GENERAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5920, 11 October 1910, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

$ Speaking at the Technical School at Tiniaru on Friday evening Mr 11. F. Harte wool-classing instructor, criticised tho present system of instruction, and said that he thought there should bo an inspector appointed by the Government, whose duty it would be to sea that every class was instructed on the same linos as near as possible. Ho should be a practical man well up in bis work, and aide

to examine every pupil. At -Westminster, Beaurepaire swam 500,metres in '7min 2 2-ssec—a recordMndamo Melba had a great reception at Calgary. A Christchurch cyclist intends to make the attempt to lower the unpaced record betvvtecn Christchurch 1 , and Dunedin on October 19th, when lie will proqtably be accompanied by the League officials in a car. The Federal Government has issued stringent regulations with a view to lessening the danger of plague through rats on inemnjig steamers. In arl-dl-lion to the. use of rat screens, all openings in vessels' sides must lie obstructed.

A bank collector was robbed in broad daylight of Ids satchel, containing .92,280, on the Boulevard dcs Italians, Paris. Two 'Englishmen ha' e been an-Qstcd, but a third man escaped. Brigands captured Count Cahcu, a

millionaire, while -motoring near Or-vi-oto, and forced the chalfeur to bring 29,090 lire (£890) from Count Cahcn’s Chateau, before they would release him A supposed boy shot Felice Narf didlo in a street at Rome, and then lay sobbing on the body. When arrested the murderer was discovered to be a girl dressed in boy’s clothes. She had adopted the disguise from motives of revenge on hearing that Nardiello was going to marry another woman.

A girl ten years of age named Nellie St. Leonard died in the Auckland hospital on Sunday as a result of scalds received on September 10th. Deceased was endeavouring to open a window at her parents’ residence, when she fell into a vessel containing boiling water, and was terribly scalded. At the Alagistrate’s Court, Tlmaru, yesterday morning, before Air V. G. Day, S'.AL, Ernest Barton was charged with having committed a criminal assault on a widow at Beaco-nsfield on October 4th, and on a second charge with breaking and entering the 'dwel-ling-house of complainant. Air Emslie appeared for accused, and the prosecution w-as conducted by SubInspector Green. Evidence was given by the complainant, who said the accused had got through a window of her room. A neighbour (a woman) said that complainant told her at once of what had occurred. Detective Eahey produced a statement .made by the accused admitting the charge, and adding that complainant had given him encouragement. Constable AleLean corroborated this. Accused reserved his defence, and was committed for trial. A return laid before Parliament shows that up till August 31st, 10in, there were 5-455 occupations with the right of purchase settlers in New- Zealand, including improved farm selectors, who have not yet received their license. The area of their land was 1.758,405 acres, of an unimproved value, of £1,675,481, the values being those given at the time of selection. The number of those settlers who had purchased their holdings was 858, and the amount paid 9189,533. The return also shows that the lease in perpetuity settlers' who have purchased their holdings is 131, the amount paid being £32,361. “eventeen tenants Have taken advantage of the option to pay off a portion of the 90 per cent, allowed by law', the amount paid being £1359, * ' The ceremonials in connection with the consecration of the Right Rev, Henry W. Cleary, D.D. as Roman Cabin din Bishop of Auckland, which took place in Eimiscorthy Cathedral on Sunday August 21ist, are reported at length in a Wexford paper. The Most Rev. I). Brownrigg, Bishop of flssory, was the consecrating prelate and the Rev. Holm J. Rossi-tcr, of 'the House of Allusions,'Bn-niscosbhy, preach ed the consecration sermon, taking for his text, “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him that bring-e-th good tidings and that proacheth good, that preacheth salvation, that , peace, and of him that showeth forth salth of iZion, thy Lord shall reign.” At the conolnsmn of the consecration ceremony five addresses were presented (o the new Bishop of Auckland, these lioinu- from the Ennlscorthy Urban Gonncil, the Ennlscorthy Board of Guardians and District Council, the .County Committee of IhoOG-nelic L'a-' guo. former schoolmates of Dr Cleary, and Dr Cleary-s parishioners. To these Bishop Cleary made a lengthy and fitting reply.

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I _ —. Air Bates telegraphed the following weather forecast at 1 p.m. yesterday -Northerly winds, probable backing to cestoiiy, moderate to strong; warm and humid conditions increasing • haziness and rain probable, >ollowlng after thirty-six hours ; glass, ia.ll ; sea, moderate swell, and increasing ; tide moderate. The Ttev. 0. .T, Williams, Australasian organising audit of the txmdon Missionary Society, arrived in Christchurch on Saturday from the north. (hi Sunday afternoon Mr Til, ('• t.liap pie, late Presbyterian minister at St. 'Andrews, delivered a farewell address in the St. Andrew’s Public Hall, taking as his text "And ye thall know tintruth, and the (ruth shall make yon free." Mr Chappie’s remarks were freijiienllv applauded. in conclusion Mr Chappie said that lie would give an address in Tim,-un in two weeks time on liberal and modem religions Hues. It was his intention, if he got nnouuh promise to start in I imarn the formation of a church on those Imes. but if the outlook were not cnconrngine- Ive would probably start one ni Christchurch. The. meeting closed with tin- Benediction*