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Evening Star, Issue 16624, 5 January 1918, Page 6

The teaching profession -will bo interested to learn that regulations have been recently issued making improvements in the Dominion grading scheme, and that, inter alia, teachers will in future be furnished on application with their individual marks, but this information must be treated by them as confidential. Chaplain Wilson, speaking at a recent meeting' in Sydney, told an incident which illustrated how courageously Professor David, when badly injured, hart thought of duty before self. Despite his 60 years, Professor proceeded to France to "do his bit" as soon as his work in connection with the Mawson Antarctic Expedition was finished. Ho had been let down with a bump 60ft into a well, and a doctor had to be sent below to bind the professor -up before sending liim up in a uu'eket, feo severe were the injuries he had sustained.. On the way up Professor David gave the signal to cease winding, and then, pulling out a note book, commenced to take notes on the geological formation of the ground. When hauled up he was covered with blood. " I have seen things and heard things during the last year or so which I am not going to repeat here; but lam more convinced than ever that the sooner the education boards go the better."—Mr 0. D. Flamank (North-east Valley), at Wednesday's conference of the New Zealand Educational Institu^

Mr Paulin, telephoned at 1 p.m.:—S.E. to N.E. winds; fine for 24 hours; barometer fall. A military is to take placo tomorrow afternoon. The remains of Private Edward Sainsbury aro to bo interred at Anderson Bay Cemetery. The procession will leave the Dunedin Hospitals at 2 o'clock. Captain Myers, A.A.G., is to represent the headquarters office. The postal work at Dunedin was not 1 quite so bulky this holiday season as it was a year ago, but owing to some of the men being sick the work was heavy, "and the public were well served in getting their letters so quickly. Our Wellington correspondent advises that Mr J. F. Hamel has been appointed to tho on the Dunedin SavingsBank management. " The best internment idea is that of tho New Zealand Government. About 6,000 Hun residents vera interned on an island at the beginning of the war. Tho seas round the island are swarming with sharks, and as the only way the prisoners can escape is by swimming—well, they're stopping there till the war is over." This remarkable statement apcears in tho Bir-' nungham ' Daily Po&t.' " In addition to the three returned soldiers who reached Gisborne- by the Arahura from Auckland on Sunday was Private H Goring, of the New Zealand Medical borps. Private Goring acted for eome months temporarily as pastor of the Gisborne Baptist Churoh. Giving up lus theological studies at Dunedin, ho enlisted at Umstehuivh, and was eventually posted to the massage staff of a Now Zealand hospital ship. Private Goring is sending a brief furlough In Gisborne prior to rejoining lus ship. Mr H. A Young, S.M., presided in tire lolice Court this morning. A first offender was remanded for seven days for medical treatment. Elizabeth Ward was charged' with drunkenness, and also with stealing a pan of spectacles valued at 20s, the pro° Perty of Minnie M'Kane. Tho sub-inspec-tor said that accused went into tho complainant's shop, and took the spectacles off tho counter. She then tried to sal! them at a second-hand shop. Accused to •lined 10s or 48 hours on the first charge' and was convicted and ordered to come up tor sentence if called on within six months on tho seoond. A Hawara messago states that John Lopeland, a laborer, aged 64 years, Normanoy, -committed suicide last evening bv placing what is supposed to be gunpowder under his body and then igniting it. Copeland was still alivo when medical assistance, arrived, but expired shortly afterwards. Ho was a cripple. There's many a slip, etc. This aphorism was well exemplified at the Southland races on Thursday. In the Recovery .Stakes winch was the final event of the day, Ihaddeus was served up as a red-hot iavonte—so hot, indeed, was he that it seemed as if tho raco were all over before the field was despatched on the mile journey. The sum invested in the machine was £2,951, of which Tlmddeus was responsible for two-thirds. Spangle, howover, managed to beat the favorite by a short head in tho last two strides, and her supporters were comforted by a substantial dividend. It was reported on the ground that Mr H. G.- Taylor, the owner of Spangle, had sold her to a Southland owner for a good figure and hah" of tho stake, but w have tho owners authority for saying that the deal was declared oir before the race took place. Tho effort of Desert Gold in the A.K.C. Handicap (says tho Auckland 'Star') will long remain in the memory of those who were fortunate enough to "witness it, for it was one of tho linost performances ever seen on any course in Australasia. That sho was beaten was no disgrace, for it was a- big weight she had in the saddle. Added to this was the fact, known in well-in-formed circles, that the max© lost throe of her plates during the runuino- of the race, which, on a ground made greasy by tho rain which fell, would affect her considerably. Tho Tain was also sufficiently heavy to incrcaso O'Shea-Vs weight by 21b, for on returning to scale lie tipped the beam at 10.6, so that the sterling merit of her performance will bo the more readiiv recognised. The mare got a great reosp"tion on roturning to scale, which must ha.ve been very gratifying to her owner.

