NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 854, 28 June 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IBy TeleeraDb-Pie'ss Association.! ■ « _. BOYS CHARGED WITH THEFT. A FULL CONFESSION. Ounedin, June 27, . . At the City Police Court to-day two lads, fifteen and a half years of age, named Joseph Sutherland and Edward Michael Wood, had to" ; apP? ar to answer five separate, charges' or breaking and entering and i theft Tho ovidence was to the effect that ' ' they had stolen book, shoes, tobacco, pipes, cigars, cigarettes, shawls, ties, and a dynamo from various warehouses, and had disposed of the majority of these articles ,, to a. second-hand dealer named Corley, brother-in-law of Sutherland. A full confession" was made by tho b'oys to the police, and Corley was accordingly charged with-knowingly receiving stolen •goods. Both , boys gave evidence that they, had told Corley exactly how they had got the goods, and Detectives "Thomson and. Hunt deposed to finding certain of tho stolen property in his possession. Corley , pleaded, not guilty, and was committed' for trial. The boys pleaded guilty, and were committed to the Supreme Court for , sentence. ■ ■■'.■.' • SUBSTITUTE FOR RUBBER; ■"■- AN-ASHBUETON DISCOVEEY."~ Christchurch, Jnne 27. ' Mr. George.Metcalfe, an Ashburton resident, .claims to have discovered an. efficient .substitute for rubber fox bicycle and motor..tyxes. Tho substitute is eaid' to be much more enduring .than l Tubber, and can be. produced at a greatly de- •' i creased cost! ...Mt. Metcalf.-will.be leav-'. , ing for London in the course of a few weeks to bring the process, before the' notice of capitalists there. '."''>■-. EDUCATION BOARDS. CONFERENCE DATES FIXED. '-i Feilding, June 27. 'As ten Education Boards out of thirteen have agreed to a conference of boards proposed to be held in. Wellington,- the ' Wangajmi Board-has decided. to,fix the - "dates for August 22 and 23.. -Two. delegates and an official from each board, are being invited to attend. ,■: '~■-.'■ ' ' '■"■■', ■ l ' DUNEDIN TECHNICAL SCHOOL . Dunedin, June 27.*-' A special meeting, of managers of the:' Technical School was held to-night, to' consider tho question of raising, ,£5000,.. tho sum necessary to obtain a Govern- ■■' ment grant which would enable the board to erect a new building on a site in , x ; Stuart Street. .It was decided to' ap-,' public and private bodies,' pro-, minent citizens, and the public generally : in tho city and country districts, which derive benefit from the Technical School. CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC Christchurch, June 27. At a meeting of the Canterbury. Col- • lege Board of Governors to-day a special, committee presented a report -on the pro-posed. establishment of a conservatoriuni of music in New, Zealand. Tie committee . recommended that it was highly desirable in'the interests of musical education that a conservatorium of. music ■ should •be established at Christchurch, and that five courses of study should be undertaken;-\a) pianoforte,-(b) .'. violin-and other stringed ' (c) singing and voice production, (d) theory of music, and-(e) organ. The estimated total expense for the first .yeal was .£I6OO. - It was suggested that the fees should be J25 for the first year,..£22 .' 10s. for the second year,' and .£2O for ths third year. The report was referred to the Finance Committee. -.. ... . : FISHING 1 LAUNCH BURNT. Timaru, June 27. The steam fishing launch EaOra, the property, of Charles Watson,' fisherman,. ■'■'• and E.. J,. Smith, caught fire in the har-' bour- last.,. night, was almost, cord-.. , p'letely : 'destroyea. "The vessel was'valuecV . at about £600, and was insured in the Alliance: for .£225 for a total loss. - : ■.-■-.- HENRY-POTTS MISSION. " T '~ ■■ Dunedin, Jnne 27.r The Henry-Potts mission opened in the. Garrison Hall on Sunday when the afternoon and evening attendances were large. This evening, notwithstanding wet wear, ther, there was a • very large audience";;Dr. Henry delivered a rousing sermon, with marked effect. Mr.'Potts's singing "*"-. and Mrs. Potts's playing were generally,- \ admired. . ' " "