NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 397, 23 April 1902, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Associate .a.) AUCKLAND, last night. The six-year old daughter of Mr Danzey has died from burns. Her dress caught fire at the fireplace. Hector Macdonald, one of the oldest identities, lias died at Waipu, aged 1)7.\ MASTERTON, last night. A young man named John Wright lias been arrested in connection with) the robbery ol £l3O from the Empire ‘Hotel on Saturday. He was remanded. WELLINGTON, last night. “ The Native Minister will go on from Gisborne to Auckland and Rotorua to attend the presentation by the Governor of the flag promised to the Arawa tribe by the Prince of Wales.. • " 7'Jie Government have decided to establish a village at Corinth, on the Wanganui river, where educated young Maoris of both sexes will live in European style and receive technical instruction. Married Maoris who have passed through tiie schools will be invited to reside in the villages, and fUiiidepts will reside, within it, and the Government will provide free instruc-t lion. Students will be required to keep themselves, but they will be allowed to grow fruit, etc., for their own profit in their leisure time. The village will be managed by a council of adult Maori students under rules to be drawn up by the Government. If the scheme is a success,, similar villages) will be established in other parts of the colony. Four teachers to complete the list of those chosen for South African schools are Misses A. Popple, (North Canterbury), H. L. McLeod (Otago),' and A, E, Orr (Westland). CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Alfred Whitworth, a bankrupt, called for public examination at the Supreme Court to-day did not appear. He lias not been heard of for ten days. In tiie Magistrate’s Court to-day Edmund Dolier Foot, recently accountant to tiie Christchurch Church Property Trustees, pleaded guilty to stealing £2l 6s 9d belonging to that body. He was committed for sentence, bail being allowed, accused in £SO and two sureties of £SO. At tiie Magistrate’s Court to-day, Francis Johnson was committed for sentence on two charges of breaking and entering the house of Captain Holiday and stealing goods valued at£ls, ail'd forging Captain 'Hobday’s name to a cheque for £5 15s.

The Education Board on the motion of Mr Kobins, who conducted Clark’s appeal case for the Board, passed a long resolution regretting that the gentleman who conducted the case on behalf of the Teachers’ Institute thought (it to rest his case mainly on legal points, also regretting that the teachers of the district support this mode of procedure, as such an attitude is contrary to the spirit of the Act, and does not help the Board in endeavouring to protect children against lazy and ijicoflipetent teachers. A motion was also tabled' to appoint a third inspector in consequence of the increase of work due to the establishment of high schools. WOODVILLE, last night. Mr James Taylor has been returned unopposed as Mayor.

NELSON, last might. It is currently reported that as a result of tire recent departmental enquiry into the charges against the Nelson police. Sergeant M.ackay (in charge of the station) and three constables are to he transferred. It- is stated that Mackav goes to Christchurch, Constable'Barb to Blenheim, Williams and Kemp to Wellington, or some North Island station. Two other constables —Durbride and Burrell —have not yet been notified as to their fate, hut as a full complement of new men is coming they fear they have been dismissed. The charges against the constables enquired into ranged from the alleged bringing of women into tlie station, to drinking in public houses after hours, and even to coming off beat to the station for a cup of tea at night.; There is considerable comment in the city at the wholesale changes, as it was considered an underhand element had been at work, and a public enquiry should have been held. A public meeting is talked oL No official iwocmAtion is available^