TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12991, 4 June 1904, Page 10

TELEGRAMS.

. (Per United Press Association.) ' WELLINGTON, June 3. The. Attorney-general st»tcr> that a. scheme, is bsing considered by which teachers may be trained in New Zealand for work at Baratoiiga and Nine. The proposal is that ' native boys and girls should be brought to j Now Zealand and trained for the work of • teaching—the girls at Victoria College,' Awck-. land, and the- boys at To Aute, Hawke's • Bay. . ■ • ' ''Splendid weather prevailed for tho holiday, which'was generally observed. Them were no special festivities but the Volunteers helda (sham fight. ■ ; "•'Tho conference of country sawmillers was held at' Wellington yesterday, when regulations werb framed dealing with the- internal "working" of the trade. No increase' in the price of timber is contemplated. ' ■ -.- . NELSON, June 3. ; To-day was observed as a general holiday, which was favoured with fine weather. Tho Attractions in town consisted of a hockey iristch and i ecren-a-sidc' football tournament.- •■■■- ■ ■ CHIUSTCHURCIL June 3. j • The weather for tho holiday was fine i but cold till about 5 o'clock,, when a very heavy, hailstorm, accompanied by (liuuder and lightning, broke over the city. Some damage was done by water. ; ■■■; ; ; TIMARU, Juno 3. ; The holiday was marred by a stormy, wet' afternoon .The principal amusement in thn district was a football tournament at Temuka, ■ which was largely attended. It was a great sucmss despite tho heavy ram , late in'the day.-