BREVITIES.

Evening Star, Issue 12496, 5 May 1905, Page 3

BREVITIES.

High Schools Board of Governors met yesterday. Only formal business transacted. Representations are to i,e made to the Government by the Auckland Law Socictv as to the n«<l of an additional magistrate in 'that city and improved courthouse accommodation. Additional! chairmen of Kub-comniittees in connection with the International Exhibition :—Technical Science, Professor Scott: Horticultural and Landscape Gardening, Dr Levinge: Home industries, VV. Minson; Workers' Exhibits, R. Buchanan. The Westralhui Government have refused to allow a policemen's union to be. formed at Perth. As the Sydney express train entered the Euroa. (Vic.) station on April 20, a cow, which was near entviug, strayed on the lino, and was struck by the engine. The animal was torn to pieces by the wheels, but. after the train left a living calf, quite uninjured, wits found between the platform and the rails. Tho telephone cadett.es can sleep comfortably. Inquiries m'ade in the United States and Germany go to show that the automatic switchboard, which enables one subscriber to ring up another without the assistance of anybody at the exchanges, are not giving satisfaction cither in America or Europe. At Allendale (Vic.) the other day William To!lis, lor causing a row lit the local races and obstructing the police, was lined £2O and costs (in all, £26 os|. His friends paid the fine.