TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1459, 19 September 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

;j. (I|BR J^TED PRESS ASSOCIATION. DuNEDik, Friday.' ' The; Committee of. the Education . Board on ventilation have recommended** that no school m towns should receive more than 750 and outside not more, than 500 t soholars, and that the minimum alfo waxtce »£ superficial space be l 2 scfuare feet, and of cubic space 200 cubio fcehi ■ • _ The 1 English" mail by the Tongariro brought news that Messrs F. Mackenzie, W. Maolean, W.G.- Strode, and Westen. . pa, of New Zealand, passed thp medical , examinations and obtained degrees at the last Edinburgh examinations. Mackenzie * obtaining the appointment of house physicinn m the Royal Infirmary. Mir Jeffcoat took the first prize for the essay on health. ;Mr Catfcan-, : of Dunedin, and Mr Barnett, of Wellington, each gained two medals. " ' . ". Mr J. P. Millar, of the Lands Department, died on Thursday; His is the third death m that department during the* month. Cheistchurch, Friday.!.. A young man named Richard Mileswas thrown from his horse on Mr J % •• Pearson's rnn yesterday, and sustained a fracture of the base of the sWiill, from which there is no hope of his re-. eovery. . At noon yesterday a fo»ir roomed house owned and occuoied by S. R. Bourdott,, jeweller, m the Lincoln road, waa burned down through a defective cbjot* ney. The House was' insured fbr £100 and the furniture; 4m 460 ia the Nevr Zealand office, ,-*.* BiLctUTHi, Friday. The Balclntha Borough Council and Cliitha Parliamentary 'EFnion have unanimously endorsed the Dunedin resolutions m reference to v Rear-Admiral Scott's views on defence. At a meeting^ of the Clutha Presbytery on Wednesday, the Rev. Mr Bett 're- .;. signed his charge at Tapanui. Auckland, Friday. -. Mr Center, representative ■of the 1 Oceanic Cnnipany, left for Wellington, per Tarawera, m connection with 'San FrJiriciscQ Ma>l Service business. ' : Major George'a pair, Nelson ,and Wapiti, were shipped to Christchuch by the Tarawera, for the purprise of 'fnl- ■ fill insr their engagements at the Christy church Jockey Club Spring Meeting. 1 ■ Considerably ap:ithy is being shown m respect to - forwarding exhiHits' to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition. Napier, Friday. The Borough Councix has now finally passed a by-law designed to put down the nuisance of the Salvation Army pro* cessions. • At the Council meeting the Mayor presented a -number of medals awarded, by the Australasian Humane Society for saving life. A polo. club is projected here.. .' At a meeting, of lawn tennis players to-day, it was; decided. to hold a tourna- ; ment, open to all comers, m Farndon Park, on the last three days m December. Single, double, and other matches will be played, and substantial : prizes given. *' Thajiw, Friday. „ > I A monster meeting of mining and business companies was held last evening m reference to the understanding whioh prevails, that Government contemplate removing Warden Kenrick from the Thames district A-resolution was passed affirnvng that the meeting had full eon •. fidence mMr Kenrick, and would consider his remo-al would be injurious to the general, and especially the mining - interests. An amendment to the effect that, as a matter of principle, wardens should be periodically removed, excepting under special circumstances, received only about halt a dozen of votes. • -