LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10682, 31 January 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Napier Education Board has _ endorsed the resolution of the Wellington Boa1 : d that Board scholarshipholders shall riot be allowed, to attend sectarian colleges.

Tho weather in most pnrts : of the dominion this morning was good. Raiu was reported from Cape Egmont, Bealey and the' Bluff. - - , The only Canterbury trout stream re- ; ported clear this morning was the Kakaia. The Waimakariri (north and south) and the Rangitata were fishable and the Waitaki was dirty.

The following vessels will be within range of the radio stations to-night Auckland—Maunga nui, Victoria, Marania, Moeraki, Tahiti, Wimmera, Tofua, Remuera and Mamari. vYellmgton—Victoria. Moeraki, Moana, Maunganui and Tahiti. The returns ofrpolice offences the Invercargill district dealt with in 191-', show that the total number l of cases reported was 713, as against 681 in 1911. The total was made up as tollo ws, the number in 1911 being, given in parentli esesConvictions for jlrun kenness. 255 1 (297).; .assault, 3d (30): burglary, 33- (12),- sly-grog selling, 7 (27); theft. 92 04). A street collection in aid of the Creche and Kindergarten Association will be held next Saturday. The ladies who aro organising it are receiving offers of hell> in many ways. The workin the four Triridergartens already start- • ed is well appreciated, and all who nave taken th~ trouble, to examine the aima and nature of the movement are more than satisfied'that most valuable woilv is being accomplished. ■

A Press Association telegram . from Auckland states that a bankrupt named Robert Ambrose Miles was charged yesterday with having contracted debts without haying reason-able-and probable expectations of, being able to pay .them as well as other debts against him, also with failing to keep proper account books. The accused reserved his defence, and was committed to the Supreme "Court for trial. At a sitting of the Juvenile Court this morning, before Mr T. A- ,I>. Bailey, S.M., a boy fifteen years of age, for having cycled at night without a light was lined 2s. A boy fourteen years of age, for whom Mr Donnelly appeared. was charged with -having thrown stones. ■ He was cautioned and discharged. Mr Cassidy appeared for a bov fifteen years of age, who was charged with having assaulted another boy." The defendant was cautioned and discharged. . ' . . The receipts at the port of Bluff foi the vear ended December 31 were £26,34.8. of which £26,246 is classed as , rclinar;: revenue. In the year 1911 the ordinary revenue amounted to £24,298, and the receipts for 1912 thus an increase of nearly £2OOO, and is easilv the largest yearly- revenue that has hitherto been Ths expenditure stands at £26,635, a3 a«ainst £25,547 in 1911. an increase of aSout £IOBB. The sinking fund of the Board is shown at £41.339. an increase of £2217. and the shipping returns at the port for 1912 show that 403 vessels of 612,520 net tons entered, being an increase of 96 vessels and 64,426 net tons, as compared with the returns foff the preceding twelve months. The i»» crease in the number of vessels 111® been principally in small traders. Th® trade of the port as computed in tons has increased to 144.41S tons, which is 8787 tons in advance of the figures for 1911. Did you ever have a headache that simplv Wouldn't stop? Tried everything with no-tf»sn!t? But not Stearns Heatladie Cuvo. Try it next time. pO

j - B—Mumliiiiii—n———MiMiMi ii iiiimmron ' At Wellington to-day four■ burglary charges were laid against Constable Char!oh Alfi'-etl Hemmers. Ho nsrfmancled till "NVeilnestlay.. All the tni&sing property has been recovered. I \t 2 oO'tliis afternoon tho Eire Uri'gade received a on 11 fro in the corner o Fii/,r'cvnld Avenue and terry Konil. It .turned out to Up a false nW"> row « lino contact, caused, no douut, by the. high north-west wind. ■'« \t tlio Ashhurton Police Court, to■tlav John Purcbcll and Thomas Higgjns (alias M'Keown), charged with having stolen, from the house ol Alexander C'rnik. at Winslow, money and goods ' of the total value of £lO, were committed to the Supreme Court lor trial. 1 At Saltwater Creek this morning, nt half-past, two, Messrs . ■ aiul L. Jl'Million and It. Mathers dragged the xivor at the place where the limn? ibodies were found, but there were no traces of Robert I apson's body. I i=j .not likely the body will now be loui.cl -until it is up. ! Owing to tho uncertainty of the wea4her this morning the picnic t » : the "West Christchurch School ay a s po.st•poned till Tuesday next. Tbe weather ]?£.<, red rnpidly during the niorning, hut early notice had to ho o railway authorities, aud at tluUt ™ i ll Ls deemed risky to go on with tho picnic. The results of the matricnlatuM! exi a min at ions will.be issued by Torsitv Senate in a fortnight, sho\un„ iho result of each candidate 'subject: To those concidates al owe 'to complete an examination b > Uk, J" one subject only special instruction will , lje given, and the subject to be passed Uvilf be: distinctly indicated.

j, A record number of foreign or oter,seas vessels was handled in \\elhngten by tho 'pilot staff during the month ] eliding' l to-day. There weresi\ty-six vessels, with a total tonnage of 2<1.K00 handled"; this is 20,74* tons above .he ! figures for any previous month. liio 'business week was between -J" 11 ""* J' and January 25„ when twenty-he 'sels with an overseas tonnage 1-23,639, were dealt with, j The explanation of tho finding of-the ! ship's buoy and hatch on the A\ ' Coast,- and the buoy hearing the name r TJlimaroa and Laira. is « s P l1 ""? ~) Huddart-Parker purchased the Laii. ! for a hulk, and probably the barque s ! buoys were removed to the steamer. " ;Presumably the buoy and hatch be-, f longed to the TJlimaroa, and were washled overboard during the heavy weather in the Tnanian Sen- on the last vojage I from Sydney to Wellington. Tho New Zealand Poitlaud Cement. Company's sixteenth "annual report states that owing to increased expenditure, .due to the installation ot tlio new plauo. it has been decided to issue !another £SOOO worth of debentures. (The services of Mr H. B. Washington, | cement manufacturer, with vide'Ameri-1 can 'oxDorience," have been secured as j the works manager. . Tho directors are slot vn -a 'position to recommend a divi-1 flend.' but propose to add £IO2B to the , credit of profit and loss account, and it is proposed write off £BOO for depre-, ciation of.'plant and machinery, to add £IOO to the vessel insurance fund, and io carry forward £l2B. j