NEAR AND FAR

Evening Star, Issue 14531, 6 December 1910, Page 6

NEAR AND FAR

The Finance Committee of tho Drainage Board report that 6inco tho last meeting of the Committee the turn of £2,865 4s 5d has been paid into tho credit of tho Board's aggregate fund, and £6O into the credit of the irust account. The bank books show the following credits:—Aggregate fund, £1,052 15s 4d ; trust account, £204 lis. The Woiks Committee report having accepted tho Vacuum Oil Company's tender for one year's supply of kerosene. Tenders have been invited for drain-in-common. Preston crescent and Granville terrace; drain-in-common, nareourt street and Granville ten-ace. Details of tho various works in progress are given. Mr J. R. 'i'riggs, Conciliation Commissioner, arrived from tho North yesterday, and this mon.ing went on to Kaitangata. to preside in his private capacity over a conference between tho employees and owners of the Kaitangata coal mine. At Dunedin on Thursday Mr Trigg3 will preside over tho hearing of an industrial disputo that has arisen between the Metal-workers' Assistants' Union and tho employers, and on Friday he will hear a. dispute at Mataura between tho Mataura Paper Mdl Workers' Industrial Union of Workers and the New Zealand Paper Mills, Limited. Tho Bay Town Board, at their meeting last evening, discussed the question of extending the boundaries of the district and forming it into a borough. The new area to be included in the district, if the idea is carried out, comprises Sunshine, and probably tho Vauxhall and Waverlcy subdivisions of tho Portobello Road Board district. It was decided—" That a petition be drawn up and circulated among the district elector,; for signatures." Should tho petition receive the support of one-fourth of the electors, it will lie sent on to tho Governor for consideration. The Mosgieh Borough Council havo appointed Captain 'Miller, of tho local fire brigade, to the position of fire inspector. Lieutenant M'Leod and Firemen H. Guest, Mitchell, and J. White were appointed -fire police. The Mayor explained that in the event of a fire breaking ont it would be tho duty of the firo police to tako charge of matters, so that the brigade would not be hampered in their work.

The Albany Street School Committee met last night, Mr J. 11. Wilkinson presiding. The head master reported that there were 733 children on tho roll, and that there had been an average attendanco of 704 during November. Miss Meston wrote resigning her position as ninth assistant. The resignation was accepted with Tegret, and the secretary was instructed to write acknowledging her services to tho school. The Committee acknowledged the gift of prize* from Messrs A. G. Tern', Thomas Jenkins, W. Aitken, and the Pelichet Bay Baud of Hopo, and a donation of £lO 5s 9d from the teachers as a result of the school concert. , A box of heather was received from tho Committee of the Yardhead School, Leith, Scotland, and this Committee 6cnt a large number of photographs of interest, books, and other articles. A motion was passed expressing tho condolence of the Committee with Mrs G. C. Baker in tho recent sudden death of her husband. It was decided to hold the break-up of the school on Wednesday, tho 21st inst., the infants and lower standards to break up at 1.30, and Standards IV.. V., and VI. an hour later.

To physical "presence" the Frime Minister of France owes next to nothing,' a writer in the ' iTailv News' observe?. Somewhat over middle height, grovrn rather emaciated, round-shouldered, slightly knock-kneed, he is ordinarily a little vngaitly in his movements. 'Hie brow ifi narrow. The head, with its closely-ctit black hair, altogether commonplace. " Beneath the thick, black, pendent moustache the left half of the lower lip droops heavily. But the large dark eyes, with their tranquil, searching gaze, and the voico proclaim their ownor'6 quality. A penetrating voice, audible in its lowest tones at the rejnoteist corner of the Chamber.