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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 144, 22 May 1925, Page 4

r Jho cargo steamer Karetu, which arrived at Wellington this week from Newcastle and Sydney, brought six monkeys cm signed to the director of the Otago University. They were shipped at Sydney, and came from Taronga Park. The Minister of Public Health (Sir Maui Poinare) lias recommended the Minister of Education (Sir James Parr) to make school attendance compulsory again on and from June 1. So far, since the infantile paralysis epidemic, school attendance has been opt ional. Tho Commissioner of State Forests, Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, stated yesterday that he proposed to make arrangements foi pk.nl ing with trees tho defence reserve of twi hundred acres immediately surrounding tho site of Mr Massey’s grave, and extend ing up to tho top of Mount Crawford. The births registered in the urban areas in New Zealand in April numbered 1079, or four more than in March. There were 451 deaths, an increase of 39 on the previous month—2so males and 201 females. Sixtyfo ir. or 14.19 per cent, were under five years of ago.

A party of twenty-nino Italian men arrived at Wellington this week by the Moeraki from Sydney. They wore mostly young men, only a few approaching middle age. The new arrivals aro bound for various parts of tho Dominion, to go farmin 5 or fishing. A well-known Tualcnu resident, Arthur O. Lapwood, was killed at Tekohunga while engaged in cutting a track through some bush for a motor truck, with which ho wan conveying a load of flax into Tuaki u. It is understood that a tree fell on his chest. He was a widower aged 37, and leaves four children under the age of el oven.

At a meeting of the Sluggish River Drainage Board yesterday the overseer (Mr E. Smith) stated that he knew of a cise where three people had deliberately stoned delivery boxes erected at settlers’ gates besides throwing stones at the insula tors on tho electric transmission poles. Members expressed indignation at such conduct.

A Government Gazette notice states that the Teachers’ Appeal Board to hear appeals in connection with the grading of p :imary school teachers will be Messrs A. E. Thomson (chairman), F. H. Blakeweil (1 cpresenting the department) and one of the following representing the teachers: Messrs C. T. Asohmon. B. N. T. Blake, R. P.. Hunter, N. 11. S. Law.

At tho meeting of the New Zealand University Senate at Christchurch it was recommended by (he examiners that tho 1351 Exhibition Science Scholarship be a war dec! to R. S. Allen, M.Sc,, of the University of Otago. The senate adopted tie recommendation. An engineering travelling scholarship was awarded to E. Ik Cocks, 8.E., Canterbury College. In the Supremo Court at Auckland, a claim by Henry John Saulbrey for £ISOO carnages from Davis D. \V. Martin, medical practitioner, and James Thomas Douce, architect, for the death of his daughter, Mrs Stevens, in a motor oar accident at Ngaruawahia, concluded last night. The jury returned a verdict that- the accident was due to the negligence of Martin, and rssessed damages at £9OO. and exonerated Douoe. The motion for judgment was deferred.

Tho C. M. Ross Co., Ltd., have just received a new selection of ultra smart tweed and suiting lengths for ladies’ costumes; no two alike. Beautiful russet browns, sand and cinnamon shades; prices only 57s 6d to 655. Make early selection in our dress department.— Advt. Neglected chills bring doctor’s bill. Let Nazol put you right. Unexcelled for obstinate coughs and colds, Is (id buys 60 iloses.—AdvL

Th© inquest on Philip Hudson, one of the victims of the Karovs’ tragedy, •*’*•*■ forurn Lly opened yen' erlny a.ntl a(lj:runiec. till Monday morning (states «• D'UJiaim message). A diminutive pupil Of <* local tchool set out t jo explore the 'town on Wednoiday afternoon and his v.'undcringn on the highways and byways were f.o <;.ri|frosori(; that ho lost all count <>f l llll . l '’ and incidentally Ids way. _ A iiciu'cd party eventually located him im Albert street where Ins plight hud heen nertinou by some residents who. Imbed altoi' him until the searchers ascertained h.,» wlloi'B' abouts.

In speaking of the itssifitorico which „Ho* tartans were giving the boy scout movement. in other centres, Mr It. 8. Abruliam stated last, night at the meeting of the executive of the local Boy Scouts' Association that tbe Wellington Rotary Club bad raised illliO) in a. week for the Wellington association. Ho added that it. would be necessary for the Manitwatu association. tr. -take immediate stujis to sceuro funds v/ilh which to carry on the work.

