NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 625, 30 September 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Toleirarb.-ProH Association.) - ■'"- ".,.'.,: v.. .:' r . ..; •*' ••. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION; IN SCHOOLS. ! - | ,"•!'■:-THE.NELSON SYSTEM;-'.■'■•. •' 1 '■ mi : ' Christchurch, September 29.-V ■ . iho East:Cbristclinrch-School Committee re- ■ *w'?i' wrot? *?' tho '.'Education- Board. stating : ««. ■ 00 ' lnn 'W'«- had. unanimously approved of the. Nelson systcm.of religious instruction 1 in public schools, and requesting the board ■ • ff vc permission .to. introduce the system in the. schools under the committee's conWol. ■ Viz:, Eiist Christchuroh,. Main School,-Infants'. Sclioo , South Belt School, ■ and. Phillipstown ; school. The committee added'that a deputation of ministers would be glad to lay the I matter before the board: if further' details we're desired. The letter cam© up for consideration at to-day's meeting of the board.- ' ■ Mr. Hardy, M.P.y moved that the'letter be received.- The matter had been so lately under the consideration of the board that he thought it would be a pity to-reopen the question at present.- ■ The board had gone fully into the matter and had arrived at - a decision after careful-consideration. .'. Mr, Jamieson objected to the matter, being shelved, and pointed out that at present, when the • necessity for national • defence' was being the question of -religions . instruction was'of great importance.' _ MjvHardy roes to a point of order. Ho con- . tendcd i that under the board's standi"-; orders tho. only Question that could be discussed .wa«" whrther or not the letter should, be-received. The - chairman- (Mr.■■; T.' W; Adams) uphold the contention, and said that on tho motion proposed by Mr.-Hardy'tho.board could not discuss the question-of' religious instruction ■'. it tho letter were received, notice' of motion could be given regarding the subject .dealt with in it. ■". .■■ ■■„., \ ; The motion was-agreed to; '■'■■;■ "■'•-'- MINISTERIAL : TOURS.- ■' ,'V ~: HON. .E.,M r KEN2rE AT; APm..-,,-. ' \i ■■■„• : Feilding; September 29. • .The Hon. E.;M'Konrie,; Minister for Pub- '"' lie .Works, wont to Apiti yesterday and 'opened ™ Marton.block bridge over the Oroua River.' -" At Anifa. he received -an address of welcome from residents; and.settle™. Mr. D. H. : Guthrie, M.P. for Oroua, introduced to ; the Minister a- deputation in' regard: to local require- '"' ments.. Mr. M'Konzie was' afterwards'enter."' tamed at a banquet by tho "Apiti Chamber of' Commerce. In the course of 'a speech- he ' At 'H pOO P Ie ' for ;tn ' eir welcome, and "• ■ saiaV ho had noticed the spjendid '■ appearance if. c S mh 7- Although he had been all ' oyer the Dominion recently, he continued, this • district' was in a better condition than:any J, 0 ., 1 }?? yet.seen..' Thd"Ministef,rc'tdrncd ,to Feildmg in the aftornooii,'and'left for- Ma* ferton.' '" '.". :' ' "[" : \ ',"" : \ : : . s ■ ■TRACTION-ENGINES AND.-COUNTY, ' -;;■';:: : BY-LAWS;; ' ;-• -.;':'>. ,■-.'>• •-. ' ;,,. . ■"' . Christchurch,.September' 29. a »- , k ap , poil case ' w - s - Borkness- versus: i'X' or ¥ l t !Ul appeal against the,decision' of-the magistrate, who convicted 'appellant : ,for . using/a trhction engine oir a road in'the" Levels umnty- (this traction engine'not having been, registered under' the bounty L Council's bv- ■ jaw), and of having' used, on the same road, 1 a truck • not licensed—Mr. Justice '■ Sim die- ' mused'the appeal in the first case,: but 'allowed the 'appeal ,m the second... Tho 1 . appeal-turned on the validity; of the : .. Levels '■ Countv . by-law ' affecting heavy: traffic, the contention' being.: . that the.levels'Count?;could not,legislate oh ' the subject, as a by-law jointly made by: the ; Levels and Geraldine' Counties Had been made pnor.to; the.enactment:of.the Levels ConnVi ■•■•: by-law; and was still -unrepealed.'•• >- .-:•■ •-; ■>•

