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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 286, 6 November 1925, Page 6

Tho inquest on 1110 victims of the To Auto bank railway smash at Opapa on September 22 was reopened at the Napier Court and further adjourned to November 19.

There are many signs that we are in for a very dry summer (says an Auckland paper). Seldom has tho ground been so dry at this time of the year. Bush tracks that are never passable dry shod until well on towards Christmas are now caked hard.

The Stratford correspondent of the Taranaki Daily News states that . a bombshell was exploded in Stratford when it became known that the sitting member (Mr It. Masters) had lost his seat to the Government candidate (Mr IS. Walter). .

With tho present spell of fine weather another wool season opens with good prospects for shearing. Already several stations are shearing dry sheep, and many- of tho big coastal runs are busy. A fair amount of wool is coming into tho Napier stores daily, states the Telegraph. A particularly mean theft was perpetrated in Mt. Eden Itoad, Auckland, A little girl was sent a message and left her dull outside the shop wlide she made a purchase. On coming out again she found that during the brief time she had been in tho shop somebody had stolen her doll.

Kingfish are coming in early- this season at Kawau Island. A party from tlie Mansion House, Auckland (reports tho Herald) were most successful. The largest catch was nrado by Major Buddie, who landed four, the heaviest turning the scale at 581 b. This fish took, over 40 minutes to land.

“This reads like a solicitor’s bill of costs, Mr North,” remarked Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., when counsel handed up for. his inspection a scale of fees charged by maternity nurses (relates the Ashburton Guardian). “Yes,” replied Mr North amid smiles, “and quite as worthily earned.” “There is no necessity for me ' to make an order. Any decent-minded person will leave the Court without being told, and those who do choose to remain are not likely to add any further to the depravity of their minds,” remarked Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M-, at the Hamilton Court when Senior Sergeant Sweeney asked him to order the Court to be cleared while a female witness gave evidence of an unsavoury nature. The remark went home and the Court speedily emptied. A collision occurred at Petone on Tuesday morning, when a motor lorry owned and driven by Mr Boyd, of ltaudwick road, Lower Hutt, was struck by the 9.19 o’clock PetoneWcllington train. Mr Boyd stopped at the crossing while a shunting engine crossed, and had his attention focused oil a train coming front Wellington. Ho failed to notice that a train was also approaching from Petone, and as ho was crossing the line the engine of this train struck the fore part of his lorry, carrying away the front wheels. The lorry was badly damaged, but Mr Boyd miraculously escaped injury.

A register of school teachers is to be published annually in conjunction with the graded lists of primary, technical and secondary teachers, in accordance with an Order-in-Gouncil gazetted yesterday. Other amended regulations to the Education Act provide that if a teacher is transferred from a permanent position which he lias occupied for Jess than • twelve months to another permanent position, the commencing salary payable on transfer to his new position is to be tlie minimum unless under special circumstances approved by the director. Lea\*e of absence can also be extended in special cases with tho approval of tho Minister.

Urging the children to attend classes regularly and to be diligent in their studies, Air A. Burns, chairman of the Auckland Education Board, remarked at the opening of an enlarged school at Drury tliat none knew to what heights these same children might attain in later years. Eor instance, the leading man in the Dominion to-day, Air Coates, had been educated at just such a country school at Alatakohe, which was probably no bigger than Drury. Another member ol the board, Air Brownlee, also recalled that Sir Ernest Kutherford, who had won world-wide fame as a scientist, had received his primary education at a country school m the Nelson district.

AJr F. H. Bakewell, formerly senior inspector ot education for the U'ellington district, returned to Wellington this week from Fiji where lie spent tour strenuous weeks in visiting a number of the schools in various parts of the islands. Interviewed, Air Bakewell said be was not in a position to disclose any matters embodied in his report to the department. He found the natives of Fiji very anxious to obtain all the facilities possible, for the acquisition of education, and a desire for association with New Zealand. Now that the grading system lias been extended to Fiji, stated Mr Bakewell, there is no obstacle in the way of, our teachers spending a portion of their service in the islands, especially as Suva is within three and a half days’ sail of New Zealand, and our teachers already there are doing excellent work.

The enthusiasm -in the election results displayed on Wednesday evening outside liis .Majesty’s Theatre, AVcllington, was unfortunately diverted for. a time by :i loud explosion accompanied by dense black smoke. Two photographers standing oil the roof of a confectionery shop, which is next door to the theatre, were about to take a picture of the large crowd assembled below when the percussive cap which ignites the flashlight powder was fired prematurely. The windows behind the photographers were completely shattered, and the report of the explosion was heard as far away as Cuba street. Mr A. W. Sclnicf, photographer, was considerably injured about the face and hands and suffered a good deal through shock. A somewhat similar experience fortunately not attended with serious consequences, betel Air J. Thompson when lie was making a flashlight photograph in Lainbton Quay. For tho convenience of country visitors it has been decided not- to .close any day during Show "Week, wifli ■ the. exception of the usual Wednesday half-holiday. ■ Following are the business hours to bo, observed : Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,,. Friday/ BV3O a.m. to 5.30, Wednesday 8.30.,a.in'.' t0']!2.30 p.m., Saturday late night) sAo a.™, to 8.30 p.m.—Collinson and Cunninghams.—Ac,..