NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 October 1918, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

A CASE OF SUICIDE.

WELLINGTON, this day.

Charles Dowsett cut his throat in a garage at Tinakori Road last evening. He was removed to the hospital, ana died in a few hours. FATAL SHOOTING ACCIDENT. MASTERTON, this day. A shooting accident occurred on Sunday at Gladstone, whereby a boy, Thomas Jackson, lost his life. Deceased and another lad were out shooting and stood with the gun along side a fence, when a dog knocked the gun over. The charge entered the boy’s leg. He was removed to the hospital, but died there last night. BOATING FATALITY. WELLINGTON, this day. •At Kaiapoi yesterday afternoon Harry Harper, 45 and his daughter Eileen, 13, were drowned near the railway bridge. Harper, his wife and five children and another man were sailing on the Waimakariri river when the boom knocked Eileen overboard. The father, who is a strong swimmer, jumped after her and got hold, but both sank. Harper was employed in the Kaiapoi Woollen Mills. A QUESTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS. WELLINGTON, this day. Referring to yesterday’s telegram freim Napier on the subject of the limitations of scholarships, the Minister of Education said he was not aware what circular t limiting the entries for the national scholarships had been issued by the Department until the resolutions on the subject received by Jilin. He then immediately obtained an. explanatory statement from the Department. This showed that an absuraly large number of pupils are being entered from several education .districts for examination-who had net even a slender. chance of securing half the marks, and no hope of obtaining a scholarship. A circular was issued to save needless expense and labour, under a wide margin allowed to headmasters in certifying to the candidates having a reasonable chance oh obtaining a scholarship. No likely pupil would be excluded from sitting for examination. Summarising the position, the Minister said the circular was to be taken merely for guidance, and not regarded as a prohibitive restriction

NEW ZEALAND POST AND TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE

WELLINGTON, this day The Dominion Conference of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association opened at Wellington. the delegates present representing 7500 members. The business is of more than ordinary importance, and great interest is centred in the conference among all branches of the service. Mr N. R. Mclssaac, of Wellington, president of the Association, will be in the chair.