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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2787, 3 June 1916, Page 4

The Parish of St. Paul's,- Thorndon, .will celebrated on June C the jubilee of tho consecration of the church. Thanksgiving services will be held, and in tho evening the Bishop of Wellington, whose connection with the ehurth dates back 2o years, will lie the preacher. The services to-morrow will also lie of a festival character. The Ven. Archdeacon I'aiicoitrt, who was one of the clergy present ut the consecration service 30 years ago, has consented to preach at the midday service. Tho scarcity of school teachers is shown by tho fact that there are 110 fewer than twelve relieving teachers at present employed by the Wanganui Education Board. , "It is surprising," said tho chairman of the board recently. "how wo manage to unearth temporary- teachers when the need is pressing. The Act stipulates that a relieving teacher must receive a salary equal to the salary attached to the position ho is filling. The result is that Hie board has in the majority of cases lo cut down leave of absence on pay to one month. Even su, the relieving teaclieis' account nt the end of last year showed a loss of XBG'J l'fc. Tho grant for the year was .Cl-17 l(is. Sd. less than the expenditure."

Honorary Lieut-Col. Norman Brookes, nf tennis fame, is now "somewhere in franco" with tho rest of tho boys. When Red Cross affairs in Egypt had been mora or less set in order, Nonnan went to England to give a hand in straightening up Australian lied Cross matters there. That job attended to he crossed the Channel, and is doing the same thing all over again. Mrs. Brookes parted with her husband in Egynt. just before he sailed for London, and recently came back to stay with mamma Emmerton at .South Yarra. As soon as an expected cablegram arrives she is going lo hop off again, this time to the scene of action in France, or as closo as may be.—"Bulletin."