INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8288, 17 September 1903, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Pice Prbss Asiociatiox.

By Telegraph.

WELLINGTON.

September 17. The Earle divorce case was continued this morning, respondent being further -crossexamined. She stated that- when she was. going to have a second child her husband said, "You had better go to the old doctor and see if he can give you something to stop it." No further evidence was called. Mr Morison, counsel for the defence, _ said adultery on April 6th and 7th with Noble was admitted, but there was not one tittle of evidence of subsequent adultery. He spoke in scathing terms of the conduct of the co-respondsnt, and claimed tliat the respondent was the victim of two men; one was her husband, who had failed in his duty to her as his wife, and the otner was the corespondent. The address was unfinished. An outbreak of anthrax occurred at Campbell's farm at Kaupokonui, Taranaki district, where three cows succumbed to tne disease. In the Earle divorce case, Mr Myers, lor the petitioner, contended that none of respondent's allegations were born© out by the evidence'. The jury returned in half an hour with findings for petitioner on every count. • A caucus of the Government Party was held to-day. An official report states that the Premier said there were many measures of very great importance on the Order Paper, and the Government were anxious and the Government were very anxious to get on with the work of the country. It was almost unanimously decided not to support the closure proposal. It was announced that licensing legislation would be introduced this session.

dunedin. September 16. The Dunedin suburban schools' conference drew the Ministers' attention to the inadequacy of the salaries of male assistants in large schools. Mr Hogben replied that Committees have the option of employing a smaller staff and paying increased salaries under the scale. He adds that the conference seem to desire that their schools shall have a larger staff and larger salaries as welL The Minister is unable to take any action. September 17. The Education Board passed a resolution to-dav recommending the trustees of the will of Mr Cecil Rhodes to fix 25, rather than 22, as the maximum age for scholars. The Education Board carrieda resolution favorine the early introduction of the Teachers' Superannuation Bill.

CHRISTCHURCH. September 17. The Rimutaka has arrived at Plymouth, 41 days out.

AUCKLAND. September 17. The City Council election resulted in the return of Messrs Grey, M'Lebd, Hutcheson, Kerr, Shannon, Court, Entrican, Casey, Bagnall, Brown, Julian, and Knight. The onlv new members is Mr Entrican.

The body found in the harbor has been identified as that of John Gillespie, a single man, who has been missing since Monday.

TBXARIT. September 17. The match Auckland v. South Canterbury was played at. Temufca yesterday under adverse conditions, rain failing all the time the match was on. The ground was very sloppy and the play, considering the condition of the ground, very fast, the Aucklanders handling the greasy bail splendidly. The visiting forwards proved too heavy for the local men. who had hard luck in throwing three good chances of scoring away by too hard kicking when near their opponents' line. The game ended in a chcided victory for Auckland bv 10 points to nil.

HAWERA. September 17. The Borough Council last evening accepted the tender of Xewton and Youlson, at £2SS7 10s for drainage extension works. The highest tender was £4639 15s.