DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 3

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

SOMK EDUCATION MATTERS. . (By Tolegraph.—Special,Correspondent.* . Wanganui, July 29. In connection, with' the bushfelling scbomo at ,'llangitatau',''.near!-.W'aitotar.a, ;it i' is, re-' ported in tliis , district, th:tt. the Goyeruinent intends to put on a hundred men; to road .and so, .givo' access to when the bush is cleared.- . Lieutpnant Cunningham',' of the. Wanganui Guards, : who has been promoted to the captaincy of the' -Wanganui Rifles,' was .'entertained; \by ; -his old comrades- at' a- smoke concc-rt last- night.- Sergeant Cos, of- the Wa-" nganui; ltißes/lias succwkled'him as" subaltern in the Guards. ■" - ]. ■- j':. A successful sale of-collcgo leases was'held' here yesterday j the sections in every case realising satisfactory-prices.' ; A/point of ■ interest cropped up yesterday •at the Police : Court .in 1 the trial 'of' a man on.. a • cfa[irge of/ iU-tr'eatih'g' sheep.'/ 'Counsel tor the defence contended . .that under Section/of the Police Offences Act, the-defend-ant-was/liable,/on- convibtion by tho Magistrate, to six /months,and, ' therefore,, entitled- to'trial -by' jury,;'.-whereas, under the main section> the limit 'is two months, whioh does' not allow of.'.trial/by'-jury. ' The Bench upheld ;tho .contention, - and dismissed ' the case,' without prejudice/ A • fresh information has/heen.laid, ; ; ■ Ond of ; the Education Board's inspector's .calls/ •a^njiion--'t6'rth;e;/'fMt.''.tbat > ;iii..;.iDaiiy. Schools of .the district, ■■ even - in• the. upper .cla,3.se.s,-, ; ..thero., .is. ; a- largo,- -/proportion' of: scholars,without ;bpoks. ■ J-Ie .cannot say if. this..' is ,/the outcome of - t-hb/ , Government's distribution . of free jb : oolif> or' not,' .but- says tliC result, cannot fail to bs disastrous. " . ; ;. A of" headmasters' of - District High Schools in this district'. will' shortly be ,h'eld to jliscu'ss—(a)..the suitability-,'.of secondary ,'test - books'; .'(b) :thfc; proposed agricultural side to Disti ict , High .Schools;! (c) the question, of,free hooks.'-- , '•

ThelEcluca'tion'Board's, instructor,s 'in technicaltraining report,, a' . satisfactory , attend-ance'-and. good work .at the/various';technical schools !ahd-.classes' throughout -the:district, j ..-'ln connection 1 with tlio. visit .of"'Australian cricketers':, to', New, ; Zealand, ./'an /'effort -/wil] l>e/;inado ..to secure. a . visit ; tc -. Wahganuij /iri spite of,thb 'fact'.'that.'it'..was'at/first.decided not -itOj them/ A meetißg' to: that end' will .be he|d;on -Friday..night.'.';.;, ', • A. Correspondent-in one'of, the ,local, papers, refeniing to 'what 'he calls tHo, "apnalJing 'number -. o'f./oper'atibn3 /in ' Wanganui,; ,-aslcsif ,'something cannot' bo' .done'.to -influence ffiedic'armen' tb uso the knifri/'less frequently. ;; The/W'ring'arjui : A'gnculturai. Association' lias dccidpd /to , the": poultry,' section' of ;'th'e show, ' aiM -subs-tituto/a -'wool/exhibit.; iTl]e/ ; sho.w.:.of. of rccoht. years' h'as ; ;very : poor,- ' and aliV ill'/ be-, made', to secure one .more worthy of/a -districit/"an}ong jwhosa'priniary/industries'fr'ool-grbwing 'lobfflslargely. ...J- - /..O- -~./ ; ..The'Chief Inspector ;6f.' Schools .draws.'"attcntion. to thG::uii.satisfar;tory naturo' of much \of - or" ; v jfhjsicalv: -Hraining . in' ;schools,-t .saying- that,-.in/m'an'y. 'of '.them ; it "'iff jbarely ' worth recognition./ Dealing/with the .inatter,' the/Education"',B.oa'rdienclorsod -, tho' jinsjw^^svstrtcitnves, 4 - \siiii;-' irithp'ut-'innch; jhope. 'of ' rousing :-tbe Kducation/ De-partnic-nt' ,fr.om, its. slumbers, decided/to' iraw its attention to the.matter.'. : -. ■!.- ;. " v

