N.Z TELEGRAMS

New Zealand Times, Volume LV, Issue 9970, 3 August 1893, Page 2

N.Z TELEGRAMS

(PRESS ASSOCIATION.) " Nelson, August 2. The educational deadlock has advanced another stage. After taking legal advioe, the Education Board refrained from forcing an entrance Into tho present boys’ school, but have taken the Princess Rink, nod notified to tho teaohers and parents.that it will be opened as a school to-morrow morning. Tho School Committee also have taken advice, and, bearing out that they have the sole control of the schools, with power to eject aoy person not acknowledged by them as a teacher, are announcing the. ro.opening of the school bn Friday, they having arranged for carrying on the work by a slight shift* ing of teachers. It is said that the teachers are now taking advice.

Dunedin, August 2. A warrant has been issued at Auckland for the arrest of a young man named Ernest Dawson, who was manager of the Dunedin branch of Cook’s Tourists Agency. This Dawson, like his namesake now awaiting trial, was kuown to be living fast, and bis friends wore under the impression that he must have private means. He left hero last Wednesday, on his way North, where he said he was going to spend a five weeks’ holiday. He appears to have written to the Auckland manager that he was absconding with the firm’s money, but since a warrant has been issue! nothing has been heard of him. He is believed to have left Lyttelton for Rio in the Coptic. The amount of the defalcations mentioned is £6CD, Dawson came to Dunedin from Auckland.

Christchurch, August 2.

A a meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board toiday, tho Chairman reported that the Bailway Commissioners hid declined to reduce the charges for bau’age from the board’s, 000 l stores. 1c was resolved to oommnnietta on the snbjeofc with the mem* bers of Parliament for the district, and the management:! of the various dairy factories, Auckland, August 2.

Tho Waikato river h heavily in flood ; and at Taapiri within thr«-e feet of the height of the flood of 1875. It is still rising. At Rangiriri boats are ussd to go from the township to the railway station. The early passenger train from Waikat j yesterday, just north of Tauplri, passed safely over a slip In an embankment which bad just commenced to give way, bat fortunately held up to carry the train over. The goods train following was stack up. Mr Coom, R.E. happened lo be on the train and superintended tho repairs. Heavy damage has bien done to the roads and drains all over the district; creeks are flooded and bridges reported to bo damaged. It is feared that another heavy fall of rain will do great damage. Owing to some country school committees closing schools without oonsaUiog the board, for lengthy periods, on account of measles, the board passed the following resolution : —‘School committees ere reminded that there is no power to close schools unless in very exceptional circumstances, and schools should not be closed for more than one day, without consulting tho board or its executive.*

Some of the medical men Intend to sue the Corporation for the fees due for reporting cases of measles. A test case will bo takea Into Court. A meeting of the Women's Franchise League decided to communicate with the Auckland members, urging them to vote for the women's franchise when the matter cornea up in the House for consHerat'on.

The Waibi Goldminiog Company bad 1621 tens of ore crashed and treated for the four weeks ending Jnty 29. They yielded £330. At a meeting of the Presbytery, the Rev R F. MacNlool asked the Rev R. Sommervllle, as trustee of the church, for particulars of the recent litigation, and whether it was likely that any farther proceedings wo ald be taken in con* nectlon with the losses the church bad aas(ainod through the defalcations ofits late so. Heitor MrSommerville.m reply.after reading the circumstances of rhe late action in the Supreme A curt, In which the Trustees were defeated, stated that the Beard of Trustees have since fnlly considered their position,and have consulted several leading counsel in the south, who are unanimously of opinion that tbe trn tees have a strong case to go to the Coart of Appeal; bat having regard to the od'um which repeated appearances in law Courts would be likely to bring upon the church, the trustees have resolved to proceed no farther xa the hop© that the General Assembly of the church to which they ate responsible will approve of their conduct and sabmit to the very eerioas loss which must consequently be borne.