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South Canterbury Times, Issue 7070, 16 February 1893, Page 1

The town of Thargoxnindah, Queensland, which is practically in (be heart of Auitralio, h®» been lifhted with electricity.

about 920 bales were sold. The competition for lambs' wool was exceptionally keen, the prices ranging from E2d to Bfcd- The prices for the other wools were as follows ;—Good crossbred 6&d to 7d, fine crossbred 7&d to Bd, Lincoln 6£d to 6Jd, merino sfd to inferior ssd to sid. The bidding throughout was fairly brisk, prices averaging about the same as at the previous sales. WELLINGTON, Fbb. 15. The result of the teachers' examination and Civil Service examination will be known next week. There are 676 teachers and 295 Civil Service candidates. For class E there are 264 candidates, for class D 167, (o complete E 128, and to complete D 116; for the junior Civil Service examination there are 230 candidates, and for the senior 65. Of the 675 candidates for certificates there are only 60 who have never been in the service, and there are 47 who had been in but left; 231 are pupil teachers, and 52 are Normal school studentsThe last quarter of 1892 was the first in the history of the colony that the average attendance reached 100,000, the figures being 100,902. The average for the whole year was 99.086. At the end of the year there were 3178 teachers and 159 sewing mistresses employed in the public schools of the colony ; 1856 were males and 1823 females. Of these 258 boys and 787 girls were pupil teachers. The total salaries paid amounted to £815,400. In the divorce case Bnelgrove v. Ewart, husband’s petition, a decree nisi was granted. Beepondent deserted her husband twentytwo years ago, and counsel explained that until now the petitioner was unable to raise sufficient money to file his petition. The Government have decided to erect a building to cost £3OOO to £4OOO for the accommodation of the district land office aud lithographic department on the site adjoining the Government printing office. "DUNEDIN, Fbb. 15. The National Mortgage and Agency Company have given security for costs in an appeal to the Privy Council, in the case Scott r. Bitohie. The amount of security is understood to be £SOOO. The Hospital Trustees received about fifty applications for the position of matron at the hospital. The appointment was conferred on Miss Isabella Fraser, night ouperintendent at the Melbourne Hospital. INVBROABGILL, Feb. 15. The weather is very inclement with hard squalls from the west.