NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 72, 19 September 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

♦ , (Per Press Association. Auckland, September 18. , The Board of Education decided that it cannot agree to the request of the Women's Temperance Association to enforce the compulsory teaching of temperance in schools. The Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board have pot to logger heads with the medical staff for insisting on retaining , a. nurse whom the staff held wa« not in sufficient good health to perform her duties It ii understood that a number of Insurance Companies intend to protest against the Foreign Insurance Com* panics Deposits Bill. The Rotomahana, Tasmania, and Mararoa, took nearly. 900 passengers for Sydney, the Mararoa taking to-day 424. Many of them were for Cooigardie. Christchurch, Sept. 18 The decision of Mr McCulland, Dunedin, on the eight unfinisned games in the Canterbury v. Wellington chess raatch has been received. He awards two to Canterbury, one to Wellington, and decides four as draws. One disputed game has not yet been settled. Wellington has five wins to three for Canterbury. Gisßorne, This Day Kirk's store at Tearai was burned down earlj this morning. The building was insured for £200 in the Economic, and £500 in the Phoenix. A Tery heavy gale has been blowing since last night, witb rain. Wellington, This Day The funeral of the late Robert Hart, M.L.C., this morning, was very largely attended. The Governor was represented. Almost all the members of Parliament and the leading citizens were present.