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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1621, 29 January 1886, Page 2

Amongst the many schemes that have ,been Dropoaed for, bringing the. colonies: more closely touch 1 of 'the mother country,' no mention has beeja, made (says the ~H'omeNews)^ of instituting a : icoHee:e r f or' colotiial' students at :prie bf { o'ur ; great universities. Sonie,colo£ial ischool» have yearly scholarships. of suffl:cf<entyvaltia bo allow the successful holders; ;to cotnplete their Education at Qxfprdjor Cambridge. This system it might , be possible to extend not only 'in those eblo^ nies 'it exists, bnt also m those tyhete at present it is. unknown., Three or more, scholarshipa might be established m all colonies where there >re Softools' of siifßcierit importance, enabling the Holders to obtain a degree after a regular bourse of studies at a college for Colonial, students, founded, we may say, m the University of -Oxford. A college of abb>t' a ; hundred- students .might be read jly established, and , even with re-doce'd'-ratbs;" would be selfcsapporliing. .The educational benefits to the students themselves woiild more ' than 'counter;-' >balance>the difficulties m ; the way of carrying out ouch ,a .scheme., ; ' . . : In reply to numerous inquiries as to when the- next bonus is, due to policy holders m the Government liife Insur- ' ance; Association, we' (Napier Telegraph) Have obtained the following information: L^.Tl>o last 'bonus was declared " ; bn 'June ; 30, 1880;- By the Act*th& books of thie. Association had to be closed for diyisioii -of orpfits on December : 8 1, 1885.; ■ The , business done up to that date is no\^_be- . ing estimated by the actuaries at "W^ellingt«n, and when their work is completed; the^papers will be forwarded to the Lon ■■ don ■ actuaries, : Messrs \ Hardy, and King, for revision, and on their re-, port the bonus wrill be declared. It will, probably, be fully six months before thp declaration will be made. It is, however, expected .thatp ; a - -nTost satisfactory b^onus will be recomnien&ed. . \ s^. s kJ ; The Melbourne correspondent of the Ararat AdvetHset writes :—" In the case of a man named Cox, who was sentenced to ten years the other day for sheep stealing, the 'muttons' were identified man ingenious manner. -T^hepolice had ! found it necessary to bring aishepherd all the way from the Pentland Hilts. When asked if he-*could ]»int out the' sheep* sioie J n s lie £ 'expressed 'Kimself i|a. doiibt, but said his dog could. It seems that there was one ram m the! flobte; that had an- invincible dislike to ri Collie- ■/and 'went for him on sight.' A. mob of sheepwere driven up to the point and the dog; ■sent atter them. The moment he came m sight there was commotion m the. centre of the floek i and out came the identical ram m full chase. The way the prisoner's face fell when this incident was related was a caution." ; •