the chiefs agreed to provide a suitable site for the erection of an institution, if tli© Government decided to establish a college. . RAILWAY INSPECTION. Cisbornb, June 24: Mr. Ronayne, General Manager of Railways, accompanied by various officials, paid the annual visit of .inspection to tho, local line'to-day.. This completes his inspection of/the whole of the working railways of tho . Dominion, 2500 miles in'all: ' WEST COAST ITEMS. " " Westport, June 24. The. representative of a local coal mines ' syndicate interested in boring on low levels for coal* measures, leaves shortly for London with the object' of having a company floated. Dr. Mitchell'and Mr. Wharford, of the Antarctic ship Nimrod, who are'on a walking tour from Christchurch, have'arrived here, having come by way of the Otira and Buller Gorges. They will leave to-morrow for Nelson. - AUCKLAND SCHOOLS. Auckland, June 24. . At a meeting of the Education' Board today, , it was reported that tho number of schools now' under the. jurisdiction of tho ( Educ'ation Board was 500. It was stated that thb, roll number of Karaka No. 2 School had fallen to one, and tho teacher had boon ■ instructed 'to close, it, and tcach. No. 1 School full-time. ; DEATH FROM BURNS. Mastwten, June 24. Tho police received, information this ovoning that an . infant named Maud Pain, aged seven' months, daughter of Mr. E.' Pain, of Mikimiki, had died as the result of- burns it had received. It appears that Mrs. Pain was holding tho.child in front of the fire, when it foil in, and was so severely burnt that it died.

. INDUSTRIES -WEEK. Now Plymouth, Juno 24. At a meeting of the; Now Plymouth Employers' Association to-night, a recommendation of tho Taranaki Chamber of Commerce to hold a "New Zealand Industries Week" in Now Plymouth during the week in which tha British football match took nlace was approved.