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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 2, 27 September 1922, Page 9

Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Francis Shoehaji, alias F. Lyons, "as charged with behaving in a disorderly manner while drunk, and with resisting a constable, and Cornelius Brav was charged with insobriety and damaging clothing to the va«,te of 12 55., the property of the .Government. Mr. W. E. Leicester “-aid that botn men had had a night out, and. were “too far gone” at the time i< their arrest to roalisb what they were doing. They pleaded* guilty. On the first charge Sheehan was fined 205., in default’ 48 hours’ imprisonment, and for resisting the pol ice a fine of £3 with the alternative of seven days’ imprisonment was imposed. Bray was fined 10s.. in default 24 hours’ imprisonmon*. for drunkenness, and on the second charge lie was fined 20s. and ordered to make good the damage. The default was fixed at seven days 'imprisonment. . At the meeting of the Technical College Board on Monday evening, tlrn director, Mr. J. H. Howell, reported that the council of tlie Educational Association of New Zealand would be in a position to voice the opinion of all public school teachers, and it was hoped that as a result the association would not only weld together ah branches of the profession, but would also make a powerful appeal to the country for the recognition of the paramount importance of the right training of the young. Combined meetings of teachers would be held in each centre to consider matters of common interest: and each local branch would submit the following question to all candidates for Parliament at the n<>xt election: —“Seeing that a high general level of education is necessary to secure the social peace and material prosperity of the nation, will you pledge yourself to resist any proposal to reduce educational expenditure, and thereby to impair educational efficiency.” Marseilles reports state that only five hundred out of five thousand seamen are working, and four thousand intending passengers are held up. A conference of power boards of the Dominion wjll bj held at Parliament Buildings to-day. The Hon. J. G. Coatee will preside. The Scottish Society Pipe Band will play at Oriental Ba.y to-night.