We have been shown a splendid sample of solid straw Tuscan wheat, grown on the Fruitlands Estate, near Alexandra. The straw measures 4ft 6in, and the ears are well flll&d with, a plump sample of wheat. Experts who have looked over the area sown say that they have seen nathins better in Otago or Canterbury, and estimate that it will give 50 bushels to the acre when threshed. The large area under oats on this estate is also reported to be a perfect picture, and, as the weather lias been ideal for this crop, a large yield is assured. All over Central Ota-go tire crops are looking their best at present, and now that tho weather has set in warm harvesting will soon be in full swing. It i might be mentioned that the wheat grown ( at Fruit-lands In past seasons lias always had a very high reputation for its fine I milling qualities. One vea-r a parcel was sent to Sydney, and gained a gold medal in competition with grain from many other districts. The apple plantations are now quite a feature of the landscape in this locality, and visitors motoring through are astonished at the splendid growth the trees are malrin-g, and the clean culture methods that have been adopted by the contractors (Messrs Ivory Bros.) since they took cliarge of the plantation. This season Nature lias been in a. kindly mood, and i has given the orchards regular rains, with | periods of briuinnt. sunshine, the result being abundant crops of the main varieties of fruit grown in Central Otago. Apples and apricots, in particular, are very fine, and the quality above the average. It has been defh-itely decided that the Press Congress of the World will meet in Sydney an April 21 1919. The following telegram, spnt by Processor Walter Williams, president of the Press Congress of j the World, after advices had been received I from the members of the Execntivo Com- ! mittoo of the Congress., is self-explana-tory : —To Mr James Schermerhorci, the 'Times,' Detroit, Michigan: "I am diiected_ by the members "of the Executive Committee of tho Press Congress of the World to acknowledge with appreciation your message asking that the date of the congress be advanced m order that a session may be held at which 'the be=tequipped leaders of the Fourth Estate of all Christendom may foraulats a basis upon which tho warring Powers can subscribe to n, n armistice, pending tho adjustment of differences, and the perfection of permanent plane of international tranquility to winch ah have already assented in principle,' and to add that the members of the committee hav« voted that, under existing conditions, it ivouid bo nnwnse to hold for any purpose a special mooting of t-no congress in advance of .the date set for tho congress to meet in Sydney in 1919." The- inhabitants of DoVer, in addition to being a centre of attraction for enemy aeroplanes, aro just now realising something of the experience of a besieged town (writes Sir Henry Lucy fa the 'Sydney Morning Herald,' under <? a to of October £7). It is not exactly under martial law but knows one aspect of ite exigencies. Its train service disconnected", it is arbitrarily isolated from its fellow-citizens. TJrcrently summoned to pay a visit to the town I discovered tho necessity of beinn- armed with a passport. My identity was to be established by the producSkm' of, not one but two photographs. In case- of extreme urgency the thing might, I was assured, be managed in three days. Before these elapsed the friend to whbst; bedside I was called contumeliously died. In this individual case the regulations seemed to be absurdly arbitrary. Prestlmably they are necessary to keep out German spies and conspirators. Pupil teachers' came rn for a rather bad time at the conference of the New Zealand Educational Institute on Thursday They were variously described as "one of the tragedies of the service," " a nuisance," and as being '■ quite unfit to do the work asked of them." One lad? said that none of the female pupil teachers, intended to stay in the profession. They were just using_ the schools as somewhere to stay " until they went to be a nurse in the hospital or something else." The conference unanimously decided that in the matter of staffing it was imperatively necessary that pupil teachers as well as probationers should not count unon the Atalf.

