NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 13 April 1901, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Peess Association) School Flags. Wellington, April 12. The Education Department is arranging for the manufacture of 1700 New Zealand Ensigns in the colony for public schools. New Zealand's Federal Contingent. Wellington, April 12. Matters in connection with the formation of tho contingent to represent Now Zealand at the opening of the Federal Parliament, 1 avo been to an extent retarded owing to the neglect of some country corps to forward to the Defence Department tho names of suggested representatives. City Tramways, * Wellington, April 12. In October last tho City Council took over tho tramways. Tho receipts sinco ■ have been sufficient to pay tho late pro-

prietors the amount awarded them by the arbitrators under the heading of profit for the unexpired portion of their lease which they lost through the municipalisation of the service—This amount for two years was £4,920. Interest on the tramway loan has also been paid and there still remains a credit balance. Trinity College Exams. Dunebin, April 12. The Prioress of the Dominican Convent College has received intimation from the Trinity College, London, that one of the local exhibitions open to Colonial cam'l- - has be awarded to Eileen Ward, who gained 94 in the senior pianoforte last vear and junior honours in musical knowledge in 1898. Miss Ward is a daughter of the Hon. J. G. Ward and was only 15 years of ago at the time of the examination.

Escape of a Convict. Wellington, April 12. A prisoner named John Clancy, wb.3 is undergoing a sentenco of twolve months' imprisonment for assault, escaped from custody at Point Halswell fortification's to-day. He obtained possession of an artilleryman's uniform and bolted in this change of costume, but was caught after being about a couple of hours at large and was sentenced to six months' further imprisonment. . A Mysterious Disappearance. Auckland, April 13. H. Johnston for several year 3 managing director of the Kauri Timber Cj, left here onApril Ist for Melbourne to interview directors there. It is stated that he has not arrived at Melbourne and the directors there and here are considering the circumstances. The Wonders of Rotorua. The new geyser made a magnificent display on 'Thursday. There were five separate outbursts and a premonitory roar of terrific mud columns.

Memorial to a Journalist. The friends of the late E. M. Reed, journalist, decided to erect a memorial in Albert Park in the form of a drinking fountain surmounted by a small statueSomething radically Wrong. It now transpires that Johnston, who is now in Sydney, that on Thursday, since his departure, discrepancies were discovered in his accounts amounting to between £2OOO and £3OOO.