NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

■ (By Telejraph.--Pre«i AagooltUoai' ; THE WOES OF-THE StJHaOIfICT. . HEAVY BOOKS AND, LONG DISTANCES, • • . ,v ChristchurcH, September 18. , At a. routing of. the: North Canterbury Ex*. f a A Union,. a resolution was' 010 -fshbwrten branch to the of; freo ecliool - books Sc? D _9P«tmc-nt had failed "to fulfil its pur-Si-.S. that tho. rnnt bo' %*• ™ ' : Y, as PO'pted out that" tho' child- , ren wore not aUowod.to .tako. the books home, ■ ?i™ Mr t ft' te y i othcr tookß for homo & stated that' tho unioA.: had SJ, f°[, freo school books, btrt .these wero to be uniform books; and.printed by ornmoat.Mr., Patchet . tho. should provide" all books to obviate to childrpn s health, through' having to rarrv heavy loads _of-books over long dfstahiass ■ jnd from ischool/'."After• further "discuS it' isLVfor Edtofc" 11 tt ° WBdt 1:0 1116 lrm " ' FLOURMILIERS' association, WHAT, ITS EXISTENCE DEPENDS ON.' ! > Chrlslehurch, i September 15. , a special, oxcmsivo meotitie of the #?*. Mrl° l l ? urmlU(!ra ' was held fowlay. Nothing further was docided re-' gaiding .the-future of the association,-but it'is ?Hll Llri r f?™M olat "? oso milk remaining in ' < together as; wheat- maintains ™/^ D f g w h$ proscn ' Prwes, for the simple Su'i^ a j-' cu ! E * Dn d®r, present'oonditiona, >'■ Si -bo-disastrous. It is pretty well nudeN" W'huig in the' natnre •< «LjJt P <« ne ln - 'wheat would complete ■ ™® wreck of .tho.'-associabon,- and that then-it' would. bo a.case of. every man for himself. . GREAT SCHEME SHELVED. ' THE CHEISTCHDECH CANAL. • Tim Tirffftifn ?. hrl fteHurch'i September TS. , ine..-Lyttelton Harbour-Board:, further dia tPn. i and minorily reports of the. Canal - Finance/Committee. ,An • amendS e ?t« it ? »dor)tion of tho majority report to the, effect ,ttu£a.special finance committor 1 be set. up.to:obtain awistance from a Welling. . W .Ancltknd accountoht: was nena- ' motion !lr' the adoption of the majority. report, I which ' I™ construction ofthe canal, : was agreed to by . ton votes to thrco. : This te°? r( £i?' PWity of.the board will'pro. " , TRADE PROSPECTS. "A PBOSPEROUS YEAB AHEAD OP US. - . .'• m, • ■: , . , Napier, September 15. _ lie annual meeting of tho Chamber of Commerce was held D 1 ■ A. Baxter, president, in concluding his-'adl dress, remarked "the , p.nwpect I for - our' - primary products being so satisfactory on the lvbole,, I think wo may fairly anhorpato a prosperous year ahead of us." This opinion is : based.on the facts that tho lambing,now in seems likely,"to prove a record one. • and that the growing dip,.of wool- will be far above the ; average both'. Ms regards condition and quantity. In spite of these views, h6'w-> ; ever, I consider it my duty to. utter a word-' of warning : agamit. owr-trading,. speculation.: and purchases of land at;fancy prices." HOME-COMING OF SIR JOSEPH WARD. , . Auckland, September 15. ; A well-attended public mooting,'convened by the, Mayor, .was held this , afternoon* for the" - • purpose ,of makiM arrangements for.&• public 1 welcome to Sir Joseph Ward .on his. arrival at . Auckland from England bn September SO. An- Executive Committee' .was appointed to' carry out_the matter. It was'decided to pro- : sent the Prime Minister with an illuminated address,, and, if possible, :to arrange for the . 1 volunteers.aid- cadets -to: turn bnt.- 'It also suarested that, .'f the time, of arrival ol t'Jp Challenger is suitable, the citizens boi in- 1 vited by the Mayor to observe a hnlNiolidav. ; i ' CANTEENS. J ' Tlntarn, September 15: W.C/T.TJ. Convention to-day passod thii motion. .That this: meeting-, of derogates-as-sembled in convention deeply, regrets-that tho - canteen is not yet removea. from pur volunteer oncampmente,'.and-nrgos 'the'taimg: of immo- • • nato steps to abolish a monaco to the. moral well-being of our yonng men." ■ , ' ~ MARKSMEN FOR OVERSEA. : Tk« tii . ■ Duncdln, September 15. Z ? havo boon eelnctal to reprv sent Otego and bouthland, at the New" South' • ! ' Uo Dewar. Oamaru; uirporal Munro, Mnrihiku-Sergeant Clyde, •< aijmn j _ Sergeant Bradley, North Guards 0 ' SwßKint Mills, Dunodin Citj