TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 146, 26 May 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

X Profeissbr ; Tucker, pMae&land; UnSver-; sii^ibiw Seen offeraa -the Prpfeg^JEahip, of Clasaics-at Melbourne University. ; The city exftdnaitare for the ensuing jj^e,lye\mpn£hs is fygJ&Mlif. - : o&persoria oppbsea r &n. the Contagious Diseases Act waited on the City Council- , ye>ternigh% requesting that a poll of tne'citilenis Be taken regarding the operation of the Act. Su.pprintepdent Thomson reported that the Act had worked, beneficially m several respects, and it was decided not to comply with .the request of the deputa;tiqii v -: : "'.i .: >.-.:. ..,.., :•:,-..-. .; , ; 5 .|% | ; . '^ ilt^'y : ': : '['l;, ■■■'.. V^unaay;. $h^ returns of the Board of Education teaching staflf show that teaching is 1 falling • largely iriid the Txands'of : Tii6re' are only 14 male pupil teachers, while there are 173 female pupil: teach- : era.- Strong remarks were made, at the Boajrd as to. the excessive drinking among teachers. ~ -^ , '""' :: ' '\ ! ; : .: Net.sonv Sunday The rains of the past few ; days hive caused some^ heavy slips" on ! the Butter, coach road, also" on the Marlborough ; coach roadv . t .; „- --V Dunedin, Friday. '' : * 'At : the : City Police 1 , Cpijrrt; Lawrence ' White"! i whb ; was* concerned :in the Nen-thorne-manslaughter, wais: sentenced to : ft FortaigtrtPs bi-ead and watwfia^a breach ' '--^pw'fl^.o&j^jLt^a; \yfho »ra^suf. J fenng from siaall-pox pniho Vp'j^e | put, has been admitted to pratique. A "'" Saveral'hundred people assembled at' th j railway station to bid good-bye to' Mr Bjoth, temperance lecturer.