NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15132, 24 October 1912, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

/Ki//;.///;.-.;7;/-- ? -' : ":/ ~—*— '*;.■. ..-7"~~^' r ;';';:";•'-;.':■'/, Seven /men and a wo7aan, arrested: for. '.--'-. minor offences, occupied ; the city, police/ . cells last night. , v - ■ ..-.': A' dailv mail service between Learning-, •- ton and 'Hamilton has .been authorised by ■■■■'■.- ithe Postmaster-Gener;,J. . - Bishojo Crossley announced to Synod last night that he had be fix given a debenture of £25 towards his scholarship fund., ;/ . The Anglican last ; night set up a' ..- - *'Social r Questions .Committee "for the: &■■■■■ -purpose of watchin:;. and acting, if neces-;., :i sary, in any civic /liovement of reform or -~ :bettermenfc "-""„_.. ///-/ "•*".- '<-'•', //; ■ ■..-■'/./ ; : A« /address advocating the aninlgama-;. tion,cS Parnell mth the city was given W'the Mayor-of Auckland at Parnell last night . The meriting passed unanimously / ' & resolution favo'iiing the proposal. ' ," ' ,v •/ ; Applications or the erection of new " ; schools at, Birke' '.head and Northcote came / up at > ypjiterda;.'s meeting of the Educay tion Board, and were deferred / until the annual -meeting, of householders, in'; April '_■■: next " . . ■' i - - The Christchurch" Hospital Board; decided yesterdiiy to writes-to the Minister for public .tilth, expressing dissatisfac- ■'; v tion at not buing represented at .the eon- j lereneji in Wellington'regarding'the\fight--—(Press Association. ) "* ■ ■ '■■ -The leader 'if a deputation which waitedon the;Educs,tion Board --Wits meeting yis-. U/ -terdaWp many:-yarda»'in. : "rength, 'and tbntahiing .over 1000 ' names. <■• •'■ ;As he unroll'd it he'recalled the feats of /;//.//- the '•.•/'■ juggler./ who., produces enormous ■ lengths of i~ u si- appareniiy; from iiwhere. In previoo,:!; year.? it has been the cus- i ■ *"' tom, to ff-r.»3 out invitations to the • public ! for/the King';» College sports. This year, j Siosvever, in\ tations have only been sssi, to the parent; /of the, boys ; bat it is hoped I that the publ.o will accept a general invi- 1 tation to bis jin-="Kt- <k, Ehe Domain to-day," rwher, the spots are timed- to begin at 11 «a.m.- '—--- I - < There were 55 childreh—26 boys and 39 girls-^-in, the .Orphan Home at i'apatoetoe on October 181 Seven were admitted dur- : ' ins the pasty while six had.left. Be--z" - ceipts for the- year "totalled 4 £1699 Ss 6dj; ,T':": while"the expenditure 'amounted to £1596 2s' €4- -A further, outlay of-£258- 6s .2d had, however, 5 0 be incurred for necessary ■'.;.-'■. ■ alterations to. the drainage^; /.,.'•'