OUR DUNEDIN TELEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 July 1905, Page 3

OUR DUNEDIN TELEGRAMS

[by TELEGBAFJI —SPECIAL TO THE STAB.] DUNEDIN, This Day. Mr Widdowson, S.M., sentenced 1 Smith, a first offender, to six months imprisonment for using filthy language to a female pedestrian. While much rain has fa)' ;n in the northern part of tho colony, the weather m Dunedin for several weeks has been ex ccedingly mild, and as a consequence, there has boon a dearth of water for domestic purposes in some ot thjrresidential areas Water is now being sold in the hill boroughs at ten shillings per load. Complaint was made at the annual conference of the Otago Educational Institute that the Railway Department had declined to malic a concession to State School teachers wishing to attend, and m l his connection, it was stated by Mr Jeffery, one of tho committee of management, that the concessions had been made to those interested in this weeks siiow. Several speakers contended tli.it this seemed to reflect unfavourably upon tho work of teachers, and Mr Tyndall observed that to value a bunch of turnips above tho needs of teachers, seemed to degrade education. The matter was allowed to stand over for future discussion. Mr R. Paterson’s grocery store at tsaiclutha was burnt down early this morning. The insurances are £250 on the building, and £SOO on stqck all in the Northern Office. Paterson estimates his loss at £2OO above insurance DUNEDIN, This Day. A special private cable received from Pretoria, reports an improvement in the condition of Miss Gertie Campion, who, • urith jfer sister, returns to Melbourne by