GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 16 February 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. INQUEST. Auckland, February 15. At the inquest touching the death 01. the infant sou of Gertrude Susan Maugau, who it will b ) remembered recently sued a gaol warder named Daack, for the maintenance of her child, whieli died shortly before the close of the Police Court procecdidgs, Ihe medical evidence disclosed that death was duo to failure of nutrition, brought about by a constitutional defect or defect of nourishment. SEDDOX MEMORIALS.

Wellington, .January 15. Interviewed to-day concerning the Seddon memorial movement, the Minister for Education said each centre seems to hayc taken up the movement iniits own way, and the idea of the Government is that it is best to leave each (locality to decide oil the special form which the memorial shall take in i.s district, SECONDARY SCHOOL ACCOMMODATION. Wellington, Felui,.,-, i : -, There lias hitherto becne u . \. L dilliculty in connection with providing secondary education lor children entitled to reeciye it through taking free pW scholarships from primary schoois. to-day a conference was held between the Attoruey-Gencral and the- Board oi Governors of We], lington College, wlumi the ground work Una Lor arriving at a workable sdieme Luis involves the erection of a new building in the College grounds, extention of ptay grounds, and the ultimate erection of another school to take toe place of the present one.

-SCHOOL lUMMITTUH RESIGNS Clnisiehiiveii, February "is! Vim-nm SoiiLiol Committee of wl'H-h t,,e Hon. ,1. Anslcy, JI.L.C., is < li.ni liKiii, have resigned in « t,„,l v a* liroli'jii a-.'auK t)»' action of'tlie i'.diicalion lioui.l in ilt-rlijiin" to roml'* -id, the Conmiillee's recast to •'■vol a ~e« school i„ „ mol ,. emU . ai !«iv ol tl,o district. There l,„s Won net,on over 'this matter f Ol . U „, ~.l sli two years, ..ml depiction after depution lias liccn heard by (l u . \V>ur,\, ih<> vosultMits of tli<> I'aivo'rn district hvhvr divided in opinion as Jo whoiltor the school should la- shii'lod or nc ( \ tlx l ('onniiil!t i ;> was nnaniiimiw Ihal it should lif -litl'!ed. ratiicr tiian s)>cn<i money on repairing llu> school, which is in u bad stale of repair.

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