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Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 134, 3 December 1910, Page 4

Mr. G. Flux presided over a meeting of the Wellington Branch of the JNew Zealand Educational Institute held last evening, when Mr. T. 11. Fleming, Chief Inspector of the Wellington Education Board, read a paper on the last Education Conference, his remarks having special reference to the syllabus. There were about thirty-eight members of the branch present. At the conclusion of the address Mr. Fleming answered several questions. Mr. Charles Ciminb, New Zealand secretary of Trinity College, London, rereceived a telegram to-day from Mr. C. Schilisky, this year's examiner in New Zealand— for Trinity College — stating that Miss Elfie Macdougall, of Dunedin, has won the gold medal presented by the Governor for competition throughout the Dominion in connection with the recent college examinations. Mr. Schilisky is at present in Invercargill, and will leave there for Australia next Monday. The final mass meetings otthe Church of England mission will take place in Wellington on Wednesday and Thursday evenings next. There will be mid-day services for men in the Town Hall, and. for women in the Theatre Royal at 12.20 ami 1.20 each day. The missioners are Canons Stuart and Ivens. Canon Stuart will also take Bible readings in St. Paul's Church at 3 o'clock each afternoon. In connection with the services, workers and choir are requested to meet at the flown Hall at 7 p.m. sharp on Wednesday for a short servioe and practice, as it has been found impossible to hold an earlier practice. On Wednesday evening the Mission Band will start from Veitch and Allan's corner, and short ad dresses will be given by members of the clergy at the street corners on the way to the Town Hall. The missioners are, to arrive from the South on Tuesday. Advice from Greymouth states that the Anglican mission now being held there is being conducted by the Rev. H. R. Farrer, assisted by the Rev. T. Mutter and Mr Harris. The services are largely attended, and interest is daily growing. It is the greatest revival the Anglican Church has ever seen on the West Coast. Training operations in connection with the Webb-Pearce sculling match are moving along steadily, says the Wanganui Chronicle. Pearce takes to his boat twice daily, at 10.30 am and 3.30 p.m., accompanied by Fogtyell as pacemaker. The usual itinerary is to scull steadily over a mile or so above Aramoho bridge, and then return home at a good solid pact;. Spectators can thus get a good view of his work. There is a droop and somewhat awkward twist of the shoulder which does not altogether please onlookers, but Pearce certainly seems to get Elenty of power behind his strokes, and is boat runs well. Whilst Webb is getting up to his rowing weight, the Australian is now down to his. During the past two weeks considerable improvement has been made in the ex-champion. He was beginning to get on the stale side after his long spell out of his boat, but once into harness he began to pick up immediately, and during the last two weeks he "has put on four pounds in weight. Webb is being trained in true Erofes&ional styl& by Mr. Atkinson, who as had considerable experience' in getting men fit. He puts in very useful work twice daily, in. company with Joe Green as pa'Cer. Lord Islington has accorded his patronage to the Wellington Highland Volunteers' bazaar, to be held next year. Captain Patrick Peter M'lntyre, who has been in command of the steamer Stormbird for some years, has been appointed harbourmaster and pilot at Wanganui. There were fifteen applications for the position. Captain M'lntyre was at one time in the employ of the Wellington company which worked the antimony mine at Endeavour Inlet, Queen Charlotte Sound. He subsequently passed his various examinations for a mate's and a master's certificates, and was mate of the Manaroa some time, afterwards being promoted to the post of master" of the vessel. He has been in charge of the Stormbird, trading between Wellingtot and Wanganui, for the past 14 years, and has never had an accident with hO". Writing to Mv H. N. Holmes, chaii> man of the Wellington Football Association, Lord Kinnaird, president of the British Football Association and of the V.M.C.A., stated that he had often admired the performance of the New Zealand Rugby teams, and longed to see the Association game also taken up. " Of course I know Rugby is a grand game," said the writer, "J)ut I think the Association game has advantages over it, and I know from my own experience that while my keenest Rugby friends had to give up their game at k!5 and 30 years of age, as it was too rough, I was able to play fifteen or more years longer at Association games than they could at Rugby. ... I am very glad to hear that the Association game is making rapid strides in New Zealand." Some interesting remarks concerning the powers of municipal inspectors in regard to the non-production by passengers of tram-car tickets, on demand, were made by Mr. Bishop, S.M., in the Christchurch Magistrate's Court in referring to a case in point. The magistrate said that he doubted very much whether the non-production of a ticket would be an offence, provided that the ticket was produced while the holder was on the car. That was what he .would hold, no matter what the by-law said. If the ticket were wilfully withheld, he should convict. He had seen himself that there was not much consideration shown for a nervous or excitable passenger when he or she could not produce his or her ticket at once Some of the men were overbearing towards such people. Mr. Bishop quoted the by-law, which said that the ticket must be produced in an open and uncrumpled condition. That, lie said, was absurd, and would be upheld by no court. Upon it being proved that the defendant in the case in question had wilfully withheld his ticket, the magistrate said that such people would get no consideration from him. A fine of 20s was accordingly imposed. It may not be generally known that the mat-making industry has been carried on for a number of years in the Aew Zealand prisons, though only on a restricted scale (says the Otago Daily limes). It has long since passed the stage of a mere experiment, and from a prison administration point of view has beeu attended by a large measure of success. In Dunedin results have fully justified the Government in adopting it as a permanent and extensive industry of the prison system of the Dominion. Dunedin prison-made mats have established for themselves quite a reputation, and the | demand that has been set up for them is far in excess of the supply. There is clearly no comparison belween them and thd imported article, and the price is just as as the product is excellent. The vahie of prison labour is computed at 3s per day, which means that a piisoner in order to be self-supporting must put forward labour that at the lowest estimate is worth 3s per day. It is to the credit of Mr. J. C. Scanlon, the local gaoler, that the mat-making industry nithe Dunedin prison has reached Buch an interesting and profitable stage and the interest he has stimulated in it among the men he has put to it is quite remarkable. This particular form of prison industry does not in any way compete with outside industry, for the reason that there is no mat-making carried on in New Zealand, while another fcatisfactoiy feature of it is that Mr. Scanlon at all times makes it hh, endeavour to sell directly to the user. The Licensing Committee for the Hutt district will meet at the Magistrate's Court, Lower Hutt, at noon on Monday.