DOMINION NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 12 January 1927, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

NEW ZE?aX,AND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. WTLLIN’GTON, Jan. 11. Members of the New Zealand Agri cultural College Council have been appointed as follows: Messrs A. Alorton (of Egmont Village, Taranaki), IL B (Danncvirke), N. Francis (Christchurch) and R. IL Rodger (Tapanui), representing the Government; (Sir James Wilson, representing the i Boa rd of Agriculture; Professor T. A. ’Hunter and Air. P. Levi; representing i Victoria College; ami the Hon. George Fowkls and Air. T. U. Wells representing the Auckland University. EIRE. HAMILTON. January 11. A farmhouse at Walton, owned and occiqded by J. Nicholson, was complete ly destroyed by fire, nothing being savicd. Air. and Mrs Nicholson were awakened by cattle bellowing in an adjoinpng paddock and found t hat the roar pur tion of the* building was in flames. T Inhouse was insured, but there was no

insurance of tin* contents. MAI LBAGS MISSING. WELLINGTON, January 1 L The Remuera carried 1112 bags of Christmas mail when she started on her voyage, but the Bost Office announces that 52 bags are not accounted for. This doos not mean that all this mail is lost, as otiicers re-bagged the mail affected by fin*. It is known that Auckis 14 hags short. Christchurch L 3, Dunelin 6, Wellington 19. Some of this is among tin* rebagged. TEACHERS’ SUMMER SCHOOL. CAMBRIDGE, Jan. 11. The Teachers’ Summer School commenced at Cambridge yesterday, being attended by about 250 teachers from all parts of the Dominion. Air Milner (President of the School) delivered an address on some of the aspects of the Pacific, specially referring to the present unrest in China, which, In* declared, was not altogether dm' to Bolshevism, but was due also to a renaissance in China. This morning, the Governor-General formally opened the school, and delivered an address on education, stressing the import am-e of teaching children loyalty, self-reliance ami citizenship.