LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 19024, 20 August 1925, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the Daanevirke Police Court yesterday a ,young man, whose name was ordered to be suppressed, was remanded till Tuesday next on a charge of stealing £l4 16s 10d, the property of the Dannevirke Borough Council. Accused until recently was a clerk in the council’s gas department. Other charges will probably follow. Bail was allowed. At the Wanganui Supreme Court J. W. M'Caul, ex-solicitor, was found guilty of misappropriating trust funds. Sentence was deferred. The Wellington Education Board yesterday passed the following resolution: “ That the principal of the Training College be asked to furnish a certificate to trainees on leaving the training colleges showing any qualifications they may possess.” Representatives of boards controlling technical schools throughout New Zealand met i’t conference at Wellington yesterday, Icr H. S. W. King (Auckland) presiding. In his address Mr King-stated that the conference would have noticed that in his report he had said that there was the greatest need in all branches of education, but particularly in technical education, that the ideas of the outside world should not fail to reach the schools. It was apt to be forgotten that the national system of education should provide facilities [ for instruction which were asked for by i the people of a country that had adopted that system. The following remit was carried ;—“ That the conference emphasises the necessity of technical colleges working together with trade associations, so as to make trade classes more efficient.”

At the Auckland Police Court yesterday two watersiders—Walter Ernest M'Lcan and James Walter Daniel Kennedy—were charged with the theft of a roll of silk from the steamer Turakina. Both denied knowledge of the pillaged case. The magistrate said that as neither of tho accused had previously been before the court he would fine each £2O and 30s costs. M'Lean was further charged with the theft of a rubber coat, valued at 30s, which was found in his home. It was identified as similar to coats pillaged from the steamer Port Denison. Accused was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment. ; At tho annual conference of tho New Zealand Educational Institute at Wellington yesterday a great part of the morning was taken up with a discussion in committee of the annual report and balance-sheet. The report states that the total assets of tho institute amounted to £7,363. The executive had asked for legislation on the right of appeal against the non-appoint-ment and the making of appointments in accordance with the graded list, a definition of special appointments, and the advertising of all vacancies.

In the Magistrate’s Court at New Plymouth yesterday the Bell Block Dairy Company was fined £2 and costs (7s) for sending to tho grading stores crates of cheese branded “ full cream cheese ” which should have been branded “ part skimmed.” Proceedings were taken as'a warning to dairy companies. A heavy penalty was not pressed for.

An Auckland Press Association message states that a resident of Epsom has heard communications passing by wireless between the MacMillan Expedition in tho Arctic and an amateur aboard the flagship Seattle at Wellington. The messages were very distinct, and included greetings to Admiral Cooutz. The messages from the Arctic were noticeably plainer than those from the Seattle. An enjoyable evening was spent by a large gathering of juveniles, their parents and friends, and the Forbnry School Band at the Oddfellows’ Lodge room to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Kensington Juvenile Lodge. The chair was taken by, the president (Bro. C. A. Bolton), who outlined the progress tho lodge had made during the last four years. A musical programme was rendered by tho juveniles, interspersed with addresses by Grand Treas. Bro. L. D. Ritchie and P.D.D.G. Master Bro. J. Skinner. Prizes won during tho year for various competitions were presented by P.D.D.G. Master Bro. Johnson to Bros. J. Holt, J. Winefield, D. Neilson, T. M'Laren, A. Bolton, and Bro. Sanderson. A vote of thanks was accorded the Forbnry School Band fur their attendance, after which supper was dispensed.