TELEGRAMS...

Southland Times, Issue 10056, 5 January 1889, Page 2

TELEGRAMS...

(PER PBES3 ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Jan. 4. Alex. McCnlldugh died last night from injuries sustained on New Year'B night from a kicking borse. ; A child age-i two years, son, of W. Waters,- Papakara, was kicked by' a horse on the temple on Sunday last, and died on Tuesday. , A six-roomed honae in Jervois* 'road,' owned by Gtbbu, and occupied by Fred k | Jones, was destroyed by fire at 1.30; this morning. The furniture waa insured for Llßsin the Equilabl . The house insurance is not known. 1" wo honses adjoining / were considerably dataaged. They were insured for L 250 in the South British, aDd .L3OO in the Ptceaix.^ ..Tberesidenceoi Mrs McCanu,. Cambridge, was buined , yesterday afternoon.. The . house aod furniture were insured 'i or L3oo< in theNorwich UniOp. . Michael MuDormotf, charged with baurder, is progressing favourably , in the Hospital. ;;An -jsparation. oh. his eye; is necessary, but has not yet been performed. WELLINGTON, Jan. 4. The Educational Institute met to-day. The balance-sheet presented showed a credit bf Lls. It was resolved— That • we reaffirm tbe decision .of the Council at Nelson last year— viz., that it is .desirable to affirm the principle Of technical education ; that as regarding primary schools technical education must us a rule be' restricted to dfawiug,, neediework, ani elementary sci^ned ; that having regard to Ihe present unfortunate necessity f>r economy it would be inopportune' to urge -upon the Government the. establisl ment of a : - State technical school. Mr D. Wbite of Qtagd, was elected president, Mr H. .Worthiogton, of Auckland, Becretary, and Mr G. J. L. Scott, of OhiislcLurclr, treasurer. ; It was decided to 'bold the next meeting in J3unedin in January, 1890. Tbis terminated .the t-usioess. The deputation appointed by i the Council waited on the .Minister of „E luc«r iun ; this attefhoon,' /bringing; undtr hia notico tbe mostimportant decsions .of the Council.- Id reply the Hon. G.; Fisher said he was in favour of aboliabiog Education Boards. Hisownjidea was to keep the standard of education in the colony. as i far. as they were-, able op to ...that of England,,: France and - Germany, aod bo favoured t1... jutiudu tionof 'SirWm. Hart Dyke's Technical Elu catioh bill. At a meeting of the creditors of W Clark, draper; D. Clarkson and Son, Christ - chuich, proved for L 9978, irrespective bf Becbred dib 8. The debtor's furniture, valued at. Xf1.50, was given back to/him. The tender of Eik aldio «.-;.•)' Stains for the/ purchase of lb-.' e.i,ck at.' l3o-1 in the _£ wa»accf?pre-l, ;■•• A - hasvk-r named James Thomas Hollyman was found dead tbis morning near Petpno ra/lwsy siation with a bullet wound in bis bead, and a revolver in hie hand. The deceased' ieft town in tbe ten o'clock train last eight, and was not again ; seen alive. i? "*Ho was, aged 33, and is believed to have v come from Auckland. Nothing is known as to what led io the act. V. \ "[-■ NELSON; Jan. 4. ■ Tonight the Bi-bop of Nelson presented to the Corporation a piece of one of the timbers of -liord Nelson'e ibip Victory given to him by Admiral Hopkins. The timber beats ft suitably inscribed plot*.

The Council, in tbackipg bia Lordship, spoke of the associations which a portion of Nelson* s ship possessed' its * especially intfrcsliog here. •,--; ,

CHRISTCHURCe, Jan. 4. Tbe Agricultural and Pastoral Associa* tin to-day appointed a committee to consider the advisableness of altering the <*a.te of th« Metropolitan show from Nor. 9 to later in the year. The Secondary Schools Conference re* solved tbat it is desirable the^Edocation Board's scholarship* should b<. awarded on the result of one examination throughout the colony ; that the holders of scholarships should |be required to attend tbe secondary schools. A motion asking the Government to appoint a royakcommission on education was negatived. Mr Hark* ness, of Oamaru, was elected President. The Conference decided to meet two yeara hence at Wellington, but, if urgent bnsinees arises, to meet at Dunedin next year.

DUNEDIN Jar 4.

At a metting of the Dock Trnst to-day a letter was received from Mcc, Billing and Co., London, stating tbat tha Hon. B. Campbell, in bia communication to tho London Standard, had not libelled them bnt the Dock Trnst, and this defence had .been set tip by the Standard when their writ had been served. They strongly urged the Trust to take action, bnt the Trust decided to adhere to their former decision —namely, to give all assistance, bnt not to take action.

George McGregor, aged three years, son of one of the Mosgiel Factory hands, was drowned in asms)] pool of water about 10 inches deep. At a meeting of the University Council a resolution was passed expressing sympathy with the relatives of Professor Brown and the Council** bigb 'appreciation of bia devotion to the important subjects of hia chair. '„"

The weather continues unpn cedentedly hot. —- -

: ; . On the Ist and 2nd the tramways carried 30,000' persons, the.' greatest number ever carried in two successive^da/B.