NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1472, 21 June 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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"JR AIN, MO R E ■ TEAC H E RS,"

: ;it~i^''HX£'<'&/■:< Dunedin,. Juiso; : 2o.'*::! ;ftThi>'|Education Board this 1 ' nier-ning' rbi;-. ! board, is in' completed ;accordv,withJ tho; Southland. Board as".to■s ithoi pressing need for the Adaption of some :■: ieljeotivo; means'-'o'f.' removing the: existing 1' ; scarcity; of, fully-qualified.teachers, .iu'.oiv;.; ;';(lfci;;,tiiat- the eflicienoy''of 'country schools?) "mayi; be: maintained 1 and; improved; l : l)iit, ; ;jj ■while, freely;admitting that tiie suggestion;; ynnde--to. that end. is worthv of.coiibidern-':' ■t!pn,;,the;.l)6ard isoE the'opinion that the :. >,rcquireinciits ! of tbc'V'ca'se".'could- be' better' :.met'bj- making- provision: for the' training ofalargeruiumbcr oiV'teachcrs within the '■ '.Dominion*, until.such time as the presents ;oeiuand.;:is:met,: : The board believes tho '■$ '.ultimate result; of,(lie'.pursuance' of..such- I ! a/course; would prove:. more- satisfactory,''":?: : inasnfucfi as' teachers;would bo specially:M meet,-the: exigencies of the 'nii'niouj'^'^/iV.'-a^S^.tviy. ..*.<■ ;■/...-■ :.::■:#>. 4;i

':■ ',,'!f;%ELEcfß LlGHTlNG? *'{%ss£ ' ft/^ift'Ss-A'^''.;l;':-;;Thames,- Juna iop'A'"&< : :;;TlibinniaicipaU>elcctrio>lighting i;taken .ito-day,•■■resulted, in- a' big■-majority/- "■■-■■' ;-in:faybur;:of?t!ib;'schemei, the.voting being;,'v.*'-, .The proposal.inr'i K; !ivolycs;an'ejtpe!ulilure 0f v .£H,000...f,f?. v:% ;: :'¥;; .'" .■■ , r- : m;AfFATAu'FALL;:^''': : ' :^^-'::--; ;^ .-...i':, 5 :,/;&ft:: Ncw, ; Plymouth,' Juno i] The^hodyJJofc'sMr;::!?^A.'.Gray,- Govern>"{; :: left home yesterday,;."..;;'/ ■i'morning-ifor' a^Avalk''and. did not return,--';?." Jhasjbecnfdiscovered:op:P.iritntu, Appar-'",;. ; iJ : . entSy-h'pifcll: from the;top on!"£;;" lP^:saQl(J , yX-:. /l i^'of(^^^i ! i. : 'i i rZ; \':■ : ,S'.'s'#':&. k- : **<T% H°M E : , FOR-.AN IMALs'^''" 3? : '"* 'v?; ■ '-.Chrtstchurch,.-. June-' ; 2C-jvi'rt?.' i.-,'-;-Tlie.-'.- home'.; for/ animals,, erected by t:he ■ ~■;'.'.).;; ■Canterbury,branch of theVSocicty for tho..£- ! 4 : <! .-.Prevention.of Cruelty to Animals was for-x''':'?;.-■■.mallv- opened this afternoon.-,' Tho home'..;S*! ■ is!desisned for;the aoeommcJation of pay-".--' Vi ;ing'- patients', ;'as'; well as teiii3Mrarily. lost' '~■ \> or,- ill-treated animals such as dogs, cab, ;{"'ZU '■'ai'id.-.so.oii'.s-.'lt will btt a. hospital. ateo, '■' /;■;": ; where siirgicaV cases can Ik dealt with iui\, r =si?'v :'der,?:up-to-2nto conditrons.., : ,,'ft.V:..' i .■' ,'j-;^;' [:..;Bi;GnSSIIESVSMALL INTEREST. ; . ; -§t ;':;;'¥¥%/-*■' ■■■. Invercargill, June 20. ■ ..'.-;#; ; j.i-iThe poll to-day on a proposal to borrow -I'.'f .''■s,: VjEIS.OOO for. the completion of electric;;;.;. -' ''tramways, and .£IO,OOO for installation ofr -~.;-. 'power,;'and light plant elicited small- in-5 ; :i tcresl.-. Both proposals ivero carried. ■..,.':.■;[',,'.'■', AND TRAM CONTROL^fe^ ?!£*■''.■'"'"' Christchurch," Juno 20./ ; ;„-^Jv: for the Tramway'BoardJ;';'.:;.-, ■ elections closed at noon. <; The ■ party is contesting all the "seats.: 1 \. ' ■■■iH'^>-{ . .There are fourteen candidates'for four f}'?j..-, seats. in, the Central AVard ; and two qrj-jjr:''../ .three forfeach of the other scats.' ' : '' : .;';''C;',''. ; ,', gase.v-'; : f^>: t ■■ : '-': ;; 'y:o";.; ; >'' f^2? ' Palmerston, Jun©'2o; ; The flaxmill'-- refuse case, Pearce v, ; ?":;rif .Stailii and Seifert, finished to-day afterY* f;**; ..four, days'-hearing. The Chief "(Sir Robert, Stout) reserved judgment to. •■;.'.??; ;Wclliugton.':';"'"■'■. ■ ,'■ ■ ' .'*■■ ■;. .-^'S