On Wodnetdtiy nlf/Brnoon (fcnslahle Canning arrested t.t- Dannevirkfr, on a prc l ” visional warrant from Now Mouth Wales, a young man named Arthur Harley Boulton, a trimmer by occupation, who is charged with, wife desertion. Accused was brought la .fore i J. P, in ties f’olic® Court, and forrru.il v charged, ftomot Sergt. Harvey asked that accused to remanded t<> appear at Napier, whets- he will be further remanded until the arrival of tin: escort from Sydney. Accused! was n.iJetggl to be £240 in or ream.

An exciting happening occurred about 6 o’clock last, light in Adelaide road, Wellington, near the John, street corner. A motor-car, c i-c'en by Mr A . E. Wells, while proceeding in the direct on of Newtown, ran into a tramcar travelling; in the opposite d r-aotion. The tramcar lifted the motor car bodily, and oalived it to turn a ccmplste Somersault, pinning Mr Wells and bis throe children, who accompanied him, underneath it. The motor-car was extensively damaged, out Mr Wells and bis children had a miraculous escape, none of them being injured, Idle question of patronising local industries propped up at meeting of the Wellington Education Board, when, two letters were read in. connection with the purchase of gramophones for schools. Tho Wanganui Education Board also wrote, asking the board to concur in a recommendation for payment of subsidies towards: the purchase of gramophones. .Several members advocated the acquisition of New Zealandmade machines instead of -hose recommended by the department. It was decided to support, the recommendation of the Wanganui Board, and to add that tho department should give preference to machines of Now Zealand make.

Tho officer in charge of the radium and deep therapy department iDr. P C. .Fenwick) reported t.t a meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board that in April the department had treated 31 nev' patients, 16 males and 15 females. Of these, 17 were treated for malignant disease and 14 for non-malignant disease. During the month, 172 treatments by radium were carried out, and also 19 deep theiapy treatments. “We have treated 165 eases since opening this department, the total number of radium treatments being 627, in addition to 156 deep therapy treatments. The radium has been taken to outside cases on two occasions during this month, i have had a large amount of correspondence from various parts of Now Zealand, and have been very pleased o give advice by letter.

When the list of ctsee was being considered with practitioners at the Supreme Court session at New .Plymouth this week, his Honour was asked if be could make a spccinl fixture for an undefended divorce case in which counsel from Wellington was engaged as a day or two’s no lice was desired to enable him to make arrangements lo come to New Plymouth. “Is there anything peculiar in the ca.se which makes it impossible for any of the humbler members ,f the bar in Taranaki to appear in it?” asked the Judge, and on receiving a negative reply, his Honour said he did not believe in the practice of importing costly counsel from distant cities in such eases, or even in defended divorce petitions, while there wore able though perhaps humbler members of the profession capable of appearing in them. He refused to make the special fixture asked for. The resolutions adopted at several householders’ meetings at tho instance of the School Committees’ Association in reference to increasing the school buildings vote to £600,000 annually, were brought before tile Wellington Education Board. Mr G. T. London moved that representations be made to the Government for an increase in the building expenditure on sehoole, but on Mr Forsyth’s amendment, which was carried by six votes to two, it was decided that the matter be postponed until the information promised by the School Committees’ Association about buildiqg’ expenditure was furnished. So fur ue Wellington was concerned, stated Mr Forsyth, they did not have anything to complain about. Last year £28,C60 laid been spent on school buildings in the city.

At the meeting of the New Zealand University Senate at Christchurch Mr W. J. Morrell moved: “That in view of the interruption of school work caused by this year’s epidemic, the attention of the examiners and moderators be called to the importance of securing that the papers set shall not he of an unduly difficult standard and that the examiners for matriculation be instructed that in the special circumstances of this year the proportion of passes in the various subjects shall not, vary widely from the percentage of recent years.” Mr F. de_ la Mere opposed the motion, saying that the examination should not he branded this year as being easier than in other years. Professor Hunter said that he hoped the examination would not be made easier, but be would support the motion. The motion was carried.