NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 594, 24 August 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Telcgraph.-l'rcss AanoclttUon.l .',." '■,■■.'■■ .~-.r—. —».',,'... —•-' -.■■.;- ; . .'■'■■ .'■ EDUCATION. REFORMS. ' :,, ' j GRADING AND PROMOTION. -.•'_•'■.'.,': , _ _ \ Auckland, August 23, : , The Hon: Geo. Fowlds, Minister for -Edix ' cation, was- bo-day interviewed in' regard to "','■■'• tho Auckland Education Board's new scheme of grading and promoting- ■ teachers, first taking into consideration efficiency ' as. ateacher,, secondly length of service,, and .■■ thirdly, scholastics attainments. '■'. :,';, ,! "I am ; not 'familiar,; with.-the;' details of the' scheme,".'.ho. said, "but. it'se'em's-'to' nia that the ; Auckland Bthicatiori Board-isjwork-ing, on right linos;- It is iii' accordance 'with what wo anticipated the; Education .Board' would do when the new Act camo into, force. Toacborshavo been asking for such a scheme to be; applied to tlio. whole Dominion, but it would not have boon possible to have .done that taking, from-" ; ;the'board', " tho ■ position of control \ovor the teaching staffs, wnich it is.essential that they should have for the sucoes;s,'of .the 'whole, system. If the Education Board generally will adopt '■'••- the same systomjand also institute a, Bystem making. reasonable", provision for the interchange, of teachers,^between tho educational districts as >vell,,- teachers will have got;what they havelongibeen wanting,"and ' the of control, and/,suncrvision. will .: ; still- remain- with- the., boards." ;'• A RAILWAY INQUIRY. v v ;; v / A'Chrlstch'uroh,-August 23. A 'Departmental inquiry into Saturday. > night's railway collision is to be-held at Kaiapoi to-morrow; It is currently reported '■"'•'■ : -. that the points were not opened, for. an ap r . , proachmg train-in such a way as to admit' ~; it,;'and that a shunter named G. Bruyere is prepared to make a statement exactly as to what happened that will clear up the whole ;■'. r question as to how the'accident occurred. ' ' , .'•' .AUSTRALIAN COINAGE. , , .X-.': " r \..:'.' '■' i'Walroi; August; 23. Minister has received tha ■ following message from 1 Mr. Deakin,' Mol-7-bourne:—' 'Have arranged with the British Mint to coin j for us at present, but purpose to the wofk'hefe as'soon as convenient. will bo glad to'consider'any suggestions you propose to make.'?;. . •'•■"' ' -«■ ■'. A CHAMPION SPRINTER: - -Invercarglll, August 23- ...-.',' A.'B. Postle, the world's champion-sprii*. tor,,who is now,competing with''great success in' England, has advised Mr." Woods,.president or the Athletic Union, that he will -ar-, -7 rive- in Zealand in November, and cornpete at the,principal sports meetings'through, out'• the Dominion, leaving New ; Zealand', ir : April next.. ■■•'{:,.■.: ;.■'.,..' ~.■. 77- , -.' i ",_.-; ;,-, ~ ; THE KUBELIK ' LITICATION.' ! ; : .!' : -< v: , ' ;,, Dunodln, August 29.'. V ! ;Tho case Gorlitz y. Kubehk, ( in which :.' £3000, damages isclaimed, for J breach', 'of agreement to appoint plaihtiff manager'for'. defendant during his Australasian', tour,'' to ' called oil in the Supremo 'Gourt this morn- ' ; ing.- The'case was ordered to.stand over,. .V. with,a view : to;a private-settlement. ■;...' : ,i;'' .'.-.. >.! THAT CHALLENtiIE TO 'i-v ,'',-: 7 ".Auckland,', August 23;;''' • ,' The two .ohebues for £200 each,' lodged - with-the "Sfors",sporting editor, for -a match '.between 'Burns" and;Lees,',wcre' with-' drawn, this morning,', as, the Northern Boxing Association.' is willing; to! ma'tch,' .the ■:' pair* arid side wagers are ..not;allowed : by 'aw.'

; SUPPER-ROOMS-AND LIQUOR. > ■■■■':■ :'; ■ 'Dunedln,;" August .'■• William : Charles :• Rutledge,'•■' who ; keeps supper-rooms in the city, was fined _£10 and costs Holice.Court this morning on-a charge of"'sollihg:^; intoxicating 1 ;liquor; withiout a license. '..';■■ ;C V :V.; ,- :. ' '■' -". ' ' "