LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8984, 18 July 1907, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ A child, who bad been living with women of loose reputation, was committed to the Receiving Home this morning by Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M. A Press Association telegram from Dunedin says that the Burnside Freezing Works will probably H3ki6e down this (season, owing to the very -.small 6upplies of fat stock. Very little legal business was transected at the Civil Sitting of the Magistrate's Court this morning. ThirtyI seven cases were dealt with and the sitting lasted only twelve minutes. The Independent Political Labour League of Dunedin (says a Press Association telegram) protests against the introduction of a shooting license in New Zealand, and intends to appeal to the workers throughout the colony to oppose the introduction of such an unjust law. It is understood .(says a Press Association, telegram) that leases of Native jands totalling thirty thousand acres in the Waiapu district have been recently signed. Under the system outlined in the Financial Statement Buch leases would have been submitted to public auction. Writing to Mr G. H. Whitcombe from Buckingham Palace on June 7, Lord Knollye says that he is commandled by the King to state that his Majesty is happy to accept a copy of the "Life and Work of Mr Seddon,'-' sent to him by the publishers, Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs, some months ago. Miss Marie Hair's second concert will be given this evening, at His Majesty's Theatre. Messrs J. and N, Tait have arranged this evening's concert in lieu of Saturday, in response to many requests from those who have their halfholiday on Thursday. This evening's programme is a brilliant and popular one. ■ The Ofcagp" Education. Board has enB idorsed the entered by the NelB son Board -against resolution No. s—ex5 — exI fctnination. and classification of teachers BJ — and urges that in respect to regulaBj tion No. 6, the Board's inspectors must BJ bo deemed the most competent authori- ■ ties to determine the worth of the work BJ done by teachers. I The duplication of the telephone wire BJ "between liangiora and Christchurch has BJ long been urgently required, the single BJ wire in use being quite inadequate tor BJ business requirements, especially since BJ Cust and several other bureaux have BJ been connected with the city through BJ the RaDgiora office. At the meeting of BJ the Rangiora Borough Council on WedBJ nesday evening, it was decided to make BJa strong appeal to the Telegraph auBJ thorities for a duplicate wire. H The Rangiora Borough Council last BJ Bight resolved to again strongly urge BJ upon the Government the need for the BJ erection of an up-to-date railway staBJ tion at Rangiora. From* promise made ■by the late Premier, ami opinion exBJ pressed by other members of the CabiBJ net regarding the ancient buildings now ■in use, together with the influence of ■Mr D. Buddo, M.H.R., the Council has ■ reason to hope that a sum will appear Bin the Public Works Estimates for a station. ■ At the Rangiora Borough Council ■ meeting last night, the final payment ■■was passed to the gasworks contractor, ■Mr A. Hadecke. Councillor Jennings, ■ chairman of the Finance Committee, ■eaid tho works had been erected and ■mains laid at a total cost of £6081 5s ■ fid. He considered it a matter for oonBJgratulation that the contract had been ■bo successfully carried out by a local ■business man, and he moved that the Council should express to Mr Hadecke appreciation of the satisfactory manin which he had completed his conand of the excellent way in which Htlie plant is doing its work. This was Bteconded by Councillor Wilson and carunanimously. H^ This morning, at a sitting of the JuCourt, a boy, aged twelve years, BJwas charged before Mr H. W. Bishop, with having stolen six newspa■pers valued at 3s, the property of Egan Wait, a newsvendor, stand was near the United SerHotel. He was convicted and on the understanding that BBm father would pay; for the papers A boy, aged fifteen years, was with having broken and ena house in St Albans, and with stolen therefrom goods to the BBjralue of £1 8s 6d, the property of Money. The Magistrate comBBFnitted the boy to the Burnham InBBBustrial School. Two charges of hayBBJng 6tolen bicycle lamps, valued at 12s BBjd and 17s 6d respectively, were withBBBrawn.