BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12404, 23 August 1918, Page 6

BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

fho colonial Press delegates to Britam visited the Clyde and inspected shipyards on Mednesday. At Auckland yesterday "William Edward Hart, aged fifteen, was committed tor trial on a charge of manslaughter, arising out of the death by gunshot of Leonard Buohanau .Clavanagh, aged twelve.

Ihe Education Conference last evening set up a committee to draw up proposals tor co-ordination between tho various stages of education; affirmed that the work ot training colleges should he extended, and approved the setting up of a. School of Education at Canterbury College. Hie "bus strike in London is nearin' l ' a settlement. 13

» _ Under cross-examination at Sydney, Scully v the witness upon whose evidence J-AV.W. leaders were convicted of arson, declared that all evidence he had given was true. Contrary statements alleged to he later made” by him were merely suggestions as to evidence that might be obtained.

At the annual meeting of St Paul’s Presbyterian Church last night, it was reported that church membership had increased by sixty during the year. The Rangiora Presbyterian Church at its annual meeting was reported to hare a membership of 135, tho same as last year.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Red Cross executive it was decided to dose the Prisoners of War Fund. Funds to hand to date total £10,558. South Canterbury defeated Otago by * to 2 in a representative hockev match at Timaru yesterday. The dealli by sickness of Private. J. C. "Woodham (Mrs E B. Ove-rcml, Heathcote Valley, sister) is reported.