PROPOSED TECHNICAL CLASSES,

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11097, 14 December 1898, Page 2

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CLASSES,

Akotheb attempt is to bo made to establish technical and art classes in Napier. Mr R. N. Anderson, who for eight years has heen on the staff of the ■Wellington Technical School, is now liere " spying out the land." •Mr Anderson hns lately returned from England, having gathered experience of the working of such institutions in that country, and suggests forming classes for freehand and model drawing, perspective and geometry, scale 'drawing, working drawing as applied to carpentry, wood-carving, modelling in clay, Ac,, besides the more advanced arts of design, light and shade, painting and sketching. Students will have the decided advantage of being able to submit work for examination and certificates annually at South Kensington or at the Wellington centre. It is not to the credit of our Education Board — in other respects a model to the colony — that it has hitherto always thrown cold water on the proposal to establish technical classes in Napier. "Wanganui has a splendidly-equipped school, one has recently been started in Palmerston North* and other towns far behind Napier in population and importance are ahead of us in this respect. Mr Anderson proposes to hold his classes in the evening, teaching four hours a week, and that would enable the Education Board to claim a grant of 5s a quarter r or each pupil. That in itself would not be enough, but the Board might well supplement it, and no doubt the Philosophical Society would aid. That would enable the fees charged to be so low that youths not too well endowed with money might have the opportunity of acquiring technical instruction now not available to them, but which is of the greatest importance in these days of scientific and mechanical progress.

Sporting news aud our Ormoudville correspondent's letter will be found on the fourth page. The auction and other announcements of Messrs C. B. Hoadley and Co. are inserted to-day on our fourth page. The distribution of prizes in connection with the Napier High Schools takes place ; to-morrow at 3,30 p,m,, in the gym- ; nasiuai. , Mr Newbigin, of Hastings, purposes re- 1 building a handsome hotel on the section where the Commercial Hotel, destroyed ! by fire at Woodville, stood. ■ Mr Stewart Fraser, formerly of the , local branch of tho Bank of New Zealand, leaves next week by the ship Pleiades for London, for which place his brother, Mr c bred Fraser, left some months ago. ' It will be noticed that elsewhere the i 0.1.C., Wellington, aunounce the sale of f ipecial novelties for the holidays, also use- t ! ul and suitable articles for Christmas c Jresents which can be obtained at a great r Mcrifice. j The |Phcenix Assurance Company has ' ssued a very neat Christmas gift to its r slients in the form of a pocket-book, with. \ lalendar complete, a sample of which we <* lave to acknowledge receipt from Mr E. ? Jrowley, local agent. *' The Board of High Sohool Governors t 'esterday appointed Miss Elsie Lowe, I issistanfc-mistress at the Napier Girls' *■ £igh School. Miss Lowe holds very high v esfcimonials, and is a B.A. of Canterbury Jollege. There were about 20 applica- , ions for the position. * Messrs F. Nelson and H. Guthrie- lj imith, who have been on a visit to the 1 >ld Country, returned to Napier yester- H ay by the s.s. Te Anau. By the same o' tearner which brought them to Wei- p lugton, the lonio, an Arab stallion, four si hrop3hire ewes and threo rams were o : mded for Mr W. J. Birch, of Hawke's tl ta y- pi A concept takes place to-night in the a1 'ddfellows' Hall, Taradale, in aid of the °j nnual picnic and prize fund of the Tara- ? ale district school. An excellent pro- , tamine has been prepared for the 'oc- "" >sioo, and the event promises to be the *[ Bat ever held in Taradale. Owing to ~ ie lengthy list of performers a start ? Mat be made at 8 o'clock sharp, ■ f" The inmates of the Hawko's Bay ot hildron's Home nre looking forward to ]c ieir usual treat of a Christinas troo and Li ■izes about Christmas tinio, and as the to iinmittee aro dependent upon outsido d ( sistanco for providing the same, all L< mations in money or Kind sent either to aD ie treasurer, Mrs Ktindall, or to the hi atron at the Home, will be gratefully th knowledged. 0 The Petone Homing Pigeon Club's race th sm Napier on Saturday for the Mac- Sc larrio Champion Cup was woii by Mr ' ddlor's Victor (130!) yards per minute), Gc l- DixonVTruo Bluo (1234. yards) M( jond, and Mr Voinlon's Pirate (1012 Sn rds) third. The winner covered the M* stance in 3 hours 33 minutes, which is a Re 3ord for tho Napier- Wellington flight, cid a previous best being 4 hours 20 of antes, ' apj

