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Evening Star, Issue 12722, 27 January 1906, Page 6

The Sierra left San Francisco on Thursday. the 25tli inst.. at 3 p.m., with the London mails of the 13tb inst, Th© colonial mails despatched via Melbourne and Naples arrived in London on the afternoon of the 21st inst.

Mr J. Duncan, interviewed after the Welsh match, said : “ I think a drawwoiuld have been a more satisfactory result of the came. In ray humble opinion, Hunter undoubtedly scored for ns in tho second half, and I fail to see tho reasonableness of the referee’s decision on the point. It was a grand game, however, and Wales ought l*o feel proud of her team.” The O'ago Education Board held a special meeting last night for the purpose of allotting scholarships, rjiich was formerly done at tho Board’s ordinary meeting in January But since the examination of tbe( candidates’ papers has been taken over by tho Central Department it hue not been found possible to make public the results with the promptitude that always marked the Board’s performance of the "duty, and .there has been, in consequence considerable irritation on the part’ of the parents of tho candidates, the candidates themselves, and even the public, who take a keen interest in matters educational. That there were good grounds for this dissatisfaction was made fully apparent at last night’s meeting. Tho initial note was struck by Mr Snow. Speaker after speaker who followed him referred to the inexplicable delays that had occurred, in announcing results that hitherto have always been available during tire first fortnight of the New Year, and’ finally tho chairman of the Board (Mr Barrie) clinched the argument by intimating that after the despatch of several telegrams to to which no answer was vouchsafed, a wire was received at five o’clock on Thursday afternoon ' stating that the results had been posted! from Wellington the previous evening, j But when the documents came to hnnd tliat .morning (Friday) thev were found to ]>e incomplete, the totals not having been added up, so that the Board’s officers had to find out for themselves in what possiticn. , each individual candidate stood. (Several , of the members of the Board thereupon ex, pressed_the opinion that tbe Board’s inepec- " j tore might just, as well do the whole of ; the work, as formerly, if it were to'be left to tli© secretary, and his stafil to add up the . tabulated figures and complete the returns. , On dit~that at, the next meeting of the . Board a motion will be proposed to raise ’. tire value of the scholarships (at present 436 ■ I for seniors and £l4 for jnmpxs), and to re--11 vert fo the. old of . < ■ - the .Boards s :own f inspectors, ’■

The Otago Boys' High School sent up fourteen candidates for the senior scholarships ujider the Otago Education Board, and all -were successful. Moreover, the three highest places were, filled by pupils from this school.

The only business at the Police Court this morning was four cases of drunkem ness. Mary Troadeck and three first offend 7 era ’ were each fined ss, or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Mr H. Y, Widdowsocn, S.M., presided.

lu addressing the parishioners for the first time on Wednesday, last, the Rev. Harold Purehas, tho newly-inducted . vicar of St, John’s, Latimer square, Christchurch, said that he was strongly against the raising of money by means other than direct giving. If after holding office for a couple of yeans ho found that things would not go forward - without the adoption of other moans for "raising the wind,” he would resign.

We have never borrowed a shilling, nor spent a shilling in legal expenses since the inauguration oi" the county system in Waitakg” nearly twenty-rune years ago, was Chairman Duncan Sutherland’s boast at the function at Oamaru on Thursday. This is surely a unique experience among the public bodies of the colony. Mr Sutherland has been a member of the County Council since its establishment, and been chairman since the Mt© Hon. Robert Campbell retired from the position many years ago.

A special meeting of the Rock Trust was held at Port Chabriers yesterday afternoon. There were present; Messrs K. G. Allen, M.KR. (chairman), Gcurhy, Clark, GodLed, Dodds, Millar, M.H.R., Sutton, W. Barclay, Cable, and De Mans. The business was to open applications for Iho position of chief executive officer and chief engineer. There were some thirty-.dx applications for cadi position. It. was decided to refer applications for the latter position to tire Dock Construction Committee to select six names .and submit them to, the next ordinary meeting, and to refer applications for the former position to the Finance Committee to select Ms names and submit them to the next meeting. In accordance with tho reconstruction scheme. Captain Watson retains Ins position of dock-master, at a salary of £175 per year.

Tho South Dunedin tradesman wiio received a visit from the police in connection with the pound-producing toy, mentioned in yeaterdayM issue, writes to say that Ire was not "raided.” Tho officers of the law jusfc “blew” in out of curiosity to tv© the Lulu machine. Evidently even the majesty of tire law is nob above buying a toy, for the writer adds: —“Since starting business the gr-nt-lemwi of tho polite, in South Dunedin have treated me very well, one of them being my first customer.” The week's rainfall, as registered at tho Drainage Board’s pumping station at Musselburgh, totalled L2lin, making the rainfall so far this year 2.63im Inst Saturday was line, and rain fell every succeeding day except yesterday—via., Sunday .9in, 'Moaday .loin, Tuesday .Ooin, Wednesday .08in, Thursday .Clin, and till 9 a.m. to-dav .04m.