Revaluation Board, consisting of * Mr By T. Sadd, Mr P. Kinney, and tho official member, went to Otanomomo thia week aa the result of an application by Mr U. M. Murdoch for a revaluation of his loase. All the aeotions in this settlement are now occupied, save one that ia let for grazing. Three floods in the course of six months have put back farming operations, but the ground is now coming into order, though tui-nipa arid everything else will bo late. It is understood that the Land Purchase Board have been instructed to visit and report upon the Teviot Estate. •At the present time, when the German submarine nirate and other relentless enemy machinations infest the oceans of the world, it might be imagined that a seafaring career hardly presents the attractions to the youth of the nation that it used to do in the days before the war (says the Melbourne ' Age '). For piracy in reality has little of the glamor and thrill of piracy in a boy's romance. Nevertheless, it appears that the youth of Australia still hear the call of the sea. Recently the Commonwealth authorities called for applications for ei:;!it apprentices to sail'upon a ship that was recently taken over from the State Government and refitted for oversea WL.vk by the Commonwealth. Within a day or two over 40 applications were received from the parents of young boys and youths to whom the fine adventure of a life on the high seas appealed, and the eight positions have now been filled without any difficulty. The vessel will sail with wheat from the Commonwealth, and it is notable that whereas the freight rates she charges are 90s per ton, neutral steamers, if obtainable, charge over three times as much. Tho following letter, signed F. Wotton, appeared in the Sydney 'Daily Telegraph' of December 29 :—Permit . me to draw attention to a remarkable fact in the entering of Jerusalem by General Allenby in a peaceful manner—i.e., without firing a shot into the city. The word " Allenby " is a combination of three Hebrew words, with extraordinary significance. " Al" means "God," "ten means "lodges" or ''dwells," while "by" means "with me." Thus, the word *" Allenby " signifies " God lodges with me." Truly, this is-significant of the release of Jerusalem by the God of Israel, and brings to light the prophecy of Isaiah (as Handel's 'Messiah ' opens)—" Comfort ye, my people; speak yo comfortably to Jerusalem, and say unto, her that her warfare accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned." And as Daniel declares that " God rules in the kingdoms of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will," it must, indeed, bo gratifying to Jews to know that He has given the British Empire preference of such an accomplishment, and has restored peace to Jerusalem by a general bearing such a remarkable name. Dowager Queen Alexandra has cabled to the Governor-General thanking His Excellcncey and people of New Zealand for their kind message on the occasion of Her Majesty's birthday. The message concludes : "I have watched with the greatest admiration tho splendid services of New Zealand's troops during this great war." In the course of a speech at. Maheno Mr J. Anstey, M.P.. said that we in New Zealand were, perhaps, inclined to overlook our advantages here—the freedom of religious thought, the constitutional rights of everyone, be their creed and birth what it might. Under a military autocracy, such as_ that of Germany, all those rights and privileges were trampled underfoot. The horrid contrast has furnished one of the reasons why our boys had gone forth so gallantly to fight for the privileges we enjoyed, and why they had been so generously backed up by those who could not. go to fight. In this connection he might mention that the sum of £3,000,000 had been subscribed voluntarily for patriotic objects in the Dominion. In German schools bullying and toadying were encouraged, talebearers were advanced, and the privileged sons of well-born parents could maltreat those of humble origin. The doctrine that, might is right was taught even in German schools, and even their ministers of religion were subservient to it. They were not as well remunerated and honored as were our own, but were forced to accept menial tasks to eke out an existence, or, if maintained by some person of consequence, could preach only as suited him. We fought to avoid a state of society he could not describe as it deserved. Robert Granville did uot appear at the Kavrhia, (Auckland) Police Court last week to answer charges (1) of having sent seven cases of whisky and two bottles of brandy to Kawhia without a statement in writing of the nature and quantity of the said liq'uoT; (2) of having kept liquor for sale between the months of January and April, 1917. Sub-inspector Hutton stated that Granville, who was on a visit to New Plymouth, ordered seven cases of whisky and two bottles of brandy, and repacked it into two large cases and forwarded it to W-aifcara. Startup, who was part owner of the launch Marokopa, took over the liquor and consigned it as sundries to Marokopa. Owing to stormy weather, the launch Marokopa was forced to go on to Kawhia. Const-able Smith, stationed at Kawhia, made a. search of the vessel, and discovered the liquor amongst the mercllandise. Counsel for the defendant stated that his client was in camp, and asked for a small fine to be inflicted. The Magistrate fined Granville £5 and costs, and ordered the whisky to be handed to the hospital authorities. Early on the morning of December 27. a Sydney message