In regard to the fire drill which thß pupils of the Napier High Schools are to be taught, It is interesting to note thai; at the Wellington College the following provuion has been made in case of fire I —A fire escape bridge built from one of the corridors to the bank outside,- two flre escape ladders attached to the oppo* Bite side of the building . ropes fixed to staples at each of the windows' and the boarders aro Constantly exercised in fire drill. The doll apron, and.cake fair drgflniaed by the late i of St. Augustine's Cbjiroli Will Be opened in St. Augustine's schoolroom this afternoon, and should attract a large crowd of visitors. The exhibition is novel and interesting, and thosewho attend cannot fail to be struok with the taste and industry exeroised in se'loc'tlng and making tip so man? pretty and elegant costumes for the dolls, &o. The charge for admission during the afternoon and evening will be sixpence. Interviewed in Auckland, Mr Duthie, M.H.R.; said ,•— " Unless we are able to agree ifc la probable that .out- railway from Cairo to the Cape, wili be completed long before out North Island Trnnk railWay. If direct communication between Auckland and Wellington is to be got it can only be by Auckland accepting the decision of the colony. If I am right in my judgment as to the temper of tho House then the railway can be made, and it ia quite in the hands of the people of Auckland whether it is made now or delayed for perhaps 25 years.'' The Napier contingent of the East Coast battalion went into camp last night. Fifty of tho Napier Guards ; 64 of the Bifles ! 26 Hastings Eifles, and 20 of the Garrison Band appeared on parade. Staff -Major Chioken was in command, and the following officers of the staff attended:—Adjutant Hughea, QuarterMaster Stubbs, Sergeant-Majors Dewar and Hughes, Quarter-Master Sergeant Fraser, and Bugle-Major Slater. The camp waa subsequently visited by Colonel Newall, who expressed himself pleased with the arrangements made. Mr Turnbull> Registrar, sitting ia Chambers yesterday, in the absence of a Judge, heard an application by Mr Humphries, on behalf of certain creditors, for the transference of the bankruptcy of W. J. Wylio, of Danevirke, from Wellington to Napier. The order was granted, the Eegistrar holding that the Act waa specific that a bankruptcy must be filed in tho district in which a debtor had been carrying on business. Mr Stook, who represented Mr Patterson, solicitor, of Danevirke, a large creditor in the estate, gave notice of appeal. We have been shown two very' handsome gold medals manufactured by Mr G. I. Clarke, which are to be presented respectirely to the duces of the Napier High Schools. The design is similar in each case, the top bar bearing the raised letters " N.H.S." in Old English oharacters, while the medal is of Maltese cross design, with a border of fern leaves, and having in the centro the word "Dux" and the year " 1898," the former being also in Old English lettering. Tho whole work is exceedingly artistic, and refleots oredit on Mr Clarke's establishment. Captain Edwin wired at noon yesterday :— Wind ; Moderate to strong from between south-oast and south and weßt at ell places, changing to gale from betfreen north-east -and north and west after from eight to 16 hours at places northward of Napier and New Plymouth. Barometer rise at all places north' of Napier and New Plymouth ; fall at all other places soon. Sea heavy on west coast after 12 hours j also on east coast south of Napier. Tides high on all western coast; good south of Napier; moderate elsewhere. Ie has been found impossible to give the proposed Festival in aid of providing a Christmas dinner for tho inmates of the Children's Home in time for Christmas, and a grand open air concort, having the same objeot in view, is being arranged instead to take place on tho 21st instant. At the concert the City Band will assist, and some choruses will also be given by the girls who have been practising for the festival. The latter will take place some time in the Now Tear. No doubt the efforts of the promoters of tho concert will meet with a hearty response from the citizens, There was a large attendance o£ brethren at Victoria Lodge last night, wh<)n the installation of Bro. H. P. Wyatt as W.M. elect took place. In the absence of G.S. Bro. Beilby through indisposition, the ceremony was impressively performed by P.M. Bro. Wundram, who also invested the following officers : -1.P.M., Bro. E. J. Bull; 5.W.,8r0.J. H. Sinclair; J.W., Bro. Dodds; chaplain, Very Rev. de Berdt Hovell ; secretary, Bro. Wundram; treasurer, Bro. T, T, M'Carthy; organist, Bro. Renaud; S.D.. Bro. A. Tasker ,- J.D., Bro. W, Simpson; 1.G., Bro. T. H. Gibson; Tyler, Bro. H, Yarrall. In the refectory subsequently the toast of the new Grand Master was heartily drunk, in addition to the customary fraternal toasts. Plaintiffs secured judgment at the Magistrate's Court yesterday in the following civil cases : — Neal and Close v. A, H. M'Kenna .£8 3s 6d, costs .£1 3s 6d ; same v, D. Connor, £,% Os lOd, costs 10a j " Daily Telegraph " v. T. Leitoh, .£1 7s, costs Bs. judgment summons, W. M, Newton md Co. v. G. Presling,i!B 9s lOd, order made for payment of amount in monthly instalments of 15a, or one week's imprisonment. In the defended case of J. Griffin v v D. and W. Glendinning, Mr Lusk appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Cresswell for the defendants, This was a claim for JJSB 17s Bd, for goods supplied, •to., judgment being confessed for £51 9s Bd, defendants putting in a contra claim for .£lO6 20s Bd. The defendants were non-suited on this olaim with £7 costs. The Railway Department are initiating regular Saturday excursions between Napier, Farndon, and Hastings at specially reduced fares. The ticketß will be available by any train on each Saturday, and for the convenience of travellers sxtra trains will be provided. Full particulars were given in our advertising :olumns yesterday. These cheap fares md special trains should prove a great nducement to townspeople to enjoy a pleasant day amidst the rural scenoa ilong the railway line, and to residents of • Farndon, Clivo, and Hastings to visit the iity with its facilities for sea bathing, joating, &b., and other outdoor amusenents, and should also be of much con'enience to cricket clubs, picnio parties, io. Our Waipawa correspondent writingyesterday says-. — The matron of the county hospital reports as follows for the past week: Twenty-one in-patients, including seven females ; seven males admitted during the week ; two males and three females discharged ; no deaths. I am pleased to be able to report that Mr Eibby is improving, and was out a short time this afternoon.— The installation meeting of Lodge Abercorn was to have been held on to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, but has been postponed owing to the illness of the Grand Superintendent, Bro. Beilby.— The Patangate County Council and the County Hospital Board meet to-morrow. The business of tho latter is the election of chairman and. dealing with the annual eontraofcs. The arrangements for the procession in :onnection with the cabmen's sports today will be the same as made for last Wednesday. Mr T. Waterworth will aot js marshal. Should the weather hold »ood there will be a large gathering of the publio at the Town and Suburban jourse. All arrangements are now complete for an afternoon's enjoyable outing. Buses will run to and fro during the Jay at Od each way. Those who intend loininating horses for the Open Hack Etaoe will note that the association are ieducting 10 per confc from the gross iweapstake, not 10s as erroneously stated n the advertisement in yesterday's issue. Competitors in all events are requested 0 be on the mark sharp at starting times, is on account of the lengthy programme he management intend keeping up to ime strictly. Mr W. j. Galloway, M.P. (Conservaive) for the South-west Division ol Janohester, arrived in Napier from Weiington last night, and took rooms at the lasonic Hotel. The principal object of Ir Gallo.way's visit to New Zealand ia to btain information regarding the Old Aga 'ensions Aot, which has attracted coniderable attention in English political ircles since the news was cabled from his colony that the Parliament here had assed the third reading. Our visitor is t the same time taking advantage of the pportunity to inquire into the working f other legislation, such as the Indusrial Conciliation and Arbitration Aot, md"laws, &c. Mr Galloway, though still young man, has travelled extensively in merica, India, China, Japan, Burmah, alestine, and Europe. His stay in New eahuid is necessarily short, as he hopes > return' to England in time for the jening of Parliament in February. Ho iavos Napier this morning for the Hot akes district, reaching Auokland in time 1 catch tho steamor for Sydney on Monay next. Mr Galloway accompanied ord Banfurly and Captains Alexander id Ward as far as Woodville yesterday, s Excellenoy spending a day fishing in ■ ie Manawatu Gorge, and then goes on "~* Wanganui, where he will preside at o annual prize-giving of the Collegiate ihool. '■ The Board of Napier High School >vernors met yesterday. Present— essrs H. A. Cornford (chairman), G. H. ran, H. . J. Twigg, W. Shrimpton, 8. 'Lemon, C. H. Edwardß, Dr. Moore, and iv. Dr. Sidey (secretary). It was deled to press for the immediate payment * ' routs and fees.— ln response to tho plioation from the Governors oh to r?*

