NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 279, 30 May 1895, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

♦ (Per Press Association) Wellington, May 29. At the Education Board the following resolution came up — (1) that in the opinion of the Board technical instruction , should be more largely given in State schools ; (2) that the syllabus should be | revised and modernised ; (3) the Board , suggests that a Conference of all Education Boards for this purpose. James Gibson, working on the State farm at Levin, was killed by a tree falling on him. The body of the two and a half year old son of John Maxwell, of Homebush near Masterton, was found floating in a creek. The child had wandered away from home. ! The position with regard to Mr McEwan the dairy expert, is that his term 1 of leave from the Canadian Government 1 has expired. He was willing to accept 1 a permanent engagement here but the 1 Government could not see their way to 1 pay the salary asked. He therefore re - 1 turns to Canada, and the Minister of Agriculture has cabled to Mr Ward to engage an expert in Canada on terms approved i by the Government. Charles Waters, keeper of an oyster 1 saloon, was arrested on a charge of alleged bigamy, which is said to have been committed in London in 1890. This Day. When Walters was charged with bigamy before the Court this morning the S.M. said he was not sure if he had jurisdiction, the alleged offence being committed in England, and after some evidence was called the case was ad- , journed. Auckland, May 29. Charles May, while driving a waggon through a shed opening at the wharf, was caught and jammed. His spine was badly hurt and he was injured internally. Charles Kingsford, aged 12, was kicked by a horse and his skull fractured. He , remains unconscious and is in a critical ■ condition. 1 The native meeting at Maungakaroa is now over, ending in rather a sensational manner by the Exchequer being robbed of .£l7B. Eawhiti, the editor of the Maori paper had that amount in gold, together with £50 in notes in a strong box, which was broken open, the gold being extracted > and the notes left.