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Dunedin, 3lst August. The local Knights,of Labour carried a resolution strongly condemnatory of the aotion of the governing body of the rtaitaki High School in dismissing Mr. Barn without assigning any reason, and calling upon the Minister of Education to make the School Teachera' Appeal Bill applicable to all teachers of secondary schools. At the Supreme Court to-day four youths named Conrad Basan, Alex. Allen, Henry Holland, and Donald Jonea were charged with stealing boots from a faotory which they had entered. One pleaded Guilty, and gave evidenoe exonerating the others, but stating that two not arrested were implicated. The case waa not concluded. The Political Workers' Committee calls on the Legislative Council to pass the Factories Bill in the shape in whioh it has boen sent up by the House. Auckland, 31st August. Mr. R. Bubd, S.M., had an interview with a lunatio this afternoon. The man walked into the Magistrate's room, and eaid he wanted protection, as he was " Jack the Ripper." He made a long incoherent statement to the effeot that he had been boycotted because he was " Jack the Ripper," and the police wanted to poison him. At the annual meeting of the Thames Gas Company, a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, was declared, and £313 was oarried forward. Richard Try, froir Wellington, has been arrested on a charge of false pretences, and romanded until Tuesday, bail being taken. At the half-yearly district mooting of the 1.0.0. F., M.U., held at Howick, Grand, master Leydon stated that good progress had been made by the district during tho half-year ended June, 1694. In Auckland there wore eleven lodges, containing 1225 members, with funds amounting to over .£43,000. Soventy.four members had joined during the half-year. £lbQ waa voted to the Distriot Trustees for investment, making .£450 for the half-year. The profits amounted to £AO, and were paid into the District Benevolent Fund. The Burns Club gavo an entertainment in honour of the visit of Mr. A. J. Burns, of Dunedin, a great-grandson of Gilbert Burns, brother of the Scottish bard. At a meeting of the Auckland Co-operative Boot and Shoe Company, a 5 per cent, dividend was deolared, and .£333 oarried to the credit of profit and loss. Oa MARTi, 31st August. Butler, the bankrupt arrested yesterday, has agreed to sign documents making over certain prospective assets, and the charge against him has been withdrawn. Ho made no secret of his intontion to leavo the colony, and had refused to sign the documents previously, under misapprehension as to their contents. Christchukch. 3lßt August. The Diooosan Synod to night passed a motion protesting against the Divorce Bill. This Dat. At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. G. Humphreys was elected President. Tho Dunedin Chamber forwarded copies of a resolution in reference to tho financial proposals of the Government. It was resolved to reply that the Chamber could not discuss the matter, because Party political feeling would be introduced. Invercaroill. This Dat. Richard Smith, for false pretences, has been sentencod to seven months' imprisonment. Accused collected money from various settlers, representing that it was for the family of a man who had met with a (serious accident.