,' , ; DISPATCH CLERK ARRESTED.' i ■ ! ' '• ~- :J <"", : '■'"'■■■.■ Nap'tar, September 29."- " ■ ■• A dispatch; clerk at. the: local' telegraph of- ' I ficoi-samed.Arthur.. 'aged 19p,was:ar- ; ; rested last, night on a charge iofr'attetripting. . to conspire: with Hiram. AshCToft: to del fraud Edward Limbrick of £20 9s: arid jM, by , means of false pretence., It is allegod that .■',■ • Ashcroft arranged, with. Limbrick, who is a. bookmaker, to accept telegrams on horse .races. These telegrams borothe telegraph office stamp- t as having been' handed in, half an. hour fore the races were run,,but.inquiries showed ■ that.the.-messages never, passed -through' the . office.. tHanlen was-jbrougntibeforei-tie .court , ■■ this morning, aiid.r.was, rehiandod . till Mon- v day on bail. Ashcroft was arrested.at. Pal- ■ merston,' and has-been .remanded ',to. papier. ,'".■■■ . 'NATIONAL,' . ,'■'■" ' ; '■■■'•;■''"'Timaru, September' 29. ■,' • Only a small attendance was bresent at. the Theatre to-night to'hear Mr. Ch'atfiold,' hon.' ' secretary of the Christ'ohnrch'branch'of the.'• National Defence' League. 'Ho was supported by. the Mayor (chairman),' Messrs. B."C. Ten- ■ ' nent, hn'd S'. P. Newman, tb>' Von, "Archdeacon Harper, the Kov.'W.' Baumbcr, and Captain ""' Gabltos.' Eosolutions were carried urgirig : the ' " formation of a' branch of the league, and of tho ' .compulsory, military training, of-youths from 17 to 21 years of.age, in continuation of tho ■,- school cadet system. A committee was .sot"up to secure, support!for the.resolutions; .'...,.■

v . : -CONCERNING: a/vVILL;- ! " ' ! .•' Auckland;-September'29. In the Supreme. Court to-day, Nina Ethel Hoffmann, brotght. an; action against: Sophia •' and Edwina Hoffman, to secure provision, under the will of William Paganim and Sophia Hoffmann, the parties to the case being three • / sisters. 'The grounds of action were that'Hoff- . mann left .his. estate in. trust 'to;, pay ; an income to ; his ' widow , during Wr life, and, after her death, to the two .da'ughi " tors (defendants). His wife left her'property chiefly to defendants, but made no provision. for plaintiff's' maintenance. Mr.!. Justice Sim made an order for the payment to plaintiff of £1 10s..per week' during her life. : CYCLE ROAD. RACE. ' : . , Nolson,. September.29. A oycle road race from .Nelson to Belgrov« . and back (50 .miles), u-hich was held to representatives.for tho Timaru to Christchorch road race; took place to-day, under unfavour- • able weather conditions,'rain falling'throughput the journey, and making the roads slip, pory. Seventeen ridersstartea, the-winner being, L. Frauklyn, whoso actual riding .'time. was 2hrs. 56min. 'A.;. Stewart'was'second (2hrs. 57min. 18scc.), and W. Jack third (3hrs. Hhnin. • 49scc.). Only six riders'finished. Franklyn and Stewart will to Christchurch. . '; RINGS VALUED; AT. £64.' ~ .' ■ Auckland, September 29.. At the Police- Court, 'Florence Gaskoll. and Louisalnglis were.charged ,with the theft of. ; ■ ■rings, valued at £6!,' from various l .jewellers, one of tho alleged thefts, being/from a .Wei-' lingtori jeweller.. They were remanded. - ••'■