NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

, (By.TelcEraDh.rJ'ress A«socl»Uon.) '"• j■■ ■'.~ — : —*~— '~r~r'.. '■ '■ ■•''. | "AN, INVIDIOUS POSITION.". AND THEIR DUTIES.; Auckland, September. 20. At the Onohunga- Magistrate's Court this morning, Mr..H. W; Northcroft'gave judgment in the case, Police v. T. Cpldiout,; a , tram ' conductor, who had been'charged; with thai, by negligence, he did endanger the. lifo of Mrs, Louisa Rushbrook. .Mr; 'Northcroft/said-that; the-tramway company'placed their conductors;' in:an invidious position'by allowing people to. get:on and off cars at both'ends. It was itu-' possible for a conductor at all times to get to' the'rear of a car, and, when it was full with/ passengers standing, ho could not always seo 4 through the car. It would further• facilitate: the work'of the conductors if thoj tramway company made it compulsory, for passengers alight at oho end, and get on at the other.' Defondant would be'fincd ss.', and costs £1 19s;Gd. The : fine' had been • made as. light as pos'' sible, as "this was, the first case of'its kind 1 - brought before tho Court. . TEACHERS' FREE PASSES.' . September 20.It is anticipated'that-the decision to dis* continue issuing free passes, on railways- to teachers attending classes in town'will materially , afie'et the attendance' at; and.-.,. capitation earned by the classes at the schools/of art and at Canterbury College. On Saturday .the new term began of one of. the classes at the of Art, and several country' teachers who desired to continue their studies asked.that they [ might be; permitted to do so conditional upon r the Government altering its decision with regard to free passes, as a result of a pctitiohoa the subject. Some. difficulty has been experienced in meeting the .views of tcaohersy as' tho authorities were doubtful .whether, it was worth While to collect from them at the end of three or four weeks the comparatively small ; sum for that period as- compared \tith tho total fee for the whole \ term'. At;one,of the School of Art' classes last yoar.no fewer than GB. country school teachers attended, anil it it considered" almost'certain that "a' large pro-', portion, of these will cease 'attendance if ;free railway passes are not issued,.because.in soma instances their railway fares, would cquaHhTe* .times the amount 'of the fee payable. •

PROPOSED -INDUSTRIAL SETTLEMENT.. Cbristchuroh, S«ptoir4>ef 20! Canterbuxy Trades and Labour/Council on Saturday,night derided to,support the following, remit at the annual; conference of councils:—"That the Government establish, an industrial settlement, in Canterbury,- tlie; settlement to comprise an area of- not..less -thin, '60,000 acres; the -following'industries to bo established in the settlement:—Agricultural and pastoral, dairy, bee and/ponltry'Tanning, fruitgrowing, flour and Woollen mills, tannery, boot factory, bakery,., and' clothing factory, etc.; all products from the settlement to.be manufactured', into .the finished article /'and . sold direct to tho public ,from/depots to be established in' Christchurch. and otier centres" of population.in Canterbury.-"'.'.. •:-. -',

ALLEG ED ASSAULT';'ON A CONSTABLE; ' ',''• ,' Auckland, September 20J; At. the Police Court to-day. a man named Bertram Sylvado was charged'with assaulting Constable Dunn *in the execution of his duty, thereby causing him! actual bodily harm.. It was stated in, evidence that' Constable .Dunn was/so seriously hurt that .he could not appear, and accusedwa's remanded,' : for a week, being admitted to bail.in one surety.of

"ROUGH ON THE LAMBS."/ ';j /l-Fetldlnfl^'SeptemWa), • Very heary rain'fell duftng tie last three days, the rivers' and streams rising.' •, No dam> age .has/been, reported" so far, though-the.rain 'lias-been/.rough. on/lambs. ;-';,-;. ')■:■ ;'■ , ■ ■■■.■.■.'•-•NEWS'. IN/BRIEF.- ';■ ' '.'■-'' V '.■.-' •';■:■ '- ! N-Fellding, September: 20; ' Edward John Lewer was before, theCqprt this morning charged with-a"; serious'offence. Hewas remanded till ; Thursday. /■',. «. '.

Christchurch, September .20. . ' The • Christchurch City Council to-night re? soindgd, previous; decision allowing band fie</gTyen v on'..Sh'ndays; '..,':. '..' .'„'.