NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15131, 23 October 1912, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ten men, arrested on minor charges, occupied the city police cells last night. The Napier Anglican Synod has.adopted a resolution recommending the general Synod to admit women to parish meetings. The Harbour Board received the resignation of the Harbourmaster (Captain A. Dnder), on the ground of ill-health, yesterday.

The desirability of establishing a probatory Grammar School upon a portion of the St. John's College propery was affirmed by tho Anglican Synod yesterday. The Northcote Borough Council last night confirmed the. special resolution to ' borrow £600, being ten per cent, additional on the loan of £6000 for road improvements. The contingent of 20 New Zealand cadets, who have been on a visit to Canada as 'tho guests of the Canadian uovernment, returned by the Zealandia, and .•will be given a civic reception. The Wellington wireless station on, Monday night spoke with H.M.S. Cam- > brian at Hobart, and the naval depot ship : Cerebus at Williamstown, Melbourne, Both said the signals were good. . A formal resolution to take no further action for six months, regarding the foreshore and ferry sen-ices clauses, deleted '■■ from the Board's Empowering Bill, was 1 > passed by the Auckland Harbour Board yesterday. * '.'' The advantages of the Greater, Auck- ;'. land scheme .will ..bo exp/ainod. to the rateI payers of Parnell by the Mayor of Auck--1 land (Mr. C. J. Parr) : in" the, Knox Hall, Parnell, :at : eight o'clock to-night.'. It. is hoped that- there will be a large attend- .<■ ance. • ~:. ■ '" ;;'; ; ;*' " ■ _ *_,- .-_.... 'v The House of Representatives was occu-s-U pied - all yesterday ■? discussing Sir -"Joseph; s> Ward's action in describing a question put to him by the chairman of 'the Public Ac- ". counts Committee as a piece of impertin■/:':ence. •' Sir Joseph Ward ; refused to v with'/draw -; the words, and -the■- House, ;on ; ; : the j motion of ■ tho Prime Minister, expressed '■'■ its regret.at. his refusal. .' ••' ; ; „ V The' Post Office officials have - informed -•'J the -Harbour Board >• that .- the minimum charge of :6d pier : message between. Auckland and" Tiriori lighthouse cannot be re3nced, as it is fixed in accordance' with the regulations. As the ■ Board only pays hfi about £30 J a year on ; such ; messages, it ;>i Tvas A ;' decided ■■ yesterday '• that the .' ■ question ---was not worth pushing further. : "*.-.'- ■. In the course of: his judgment on Mon-•.-V day, at the Magistrate's.Court, •. in;- ,the case ■ : °* of tr Brook ,y. Edgcumbe, Mr. , Kettle, S.M., ;£'stated that it '< was admitted iby^thbl subcontractor -lor }the -paperingxthatHhe hall i%=-would--have to be repaperod by-'him, and f&it, was therefore obvious that the plaintiff } "•: could ■ not recover the" balance' of the con- ■■' tract until this -work had been done ' factorily.. '.■" : ;•'.'/.,'•'.'■.' '■• < , :'-. ~'■