NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 529, 9 June 1909, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(>r TBCiußtFß—raxaa . uaocunos.i .... RELICIOUB TEACHING IN STATE SCHOOLS. DISCUSSED BY CHfIIBTCHimCH PRESBYTERY. . ChrlstohuroJi, Jn»> 8. ' The question of religious teaching in: State schools wm discussed shortly at a meeting of thoChristcburch Prosbytory to-day. The' Moderator (the Rev. J. Mackawao). said that, tho committee 4 appointed to doni with _ tho matter had, with representatives of other denominations, approached tho Edu. cation Board, and the decision of the board would, ho supposed, bo given shortly. ~ A mentor of the Presbytery asked whether the public wore taking'any interest in tho matter. .

The Rev. Mr. Murky Baid that at the last annual mooting of Sydenham householders a motion in favour of religious teaching in Sn° „ oola woa ca rried unanhnoU&fo, ■flio Ror. Mr, Francis said that a similar motion had boon passed at Dust, Mr. J, _Luiie said that religious teouhinz was-already being given in Ashburton school He thought himself that a tactical blunder had boon committed ill approaching die Education' Board. • . .

■Mr. Murray said it had been laid dowa trr tho Supremo Court that the matter was one mu n? l ucatlon ® oar( J to deal with. . lhe Moderator asked whether it had boon . decided at any mooting of householders that'' it waa, not desirable to have religious teaohwg in tho school, ; and he was informed that as far as members present haoTv no such no* tion bad been carried. • v

MR. WRACQE'S STORMS.

"TAYLOR" IS COMING. „ _ Clirlstohurch, Juno 8. . Clement Wragge states that Christ. \ church IB lucky m-baying escaped tlie fiovero '^ 1 l/ q S a l ;- a {; tac ' lirlg ' to tho disturbance, . Buddo, which 13 now passing off. 1 Tlia 1 rcccnt boisterous weather at Wellington, and tho torrential local nuns and snow hi parts of tho Middle Island, aro instances,-many-others, of tho passage of JL n< %; About the middlo. of Juno will come tho disturbance "Ngata," and ho will bs followed by "Taylor," fn full blast, before tho monJioiroires. Regarding tho groat snow-' storm already reported, it should bo noted that tho earthquakes, anticipated in oonnoo " won, with it, havo duly occurred in centra! America, Messina, and at Fur- 1 tlicr seismic action is not unlikely, and all' v interested should watch cablegrams.

i AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD. < a,. 4 , . Auckland, Juno 8. of tho Auckland Haibour Board, tho .chairman (tho Hon; E,. Mitchelson) submitted. tho statement of accounts and returns for tho year ending December 31, I<JO3. The total m general account, for 1903,; including Lanw , Aii nv7° i! )rOV M Us i car and refunds, was. ?ini 7?o ro mif Ilefc revenue being' £101,719.19 a. 4d. The not revenue for 1907, ' dflhlnfiT 0 ° n °L accrue<l interest oa debentures, sold, was £93,718 Bs. 6d.- Them to M £Bool lT"'ir£i l Wg °i . iß , cr ? aso ' (amounting to £8001 10s 10d.), which justified tho expectation that the average 'lnoreaso for the past several years . would' Ixs maintained dur- ' mg the next few years: Tho profit upon tho ™ s transactions amounted to £26,351 18s. ■ M., tho , addition of tho previous' year's 6d.; of £46,4( < 7s. Id. Aftor writing off dopreoia- "• tion to tho amouut of £25,095 2s. 4d. tha £21 3S2lT9d'* ?v° unt Ri t/x,dbj as. 9d. Tho additions to oanitni value during 1908. amounted to £140,012 17s. 4d., tho net va ue of tho property of : the' .December, 3l last being £1,240,<149

train, travellers, and cards. Af tW HAf n ® ilr| ' tot!uroll , Juwo 3, Jl T A 1 Strict Ballon WOT ° charged with conspiring to defraud Henry TJru (a Maori) of fIS l.» moans of the thre©<ard trick. 1W allowed offence took place in a train hotween Koinpoi and Chnstchurch. After , hearinc evident both accused, who had pleaded not guilt?' were '.committed for trial, . Bail was aIS in sureties.of £100'; each. al '0«oa

• AGRICULTURAL INSTRyOTOR. .''mL VA 1 4 'Tlniaru, Juno 8. the Mucation Boaxd to-day took a definite «gard.to the agricultural instructor, resolving to offer tho post to Dr.-HilLrendorf - f • es °> a , fc £400 a - Yoarboard fcols safer m undertaking this with now capitation regulation for tho purand so; oral local bodies promise subPORT OF OAMARU. ~ The Barbour Board, to-d^dm'dd^to 8 * ?»£th«°l ? of . Mr ' J ' for dredg<iiig tho harbour, at a cost of £-10,833 Cs. 8d oil lines ot tbo sclienio formulated by Mr W* n'r t n?"' a ? f d favourably reported on'by n-orl- tM. n> m! 1 , CR ' rr - vin f; out tho . irarK. tho Progress will be utilised/as * stationary dredge. ;. - : . ■ ~ ■° " x THE CLOTHING - TRADE, , : vi,„Y-i •• ' Juno-V depute before'tho : yonciimtion Commissioner, Mr. Tristrs. to.' day.. Clause 19, safeguarding tailor-mado firm. M i a S?!f/fMtorv-inade, aiW. aiming at rtr » advertising made to mea'Sufo suite for ' p 0 £, m f u ?® '"stead of "roady-inado," wai roferred to the Arbitration Court. • ■

HALF-HOLIDAY FOR SURFACEMEN, ' . V ' , ; W«stport, Juno' 8/ : W. J?W- 2 of tko Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants is agitating f or tj%firant of a lialf,holiday for surfacemen, • JJio. movement is reooivuig very, general sunRfc^fsetarrt SSt'Z sx,'!""""" l,ta %

THE QAME OF "BANKER." I. i, o ", r r , ■'Clirlstchtirclii June . At tho S.M, Court to-day, livo younr mcn , were each, fined 10s. and ordered to pay oosta for having been found-playing "banker" on ' ; SjSarn y rWW ° f ■ 1 I>uWio plao ° in

BETTER ABATTOIRS'. 1 , v . Duncd: "i June 8. In.srxxjtor Suowball is to bo grants si* months , leavel ; of abscnce to visit America, •' Uritam, ami tho "before tho city corporation makes improvements which tho Uovernnicnt insists 011 being carried out at the abattoirs., . SALVATION ARMY BOYS' HOME. . ' Eltiiam, Juno 8. The memorial stone of the Hoys' Homo, being_erected by Envoy Jenkins 05 a gift to film , nt ' ? °f about £4000, was laid yesterday by tho Jlavor of iMtliam. ' MEASLES. , . ~ . , , Tlmaru, June 8. An opidwmo of moaelcs is retwrtod +0' havo occurred at the 'lWani South" infant room. Ti is school escaped wh»n i.h o other trough schools were affected a ic\y months ago. SUICIDE. " V ■ ,v Dunoiiin, Juno 8. • ! Ennco Pwawlij; a well-known Mneetown ~ miner, who had been in bad health, committea BUiCldo at Arrowfcown yesterday. Deceased who. was. an Italian, and much re- • spected, had no relatives in Now Zealand. ALARMS OF FIRE. ' '' . , Ohrlstchuroh, June s. No fewer than four alarms of firo were given last night, between 11 o'clock ard 1 J* „, ono , . w ? s " false alarm, and the only one at which any damage was dono was 'i an outbreak at a house in George Street, whore, howqvor, the damage was onlv slight, and was principally canßcS by water.