TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1839, 27 January 1888, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PRESS ASSOCIAIION.) WELLINGTON, January 27. The secretary of the Wellington Cricket Association has received a letter from Melbourne, stating that it will be impossible for Vernon's cricket team to visit New Zealand. Arrived — French warship Fabut, from Akaroa. MA.RTON, January 25. Mr. Bruce addressed his constituents last night. He spoke strongly in favor of the Government, and received a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. WOODVILLE, January 25. A man named Quinlan was riding through the Gorge yesterday, leading a horse, when, at a very dangerous part, the led horse shied, knocking Quinlan and the animal he was riding over the bank. They fell about 60ft., and the horse was killed, the man miraculously escaping with s. iw bruises. F/_LMEESTON N., January 27. At the District Court yesterday a most glaring case of fraudulent bankruptcy was brought to light. A man named Christian Hansen, Scandinavian, came up for public examination, when several creditors appeared and questioned him with the result that it was shown that when he went to Campbelltown eighteen months ago ho was hopelessly insolvent, and during the intervening period he had carried on a system of purchasing goods from different storekeepers without paying aoy of his accounts. Judge Kawson expressed the opinion that it was one of the worst cases he had ever seen, and the only doubt in his mind was whether he should give him six months. Eventually he sentenced him to two months imprisonment.

.—. — . — . Speaking at tbe New Plymouth harbor meeting Mr. Samuel said that although he did not agree with Major Atkinson in politics, he could say, from his own intimate knowledge of him, that there was no more honest or thoroughly straightforward man in the House. The Premier having promised to take action and devise a scheme, they could safely rely upon his carrying out his promise. A meeting of the Hawera School Committee was held on Thursday evening. Present — Messrs. T. Hutchison (chairman), Fantham, Jackson, Dive, and Brunette. Ordinary routine business was transacted. The question was raised as to how funds might best be raised for the purpose of supplying the school with a set of chemical apparatus as an aid to teaching rudiments of science. The matter was left in the hands of the Visiting Committee for consideration. Messrs. Dive and Jackson were appointed a Visiting Committee. The revenue of the Taranaki High School is made up of £779 rents from endowments and education reserves and £235 from fees. Tho total expenditure is estimated at .£B7O. It is proposed to reduce the salary of the principal to JJ27O and that of the mistreßs to £170, and to dispense with the services of the second master by giving the usual three months' notice, in order to reduce the expenditure within safe limits. Better knock the whole thing on the head at once. Fancy a high school with a teacher at tbe head getting less than tho master of many a country primary school 1 A very " high " sohool it would soon be. "Rough on Piles/—W hy suffer Piles ? Immediate relict' and complete cure Suaranter-il. Ask for " Eoiuh on PiVs.' sSuru cure for lii'liin^, protruding, bluodmr jr any toiui vi i'liu*'. ' 4