LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7087, 1 May 1901, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The new Town Clerk and -fine new Asdistant Town Clerk entered on their duties Jo-day.

The Church of England Temperance Society announces a musical entertainment for next Monday evening, to wfluoh no charge for admission will be made. .

The tender of Mr G. A. Mazey, of £135, for painting, repairing and- improving the school buildings at Waiau and Rotherham was accepted! by tfcho Board of Education this morning.

Augustus Moore, who yesterday pleaded guilty at the Stipendiary Magistrate's Court to having embezzled monies, the jproperty of his employers, Router's- Telegraph Agency, will be brought up at the Supreme Court at 10.30 a.nu to-morrow, when sentence will be passed on (him.

The Omihi School Committee has been informed by the Board of Education that as soon, a* /tine Board is satisfied that an average of twenty will be maintained without reckoning the children of parenta employed on the railway, it will consider the application to establish a school district.

The residenta of the AUenton district forwarded a petition to the North Canterbury Board of Education, asking that AlJcnton School should be raised to tie status of a main schooL U -was resolved that the Board could not see its way to secede to the request;.

A Union delegate at the Arbitration Court to-day, stated that the quality of boots manufactured in New Zealand was superior to that of the Sydney article. The difference was co great that a pair of boots made in this colony would last twice as long as a pair made in Sydney.

A meetrrwr was held in the St Albans tWesleyan schoolroom last evening, when it was/ decided to form a Literary Society. It was resolved to meet every alternate Tuesday, and that the inaugural meeting should take* the form of a lecture on ''Tennyson," by the Rev W. Parsonson.

The Hornby School Committee has written to the North Canterbury Board of Education, forwarding a resolution to the effect that school books and requisites should be supplied by the Government at cost •price. At the Board's meeting this morning the resolution was referred to the Buildings Committee.

* We recently recorded (says the "ManaIwatu Standard ") a ridiculous arrest of a child of tender years by a detective at CHuistchurah for stealing a few pence, but Nelson takes the cake in this line. A little girl of eight was charged in the 'Court witb stealing a doll's pram, but »he was dismissed with a caution. The New Brighton Hotel case was before the Supreme Court again this morning, when his Honor Mr Justice Denniston gave judgment, on the motion of the ' license*, to be held) exempt from- forfeiture of the lease for 'having allowed his 'license to be endorsed for Sunday trading. The motion was dismissed with £10 10s costs. The Appointments Committee reported at the meeting of the Board of Education this morning that Mr D. Axnott, the master at Woodside, had written applying for fifteen months' leave of absence in order to enable 1 Shim to join Brabant's Hone, now operating in South Africa. The committee could not 866 its way to recommend the Board to grant the desired leave. An amuging little dispute took place at the Board of Education meeting this morning between the Chairman and Mr Meredith, M.H.R., who waited upon the Board in reference to the establishment of a school in the Ashley Gorge district, the Chairman asking Mr Meredith to sit down, and he insisting upon standing up while addressing the Board. Mr Meredith gained the day by pleading parliamentary practice. At the North Canterbury Board of Education meeting this morning, the Chairman jMr T. S. Weston) referred' to the deafh of the late Mr Gabbie, for many years chairman of the Little Rakaia School Committee, saying that Mr Gabbie would be much missed by the members of the Board pnd the people of the Rakaia district generally. It was resolved that the Board should express its sympathy with the bereaved relatives. "Anglo Special Bicycles" contain all Chat the well-informed and experienced Cyclist desires, and give immediate and permanent satisfaction. Sole makers of f Anglo Special Cycles" and New Zealand {(gents for "Beeston Humber" Cycles. The Anglo-New Zealand Cycle Company, D.1.C., fend 226, High Street. Xll9B Tariff reduction at Kinoaid's G.I.C. X2547 Candles reduced Id per Ib. Kerosene 2s per tin. Kincaid's G.I.C. X2547 Ceylindo Tea reduoed 2d per lb at Kin. . paid'sG.l.C. \ X2547 Good tyres fitted to a bicycle make cycling a real pleasure. Get "Ideal" tyres find you wiu have an ideal cycle. Six years* trial on the Australasian market have given Ideal Tyres a most enviable reput'a- ,

. Tickets for the conversazione to iihe returned troopers, which will be held toext woek, axe obtainable from Mr H. A, Adley, Secretary of tbe Reception Committee. Mr W. Gimbletfc, ol the Heathcote Valley, brought to the office of this journal a large white weasel, which was caught sod Wiled by his vnie. The weasel was found in their child's cot. Sevwai weasels have been seen in that neighbourhood ... ' ' _.^_ v l..

