LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1234, 26 January 1905, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, this day, SAVED BY A LIFEGUARD John Muxes, an eldeqy resident i Kybor P tss, owed his life to the tram lift guards to*da\\ Ho walked straight i front of a tramear while e voiding a cart i Queen-street. The oir was go ng at fairly rapid rato, and had travelled seven yards beforo it was stopped. The lift guard tJrtunat'ly aotad, Munce boin pushed along tho sheet, escaping wit 3 overo outs and bruises. EDUCATION BUILDING FUND. Tho remarks recently credited to th Ministor ot'Eduoation, deprecating the ad ministrat on by the Education Board of th building funds Tere a subject of common at the meeting of the Eduoaiion Bmrd i resolution protesting against the Minister' roimrks and complaining of the continuei dulay on the part of the Department ii answering the Board's requests for money for building purposes was rejected ii favour of au amendment that the Boart CJinmunicatc with the Minister asking ii the s'atemenls credited to him weri correct, TECHNICAL SCHOOL EXHIBITION An exhibition in connection with thi Toohnical School was opened by tht Governor, Lord Plunket dealt upon the laok of p.'oper acooinmodation for carrying on the work of the school, and strongl; urged that steps should be takei to secure any up-to-date buildin; for the city. His Excellency announced that a citizen who desired that bis num< should not be mentioned had offered t< giv.i .1-500 towards tho objeot it four otheri would cadi contribute a likj amount. BREACEES OF FAC I'OHY AOT Harry J, Edmiston, manager of the Auokland Sunday Siihool Union 800 l Dopot, was fined 40s and oostß to-day foi keeping assistant's longer than the usual time for closing on tho usual half-holiday Henry C, Choyce, manager at Milne ant Choyce's, was convicted in one out of r number of charges of employing dress makers after hours, and fined ifilOant costs,