states, the Manly tramway depot was raided by a gang of four men, who were masked with mufflers and armed with revolvers. Fortunately the burglar alarm proved effective, and the four men decamped without securing any booty. In the building the clay's takings, which amounted to over £2CO, were locked in the safe, which is provided with a burglar alarm. About 2 o'clock Edmund Bell, nightwatehman, was on his rounds, and when oppoj site the Bandy clock, which lie was in the I act of ringing, he was suddenly confronted ! bv a. masked man. Pointing a revolver at j him, the burglar called out: "Not a word, j or I'll blow your brains out; I mean busiI ness.' r Bell was carrying a. small clock, ! which he threw at the intruder. It struck I the revolver and bounced ou to the man's face. Bell says that he then heard the click of the intruder's revolver three times. Bell then tried to obtain his own revolver, but was suddenly seized by three other men from behind, all being masked and armed. Bell's hands were tied behind his back, and a black handkcrcliief was placed over his eyes. Tlie ends of the rope from his hands "were tied to the rail of a tramcar a few feet away. Three of the men then went to the office and smashed in the door with an axe. By entering and approachin 5 the safe they set the burglar alarm going. Bell, who liad heard tho alarm, said to the man who was guarding him thnt the alarm was connected with the police station, and the police would quicklv be on tho scene. The four men immediately made off without damaging the safe or getting any money, and leaving Bell tied up. The. ringing of the alarm caused a member of the night staff to ascertain its cause, and, finding Bell tied up, lie released him. T|ie rainfall in Auckland during 1917 established a record for the city, the total fall beino- 74.51 inches, as against 67.10 inctas in 1916 and 54.4.8 inches in 1907, which was the highest annual fall recorded up till 1916. The average annual fall for 63 years prior to 1916 was 42.03 inches. The last rainfalls in April, May, and Julv wore records for those months. The fall for February was the second highest for 64 vears. Tho past two months, on the other hand, have been drier than the average for those months, the combined falls for November and December having been only 3.03 inches. Kindergarten schools formed the subject of some discussion at Wednesday's conference of the New Zealand Educational Institute. There was some difference of as to whether Or not it would be wise to have them separate from the schools. Conference reaffirmed a resolution tliat in all large schools there should be a kindergarten department, and approved of the principle that all separate kindergarten schools should form part of the national system of education. Many of tho speakers paid a tribute to the generosity and public spirit of those who had made the existence of the free kindergarten possible. These institutions, according to the general feelinct. were doing a very

Notification of Sunday services as enumerated below appears in our advertising columns:—Anglican: All Saints'. Presbyterian: First Church. Knox Church, ?*"•' Al }?*eVs, North-east Valley, Mornington, Musselburgh, Chalmers, St. Stephen's, aosh-n Penmsula. Methodist: Trinity, *Za » fr ion ' Morniagton, Oarglll Hoad, Bullcknowcs, Woodhaugh, Northeast Valley, Duncfas Street, Kew, AbboMord, Eavenabourne, Boalyn, Maori Hill, t '•liKiaa" 1 i K ia a " Congregational: Moray Plaoe, Loith .&troot, King Street, St. Clair. Baptwti Hanoyor. Street, lloslyn, Caversham, Northeast Valley, South Dunodln - „ Church of Chrißt: Tabernaclo. South Dunedin, Mornington, Roslvn North-east Valley. Pilleul Street. Choral Hall, Theosophy, Christodelphians, Phvyfair Street Hall, Bpiritualista* Church, Spiritual SwentJfite, South Dunedin Gospel Hall. Watson's No. 10 is a little dearer thon moot whiskies, but ia worth the money,— [Advt.] Popular picture service at the Orchestral anil, Kattray street, to-morrow evening P ■Commins will deliver a iecturo oa 'Some Marvellous Things.' No lady should be without Martin's Aplol and Steel Pills. Sold by all chemists and stores throughout Australasia.—fAdvt.l In accordance with the oommand of His Majesty the ELing, arrangements have been madio for fcho holding of special intercssEional services in all Methodist churches in Dunedin and tho Otago district and the reading of the Boyal proclamation. _ Ansell'a tailor-made costumes are as practical and useful as they are attractive. One quality—the beet.—{Advt.] The Blueskin A. and P. Society will hold their 50th anuual show at Wnitati on Saturday next. President Wilson, in a recent speech, said tho greatest forces in the worla, and the only permanent forces, are tho moral forces; consequently the American President will favor our " Golden Eule " Soap. Only Is 3d large bar. Hunter and Etheridge.—[Advt.] The United Stairr-Bowkett Building Society advertise £I,OCO for disposal by ballot on 31st January. Despite restrictions, the famous Watson's No. 10 whisky still sold. Ask for it—[Advt.] Nbw seatou'B photographic uoods; excel lent stock now arriving. Cameras from 6s bend your order early to H. J. Gill, 11 and lo Frederick street, Dunedin. "Phone 1144 --[Advt. i ' The annual meeting of tho Dunedin and Suburban Grocers' Picnic Association will be held in the Trades Hall ou Tuesday evening. Eyestrain '.—Consult Mr Peter G. Dick D.8.0.A., F. 1.0. (London), consulting and oculists* optician.—Peter Dick, jeweller etc. 490 Moray place, Dunedin—[Advt.]