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Evening Star, Issue 13098, 3 November 1908, Page 6

Mr Archie M'Locd, who won both the open and amateur championships on the B flat cornet at the recent Ballarat band contest, was fortfierly a resident of Oomaru. He has been one of the most consistent prizo-wiimens in recent 'Australian contests. The Minister of Education, addressing a meeting at Mount Roskill last night, re fenced to the Education Act. He sa'd he believed the majority of the teachers recognised it as a very beneficent Act. The narrowest interpretation meant an increase of £16,000 or £17,000 in the first year in salaries, with considerable advances in succeeding years. The Minister added that there would appear to be anomalies in the measure, which required to be adjusted by the Crown Law Office. * The Minister wired to the secretary of the New Zealand Educational Institute as follows:—“ Replying to your letter of October 23 re interpretation of sections 7 and 8 of the Education Act Amendment Act, the matter has been referred to the Crown Law Officers j>*» opinion.” Yesterday afternoon's meeting of the Navy League was attended by Judge Williams (president), Messrs F. 0. Bridgcman, W. E. Reynolds, A. Eccks. J. A. Jolmstone, P. G. Pryde, J. F. Woodhouse, 0. Macahdrew, and W. J. Morrell.' An application from the Dunedin Na\als for a Navy League map was granted It was decided to print Mr Johnstone’s address at the annual meeting in the ‘Navy League Journal.’ and to hand over the old annuals to Mr Piyde (secretary of the Education Board) for distribution amongst the schools, three copies each of the new annual to be sent to the navxl corps of Otago. It was reported that regulations lor the bugling, signalling, ur.d shooting competitions; to be held before the end of the year - , had been made. The receipt of-£IOO from the Otago branch was acknowledged by the London office. In connection with the visit of the warships of the Australian squadron to Port Chalmers, it was agreed that the Hon. J. A. Millar be written to and thanked lor what he had •done to secure the visit The “Russian” blend of tea contains the lowest percentage of tannin of any tea in the market. Many persons are prevented from taking one of the greatest comforts in .life—namely, a cup of tea—simply because of the 'effect of tannin upon the digestion and nervous system, or the action of the heart. ' We - say to such : Always ask for •Russian” tea; there is absolutely no evil effect to he feared from drinking it. Only Is 6d per lb from A. and J. M'FailMe, tea blenders.—[Advt.] ■