GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10405, 1 April 1897, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[»T lEMQRAPH.—PRtSS ASSOCIATION.] Napier, Wednesday. The Harbour Board's Works Committee to-day resolved to recommend the Board to give notice to the engineer, secretary, wharfinger, and harbourmaster, with a view to an amalgamation of the offices at) lower salaries, The Napier Mayor's list for the Indian Famine Relief fund exceeds £300. The coantry lists will probably bring Hawke's Bay contributions to £500. Wellington, Wednesday, In order to prevent dissatisfaction at children from small schools having to compete for scholarships against) those attending schools with a large teaching staff, the Board of Education proposes to classify them on the basis of attendance. The Arbitration Board has been called on to settle the dispute between the sailors and the Cook Strait shipowners. Chbistohoroh, Wednesday. The Rev. G. M. O'Connor, Roman Catholic priest, died at lUnsriora this morning. He had been in ill-health for some months. Deceased was 39 years, and had been in the colony for 15 years, for ten of which he was in charge of Rangiora. Mr. Thomas Merrick, who has been identified for many years with charitable work at the City Mission Home, died early this morning from hemorrhage. Mr. Augustus Dyer, teacher of laundry work in the Christchurch school of domestic instruction, died suddenly on Monday. The Woodend Maoris having been asked to nominate a representative for the Maori contingent, appointed Waru, the wellknown footballer and athlete,