' ii-', - V,., : - . July' 80. '- •• /In'.addition ~to its, other, annual fixturcs : ■for Keeping '.tho so'ns 'o'f;/avld Scotia together ■tho .Caledonian Society-,: has' ;cided, to lwld.: an annual: banquet.'" The -first :has,.been T.-'Mackenzie'-has,' promised 40/bepresent' and'the. Hon, J.,Carroll, ijif his duties will; permit ■'of;his i abse'ncQ..froni Wellington.,' . A- co-operative house-buying and provident ;association,; a .new, building ,'society, .oil'■, ■a' plan . which .has'.proved.'/very . successful ih : iAustralia,; was recently started'-l^ere.'/'At ,tho; jnieatihgrheld last,;night. it wns : . reportbd' that ,180 /shares ; had; been . .taken up, which is .regarded- as satisfactory. .Five directoi's wcrc jplected/'.ftnd operations;'will-start as .'soon as--possible.- ; . . /,' ;. ,; . i ,■ -Thfi:'Wsult^of ( ...aii7'inquiiy;i.pyi j the Hockey,. !A'ssociatioii 'infb '"tfi'e ' : behavibuY' : o'f/ a; girls'; j hockey.; teanj on'a ( recent -Saturday;.'- .places! ■thef /bla'rhe ; ~qh' sonie .spedtatpr'sit.whb; are : 'to ; j . a S a .inst, K the' .repetition, '.oftheir' iconduct; *..' The'. association decided'; that/ it' was; .unable to -accept, the 'invitation' for-.hoc- 1 , i, key - representative's, to/visit'' Blenheim / ; -/At!- the meeting .of .tlio -.Wa-', nganui . Co-OMrative/,Society.'-.the .chairman. ■ congrajtulated'members on •'tKaisiiccess' of--its .operations and- the interest ■ shown 'by'.thein ill-' the society's welfare. - ' /The annual re- , : port! stated, that; tho-last -half-year had. shown ' a . big increase in-business, /twp bakehouses, and fiye carts being necessary to' supply the 1 •; domaiid. The ' first', •year./'resultisd ~iri the ' loss of a few pounds', but, .the assets, amply ' :c6v;ered'the liabilities, and the deficit was os.pected to-be made upyin t a;month's .time'/ The , total -sales , for ;the last half-year . had :been £2300, and it-was expected soon to ex-, to'nd ,the : society's business fe cover the 'selling ■ of, tea, :butter, and perhaps' meat. : ■. The ; loss' had .been duo; to the high price of flour. . and -the initial difficulty of; working up the but'-they- 'had" kept down' the price' of. bread, and ,thereby effected a. considerable saving. to shareholders: and .customers.' ':Mr.' ¥). ,O. ..-Snow! was clcctod'president foi ; / ? the ensuing 'year.- A considerable number of new shares !;:were' taken, up - at the close of "the . meeting. ;. , ..; •,;■ ■At;., tho annual < meeting- ofi the, Public Museum - subscribers'; the' annual; report showed ■ that-y the-;' financial', position' was isfactory.'.only .£loo'of- debt remaining,; while ■ the- irearrangemeiit,-.arid,'' classification of. exhibits brought about a decided improremerit/ In the. latter/matter-, tho services of Mr- G' R. Marriiior, curator, .wore specially referred to. The' balance-shoot showed a credit'of £si,on tho year.Dr. Hatherly was elected presidents '■ '•