BREVITIES.

Evening Star, Issue 12164, 7 April 1904, Page 1

BREVITIES.

In quest of rest. Mr Seddon goes to lh* Chathama in the Finemoa on a healthrecruiting trip. Apparently Gladsome's defeat at Randvrick oc Saturday was the result of her jockey being caught napping. She won the mile iace (weight-for-age) yesterday very easily, and amongst the defeated candidates was Einir, who swept the boards at the V.R.O. meeting. Sydney educationists in conference do not endorse the Royal Commission's (Messrs Turner and Knibbs) recommendation in favor of the abolition of pupil teachers, bob voted as a compromise for amending and improving the conditions of future service. The Conference also declared against % chair of pedagogy at Sydney University, recommending that the proposed professor of education should also be head of the Training College to be attached to the University. A train returning from Rand wick racss yesterday collided with a stationary oni A bookmaker was killed, while an enginedriver and a passenger were badly hurt. The indebtedness of local authorities in Groat Britain is over 400,030,000 sterling. of which £142,000,000 has been incurred during the last eight years. The London "Times' expresses grave fears as to Australia's future, having regard to impending troubles over labor legist ' ktion and the distribution of fiscal burdens between the States and the Commonwealth. No .inquiry into the cause of the Wellington fire is deemed necessary by Coroner Ashcroft. The search for the mtrrderer of Collinson at.Te Awaite has proved fruitless, but tho three special constables will remain in the district. The King and Queen go to Ireland on the 26th inst The earnings of the U.S. Steel TrnsS for the March quarter are the smaflssfc y?i obtained, but a dividend has been declared, as present orders are on the improve. Extraordinarily rich gravel, which ia said to contain all sorts of gems, has been discovered at Happy Valley, Orange River Colony. The Hon. J. M'Gowaa formally opened a suspension bridge over the Ruamanga River, on tie Mount Bruce road, afternoon in the presence of a representative gathering of settlers and a party of prominent citizens of Masterton. To-day's war cables deal only wi'ii rumors of engagements.