NEWS ITEMS.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11553, 14 February 1906, Page 4

NEWS ITEMS.

Winton Southland is discussing the advisability of establishing a municipal electric lighting plant. A movement is on foot in Auckland 1 to present to Madame £aili&n I'ree the vocalist, who is leaving for England, a purse of sovereigns as a testimonials of public appreciation of the good work she has done in music | for Auckland. The Wellington Education Board is appointing a "master of a model country school," at a salary of £300. in connection with its new training college. * A proposal is on foot to establish a? a milk-testing association in Ta*-a-; uaki. ; The "Little Brftl&W" has now a rival in France, where a society has been formed to "combat militarism gby every means in their power.": j The society have been very v iJrahit in the selection of a title, fetyiingthem selves "The Anti-Patriots." A Cmeitt&tti(U.S.)millionaireand , his bride have decided to spend their > honeymoon in the Arctic regions. ! A London solicitor has Ween Struck off the rolls because h& wfts doing business fes a bookmaker. £VtetbHa has been spending about '{ £"i\)DO a year on its agricultural college by way of endowments, and thi9 year the Government has given an additional £8000.