YESSTERDAY'S NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7979, 7 April 1904, Page 2

YESSTERDAY'S NEWS.

A SUMMARY. " The following is a summary of news which did not appear in yesterday's "Star": — The United States S:eei Trust's quarter's earimigs are the sma.iesi yet made, bu-i a dividend has been declared, as orders are improvA Fkksburg syndicate claims to have discovered extraordinarily rich gravel in the Hope Yaliey, ' Orange River, containing all kinds of gems. # t The Kino- and Queen, "will proceed to Ireland on mril 26, and visit Lord Dudley, Lord- lieutenant the Duke and Duchess of Gonn'sught, the Marquis pf Ormonde at Kilkenny Castle, and -uhe Duke of Devonshire at Lisrmxre Outle. # # During the rash of race traffic to Bandwick, two trams collided at Kensington Junction. One man was killed and two were seriously injured, and several slightly injured. The collision was between a train coming to Sydney end a heavily-laden, race tram, the former running into the Latter while stationary. A bookmaker, named Snelling, sitting at the rear of the stationary train, was billed. Sbahl, the train driver, and another man named Anompeon were badly injured, and three others were slightly imjured. The force of the impact threw number off the foot boards,, hut I'hey escaped with nothing worse than a shock. There was great excitemoirt. The traffic, whwh was exceedingly heavy, was blocked for a time. Tho Education Conference at Sydney, attended V teachers <sf State schools and other ducateonal authorities, discussed at great length a report presented by tihe Ccanmrasioiiers who visited Europe at the mstanca of the Government to inquire into educational matters The report condemned $ie pupil teachers system. Tho officials wf tihe Education Department strongly supported the present etbtem before the conference, but experts outside supported the 00-mmissioners' ooncluglcns. TTvlmately * resolution in the nature of a compromise was carried, (favouring the aoomaoa ci the mtpil teachers system, *»a that steps should 'be taken immediately to modify amd benefit the conditions of pupil teachers in the service. It w* wlsa resolved ttiwi it wae ««7»---aW« +o establish a- Chair of Pedn^gy a* Sydney University, a-r.d that tho Professor of Education should be ex-officio drrector of the Training College associated wath the University. -