TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7542, 15 May 1903, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(Per Press Association.)

Wklungto:.-, L-tst Night. JCvidenee was taken in \V-lliri»ton tn. (lay oi! fuimuis-;j:»ri for the Kind's Bench Divi.sii.ii of the Ui-li Court of Justice in the ccso of Kerry v. Eudenvritera at Lloyds, claim for insurances on (ho yaclu Ariadne which was wrecked under sensational cimimsuuices near Oamaru a couple of years ai^u. Mr J. A. Junseffti, late .Dairy Cornnmsionur, was to-dtiy presumed by the Mayor on behulf of the dairy h» section of the Chamber of Commerce and Produce Exporters' Association with an ill i;iii:;jatod«ihlrcs.s prior to his di-parture to the Transvaal. .Speaking at n dinner Riven to him lust night, Mr Kinsellu susd ao n:ni not received the support ho was entitled to. Other countries were combining scientific investigation with the practical work of instruction in dairying. So far its he could nee New Zealand was not much further ahead in scientific work than on (ho day the fir.U expert came it the country. At the S.M". Court to-day Ernest Simson brought a claim for £?,i) a-.iinst Mr I.G. MaeCtrthv, brewer, O/MeArdie, secretary, und W. Corbv nnd F. Smitli pubhcuiif. Plaintiil" alleged ihat he imd bei'ii em])k-Yed by the defendants to do ceriain work in conneclion with themquiry into the valulily of the Ncuvtoun local option poll, aiul'ihut in addition to tlie weekly sum he was to be pi-id a bonus of £;J0 if the poll was declared void- The dclem-e was a repudiation of any such a-ivcmeut. At the Miguestiou ' of the y.M.. Lite case w:>.s udjourned lo permit of an :irrut»»citten{, bcinj^ come to between the pnrties. io-niifht'ri Gazette announces that the Government is determined to compiilgorily ucquire the Maijunnta Estate o t 40,U02 acres 11: the Auckland di-trict ihc< land is classified as follows : 11 7Gi) I ™™*\ l»st.i:hi«s ; In,BIO, second-class ; j liviUi thim-chiKs. The property is owjscd by il u . Assets Realisation Board. Mast;:i!ton, Ust Night. lhe report of the headmaster of the -\Lttstfriou Jlij;U School to the School Committee, very strongly condemned the practice of tobacconists supplying school boys with tobacco for cignrette smoking. After strong comments of the Committee, it was decided U> send a <;opy of the report to the Premier, Klu. cation Board, and member for the, district, with a view to the possible introduction of legislation to deal with the mutter. Thefootball mnieh Albion (Musiurton) I v .Lovers (CurkTlcu), played here this ulicrniooti, resulted in v win for ihe lonuer Ijy 12 to nil. The School Committee decided, in view of the approm-hiijg Ediie.ition Board electioiis. tu ur^'e u;,on the School Com. iniuees' Association the necessity for f-cctiriiiK the election of candidates who will support the widening of the scope' and sphere of the work of committees, ivpcci-illy in the ilirecttci.l of tlio selee' tti'tt of teachers.

Arn;i.*.vr>, Thurudny. The iu;w liuilding which Ims been •'reeled jih ii home for tho Chamber of Commerce wan formally opened to-day by 2'lio Governor. At n Conversione, atlondr>d !»y an influential body of citi■/.cm, the (i.)vornor refi-rn-d to tho gnvil progress mn-lv by the colony rointirsg out ihut tho imports in ls^ls were £(»,o<Ki r ()CO, whereas h»4 year they were JCIUM.DOU. '.rin> exporfa in )Sj)2 wenX'S.r.bo.ono. .[, r st year they v.vrc X'IH.oUO.OrO. Of the im ports and. <-xI'orts £o,(KKi,(!iMj fi.und their way into the- }Kirt of Auckland He uoiired with pltMsnro th-it n. sm.-ul p:vrt only of the imports v,;t.s of ff)r<-ii,';i wujiinfariurf.