TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10722, 10 February 1897, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Pas Unfted Pfifess'AssbcrArroK.) ,£--. •'---"- X ;; v ;-AucKLANb, February 9.

At. the .'Bo*/dc of Bdqotion, tPrday it .was decided to request. Jhe .Minister, for. Education 4o,sanction the granting oj 16 'additional junior scholarships giving free "education at the Ausk-' land e<Sliege';anet fetaibifiat"BdhoO!<>-It was explained thttt a^ the,recent scholarship examinations only, nine candidates succeeded in fulfilling .the conditions, atjd accordingly the remaining scholarships - cannot be awarded without the-specia! consent of-the Minister. Tbe board decidedrtov- ask., that. the. remaining scholarships be awarded in the order in which the rsstpf^he mark?, the 16 nearest the successful nine to receive scholarships," ' •:■■<-■■..t,,- : - i_-r,___

'. WEtUNGTON, February 9.'.'. Mr Freyberg, timber eiperfc, has' reported to the City Cohncil that the hardwood paving in England costs 17s a e^uare'. yard what it would beth NewZoa/abd^—bubjs j:heipe«li in the long run.,- Que; oE the beat wobda.forthe purpose is the mountain ..variety , of. red birch, but there are plenty others suitable.-.

A man nampd Henry • Holland, who has just served, k'three years' at Duuedin, for housebreaking, .was before the Polics Coutt'this liiornipg, •, charged ~with;; stabbmg' Thomas M'Govero. Holland anct .another "man. knocked at the home of-Mrs Smithj jn Frederick street, at 2'a.m:, and, being told to go away, threatened, to' bre*,k'-the: place in. M'Gbve'rn and Other»,aroused by the woman's, cries, interfered.. A scuffle-;.followed,,:^add, Holland is allegpd.to have stubbed M'Goyern several times in the back with a pocket knife.'hut fortunately the wounds are not serious.. ;The other man did not interfere.' Holland Was remanded.' ' '

:.;...-' •, , ObkistchiJech, February 9.'. ; The twenty-third anuusl meeting of the Canterbury Salfeyai-ds'Dotnpauy^ was held this afternoon. .The. directors'i,report»howed..the. balance of profit to be £792. and proposed the payment of .a dividend of 4- percent, for the half yenr, making 9 per ceut. for the year, and cai-rj ing £230 to a reserve for new work. The report was adbpttd.'""; ''.".'. . The calendar for the criminal sitAiiig^'cohtaius 14 charges" against 1+ accused persons. There .are. four charges of f.ffencefl.againsji.the person, and. one each of manslaughter, rape, shooting with intent, and stabbing. are four charges of -breaking and entering, four-of theft, one of horse-stealing, and sue of forgery and uttering.