Radical and organic changes have jnst been adopted in, the Education Department of South Australia. Tho office of InspectorGcnoral has been abolished, and Ivir Stanton. has been appointed Secretary of Education, with tho entire supervision of the clerical branch. The positions of Assistant I nspmto r-G eneral and Senior Inspector (vacant by the death of Mr, Phnom ci) have l>©en done away with ; Messrs Whithorn and Burgan become ordinary inspectors. whTo Mr Maugham, ALA. (the junior inspector), has been, promoted to be chief of staff—an office winch the present Director of Education would have received if Profc.-sor Hen-d■r-T.'on bad accepted! the control of the department.

The body of Harry Leas, one of tin fireman of the Kara men, who was drowmd by falling over the Georg© street, pier, Port Chalmers, on the 16th inst., was seen floating off the head of the. graving dock tills forenoon. Sergeant Geerin quickly got the body on shore, and! had it convoyed to the morgue. An inquest will be held. Owing to tho heavy rain this morning A. and T. Burt’s picnic to Outram, and the combined picnic of tho Union Company, Stevenson, and Cook, and Gardner and Co. to Evansdale, were postponed. The Green Island miners, however, carried out their outing, which was held at Waitati, whither the men and their families were conveyed by train.

An exceptional assortment of hand-made furniture is offered at lower prices than ever. Sanders, 88 George street.—[Advt.l

A meeting of the Southern Starr-Bowketfc Society will be held in the society’s office, Stokes’ Building, 91a Princes street, on Monday, the sth February, Particulars are advertised. Messrs Myers, dentists, are back new building, Octagon and George street.—[Advt.]

The second appropriation of £SOO in connection with the Pacific Starr-Bowkefcfc Society will be disposed of by premium ballot on Monday, the 26th February, at the Friendly Societies’ Hall, Hillside road, South Dunedin.-

Ladies’ hair artistically dressed for photos, weddings, etc., Is, at Hendyk Rooms. Shampooing, 2s 6d; cutting or singeing. Is, Hairwork every description.—[Advt.] A. free health talk to ladies will be given in tho Bank of New Zealand chambers on Tuesday afternoon next. The engineer of the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board invites tenders for the'earrying out of certain contracts, tenders to be in hand by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6. One of the contracts—that of tunnelling under Jetty street. Manse street, and Axcade—is so arranged that it is possible for working men to secure the contract for the three works. The attention of working miners might be drawn to same. T. Ross’s sale now on. All our blouses, costumes, umbrellas, sunshades, gloves, stockings, and everything in iho shop reduced.— [Advt.] The usual mid-day Gaelic services will be conducted in Chalmers Church to-morrow by the Rev. Duncan Maclcnnan at, 2.30 p.m. The painters hold their annual picnic at Evansdale on Saturday, 3rd February, where a good day’s outing cun ho assured for one and all.

Port Chalmers.—Summer sal© surplus stock general drapery, clothjng, boots and shoes now on. J. Watson’s, George street.— [Advt]

Mr H. Mahon, who haa rendered such splendid service to the No-Hcense cause, is leaving New Zealand for America early next month, and the various local temperance organisations are tendering him a farewell social on Wednesday next in the Itewer Choral Halt AH sympathisers are heartily invited.

Will intending purchasers household furniture call first Martins’, Octagon; special bargains one month, astonishing low prices.— [Advt.] 1

Mr R. H. W. Bligh, specialist, and secretary of the Australian. White Cross League, comes with the highest testimonials from, bishops, bead-mesteis of schools, and workers amongst boys. He will deliver a lecture on ‘Social Purity’ on Tuesday evening. TeaAhers and those working amongst young men should take advantage of this opportnuity of White Cross teaching. Air Bfigh knows how to deal with this difficult subject.

If you want a photo taken out of a group or an enlargement from an old photo, try Pttttlllo, George street, who makes a specialty of this kind of work. Outside work by arrangement. Telephone 2,013. —[Advt.] The Central Mission services in the Garni son Hall te-morrow morning and evening will bo conducted by Mr H. D. Bedford and the Rev. T. Trcstrail. Messrs Myers, dentists, are back in new building. Octagon and George street.—[Advt.J

Owing to extensive building alterations at St. Hilda’s Collegiate School, the opening of term is postponed from February 8 to Monday, February 12. # The N.xvals’ Band will pl-ay in the Botanical Gardens to-marrow afternoon.