duoing the age of oandidates for schola ships to 14, instead of 15, the Educatic Board intimated that the request ha been sent on to the Minister for Educi turn. The secretary stated that of tt 97 candidates for scholarships this year great niahy of these had not the least li tention of taking them Up.— Mis ■Matthews forwarded her annual repoi On the girls' school. Reporting on th Scholarship sirls, the headmistress wrot nnsatisfaotbrlly bf the attendance c some of the holders.— A sub-committe was appointed to see what is necessary t< be done in regard to the library, wit! power to act. — The terms for the eneuini year recommended by the head distress and headmaster were approved A Bub-coriliriittda was appointed to as'sigi the scholarships.— A vote of thanks wa ■passed to Dr. Moore for examining tin pupils in physiology.— The reading of thi report of Mr Eowe, M.A., examiner, witl the headmistress's and headmaster's re marks thereon, was deferred until Thura day, prize distribution day.— Account! and salaries amounting to .£517 17s 6c were passed for payment.— Mr Edwardi pointed out that whilst their system ol fire escapes at the High Schools was per feet, yet the boys and girls should b( taught how to use these escapes. Without knowledge of the use of these ap. pliances the pupils would be helpless ir case of fire. He thought regular drili should be given to both boys and girls Members generally concurred in Mi Edwards' suggestion, and a resolution ttas passed authorising the headinastei and headmistress to see that the necessary instruction was given. The Board then went into oommittee.