At « mfi«bing «f the Lyttelton Young Men'B Club, held oa Mpnday night, it was decided to alter the oame of the club to "The Lytt«lton Club!" Several persons gave in their names as owinbers. It" was xeported that good progresß was being made with the new olub-house, whica ■would probably bb ready' for occupation before the end of tine month. '\ . The following iesignations were received and accepte«by me. North Canterbury Board of; Efflfcation this morning : --Mr 8. P. Gu&nsyj'and MisX E. Verran, master and mistress-at Brookfede, WB*s Barlow, mistress at Woodstock, Mr,H. J- Ryd«» master at German Bay mam ecraool, miss J. Campbell, mistress at -Mason's and Miss A. Gorman, mistress at Waiau.

A letter -was read before He Ntath Canterbwy Boasrd of Bdubation this morning from the Department of Education, offering the Board the sum of "£2OO to enable it to make temporary airaingemaate for the, training, wf teachers in manual and technical instruction. The Board accepted th©<««^ anY dedded to send a letter thanking the pepaxtmeait. The meteorological report of the Kbodes Convalescent Home for *he month of April shows a total rainfall of 1.78 in. Ra*n feu on seven day*. The hfehest reading of the maximum thermometer was 79, and tne maximum mean 64.93. The lowest wadinj of the minimum thermometer "was 31,. and th© minimum mean 47.76. On one night only did iihe thermometer fall below or even down to freezing pointy

The Buildings Committee if the .North Canterbury Board of Education! reported thi9 morning that If or the purpose of distributing the grant of £45 for the encouragement of swimming, it had been agreed to divide the twenty schools having swimming baths into three classes, the first class to receive £4, the second £3, and the third .£1 15s, on the condition that the anoney should toe applied towards the cost of providing instruction in swimming.

A letter was read befox© the North Canterbury Board' of Education this morning, stating that the Commission on Colonial Scale of Teachers' Salaries would visit Christdhurch on May 9, and would take evidence on May 10 aad 11. It was reeolved thftt the Secretary shouMl publicly advertise lie days for taking evidence, and invite teachers to be present. The Commission will sit in the Education Boards room at the Normal. School. .. »

At the North Canterbury Education Board meeting tibia morning, the appointment of Miss M. A. TurnbuU as mistress at Russell 1 * Flat was agreed to; but the committee was informed that unless an average of not less than 13 wa« maintained, the teacher would either foe withdrawn or the (residents called upon to guarantee a salary of not less than £65 per annum. It was xesolved to forward similar notice to all district committees whose schools had an average of less than 13.

With reference to the raising of the insurance rates, the "Rangitikei Advocate" learns, on the best authority, "that at the meeting krf the lunderwwters the four New Zealand Companies strenuously opposed the increase, but we*e out-voted by the twenty-three foreign companies; For reasons connected wiiih insurance business in other countries the New Zealand companies carnuwt break away, from the ■united tariff. They are, however, satisfied with the volume of business they do in this colony, and it as alleged 1 that the. reason, why the other companies forced me increase -was because th» volume of their business here is less.

Inspection reports lave been received by the North Canterbury Board of Education from M» Wood on the schools at Spring■ton, Springfston South, Sedgemere, Lakeride, Soubhibridge, Little Rakaia, Irwell, Brookside, KUUnehy, Lytrtelton, Lyttelton West, Rolleston, Weedon«, Darfield, Kimberley, Kowai Pass, Annat and (Porters Pass (aided 1 ) ; examination reports from Dr Anderson on Kaikoura Town, Kajkbura Suburban, Hundalee (aided), Waiau, Rotherhasn, Culverden (aided), Hanmer Plains (aided), and Upper. Waiau Ferry ( aided ) ; inspection reports from Mr Ritchie on West Melton, Halkett, Courtenay, Charing Cross, Greendale Main, and Side, Kirwee, Aylesbury, Cust, Birch Hill (aided), Okuku (aided), Stoke, Pernside, Flaxton Main and Side, Waikari, Eskvale (aided), Broomfield, Amberley, Leithfield and Balcairn ; inspection reports from 'Mr Wood on the schools at Dromore, Newlands, Elgin, Lismore, Ruapuna, Mayfield, Ashburton Main and Side, and Hanrostead ; from Dr Anderson on Ashley, Southbrook, Loburn North, Loburn, Leamington <aided), Rangiora, Omihi, Greta Valley, Spotswood, Mackenzie, Port Robinson, and Domett; and from Mr Ritchie on Ellesmere, Doyleston, Tai T-apu, Leeston, Greenpark, Lincoln, Ladbrooks and Sumner.