UNEMPLOYEDi : ''",'Vi;iS ;v;•■ 4*" ■-,'■''} Grsymoutli,' Juuo 20. : ->v;K' ■ : 'S'A meeting ; of the Grcymouth watersido : ;';V ■workers decided on a.levy for. the relief-.';:;,?:; of the wives and .-fomilies of. tha unem--'"' I '' ployed' at Ecefton. '"■ Single men will pay;; '■ 25. : : a ,woek, and married men Is. v.' :: -'::.fe'i «!!\ PALMERSTON TRAM POUL.;ig||: i:yVi'.:*:':+::i:::""/ : Pafmerston.'Jiine. iT^'Ratcpaycra''to»day carried by 722 tb.i'.S?;."' /(majority.267). a pell for a loan of 1:60,000/' .- hlo.install electric tramways'in Palmerstbii- : North, ..on the overhead trolly r.yst«in.].s;/ gS; ORGUA POLLUTION $Ws'':- /?: ■■*■ Palmarston, JuncislC .■■ /:'i.The.'flax'-,r«fiise ease, Ptareo v. .Smith.; ':and■ Siefert, in" which plaintiff (oiv behalf '" jof'.various farmers) sued the flaxmilkn's;.. . fpr putting refuse into/tho'l:;.:;: 'Oroual!iver,''was continued to'-day before-.-;., Uhe/Chief-Justice , (Sir Jlobcrtr'.-f Stont);.-i-. ■•:■;■ ■I'laiutiff's"case:was finished,,and ; Sir'.John':-'-.■ ■■'Findlay"'addressed'-(he Conrt//-WitiiessM ~,;, tfor' tlic'defnnce.included Trofcssor Easteiv: ■' - ; .-'field and:S Dr. 1 ' Macl/wrm J ; ((j!ovcrniiicnb' .-■■ 'ahalyst);;;rind:Mr; Broad.. v . fouciHtiou*ease/ 1 will coii€hide.-:to';inorvow;' v-^Ma:; point- in' divorceS;?:?;.;;,^..,. A:-vfeSS/S *:■':?'■ * Duhcdin,..lune v 19;:.. ijj: Jfr,^ l justice"'Williams save.;.,.judgment'. > ■this/- morning in the divorce .suitft-Jtar-'garet Klizabfth. M'Donaldv. Johu'.'.Wik son M'Donald. on the ground of.'deser--. v, ; : .tion.j. When this matter came before.tlw-;' ih '. ; .. Court last week his Honour raised■ thi?/:';' 'question whether the' separation order did;/'; • 'not-prevent the desertion from being.coii-i;'.;/ tinuous. ..The order ' provided''that" tlio ; ?;.gi wife was not bound- to cohabit with Uio/. : r:V.: 'lmsbnnd, and that he could not convpetg.y.:. hor to .do so. ■■ In 'could tho lutWjand be' liokr.fo /have. de-..r; :: !. ported the wife during: the currency; ofj/v ;the ordorß . .' ■■'■'■ i; - ;v '-i/>'"■// ,'": ; ' f ■'*■//■■

~Miv Boilforcl. counsel-' for?-jpetitioner, ifoiuitTout' that the point is .settled by .'Section 18 (sub-Section 5)-and Section 20 'of- the Destitute 'Persons Act* of-"« 1910., Thoses-'scction* .were, introduced' specially to givo; relief-in such casos.'as. the-, pre-, eent?' : - : yi'-.' . & ■ i .'■,""','. '.j^o^K

S-'Wlicri.tho'Court'sat to-day Ms Honour granted a ''.ocrec- .nw, to.boco.iiip;.Into after'three months.":"' ..' ' :i : y%S;.:

ift';?;TjHE.PLOUGHMEN'S DAY.: ; ;■;''. S:Vis£--'■"'.; ■."':'',' ' Feitding, Juho Feiiding branoli of the Farmers' «J Union hold its second nnnual ploughing .Js:,.: 'match to-day in fino. weather. Twenty.';,:;;. competitors took pari. S. Avery won/the;.;?: 'Bold medal . for ■ the best ploughing on.. ;,j. tho ground,.ami also.won the trophy fo'r;: : , «■ '.the. best, ploughman under 21 years,' Thc|.;?; prizes''for.' (he host plough'.' teams... yfon by;.!:!. Short, ■ .""..''■' -'X *■ *'-■>'« " : .\

$S WOMAN'S; koDY ON BEACH, ;i: i;V;:t: ','".,"" Christchureh, Juno. li); ; ''--A.%; ATh'o bedy of a. single woman .'Elizabeth Byrne, a resident, of Spreydon,.;'/'? ;.was- found on tho Now Brighton beach?::.! 1 ; 'yesterday:*'-;- An inquest ■ to-day failed- i t'n* , : , v£. throW'-light"on the tragedy,, and a ..verdict;;.;,';;, {of found drowned was returned..' ■■',■ $<■£&.'.•s■*, %U 'MAnSaNO THREE HGRSES'S§}fr- . >.:.;■s/%; fel.-'.'K^li-V '/?s£; Christchurch, June IB.' ■'■?';<•; , A''''manTiiniw John. Taylor,; in. the em- : 'piof'"of. Mr.! A: E. Denton, ...was drowned'v;,; -uv ihef.Euninui lUvcr. about, 10.30 this fp 'morning. "■■' Three horses were also-drown-' ; ccpiThe .river, was'in flood. Tho body.''-';. ■ has;hpi;,yct been.recovered. ~ ~- ',; ./,-jV;.:-; gale; "''-' t'':,yo ,:A'*.-' - Auckland, Jnne' : 20..;- ; ;>, C.. : l!«ports from the weather stations show. ~'.-■ fthatia heavy gale prevails on' the east-B:,, "coast;''-This will probably delay, shipping.^..;