NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 108, 28 April 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

I KSU.U'ED I'KISONEBS. l'er Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Word wns received by Police inspect- I (ir Cull™ Unit two prisoners mimed John l''iiilitis U.shcr and John .lulinson | |ihad escaped I'rom till' Wlliutupil prison ' i camp near itotorua. l'.otli men were | undergoing n senlenee of live years' imprisonment. Xo details arc to band as to show how the escape was effected. Till') SCHOOLS SYLLABUS. Auckland, Lust Night. . ■ At to-night's meeting of the house- ' holders in connection with the election of the City School Committee, Mr. 1\ M. Mackay, the retiring chairman, drew at- • teution to the unwicldiiii'ss and vagueness characterising the syllabus of in- •" slriiclioiis. lie said the bite iMinistcv of ~ Kdueation had declared that the syllan bus was on its trial, but though it had more limn enough of a trial it still rc- ' maincd inicliniigeil. He moved: "That

tins meeting considers tne I'.uucauuii ■■■ Department'should forinulate a scheme >' l for the appointment and promotion of n teachers on merit, and that the pirseiii a unwieldy syllabus should be re-cast in "' to a more definite and intelligible form." '■' Dr. Walker seconded the motion, which ',' was carried. During the discussion two j householders declared they had seen " their children going to bed crying be- ' cause they were afraid their lessons had not been done right. A SEDDON MEMORIAL. ' Wellington, Last Night. j The marble bust of the late Mr. Sed- ( don, executed by Mr. Xel.son llling- . worth, was placed in the main entrance , to the liovernment Building to-day. Its permanent home will be in the Parliamentary library. The bush stands upon a pedestal of polished green granite, upon the front of which the name "Seddon" is inscribed in bronze. The lieignt of the bust with its pedestal is lift bin. VALUELESS CHEQUES.. Napier, Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, a man of about middle age, named Leon- ' aril Loiter, pleaded guilty to obtaining money, by means of valueless cheques, Irom'.lolin .Martin (Oisborne) £2O, Wal--1 tcr Findlay (Napier) £lO, Partridge '' and Co. (Auckland) .til l«s, Jasper • Montgomery (Hamilton) £lO, .his. Me- ) Keowii (l'lilmerslon North) till, farmers' Co-Operative. Society (Wunganui) l ' .a, Daniel O'Brien (New Plymouth) " .Ci. Tile accused was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment on the tirst , charge, and to six months un each of | tile others, sentences to be concurrent, ,l THE BAKERS. Napier, Last Night. At ;i meeting this evening, it was de- "-' cided to join the Union of Master Bak- " er,s, which will be registered under the "•' Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration '!' Act. It was decided not to introduce Vi the coupon system at present, but to "' take steps to eliminate bad debts as lar " as possible,

A UNIQUE RECORD. Aukland, Last Night. Mr. John Bollard, M.P., was olected cliairipan of the Avondnle .School Comjmlttee this evening for the fortyto reach his jubilee,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, Wellington, Monday. In the opinion of a building cyperr. who has inspected Government House during the alterations now being made to convert it into a temporary Parliament House, the principal timber of the building is badly infected by borer and should not lust longer than five to six years. BANKRUPTCY CASES. ■ Wellington, Monday. Tn the Bankruptcy Court Robert low was granted his discharge conditional" on the payment of £IOO to the Official Assignee. C. S. Free, whose brother had ]iaid his creditors 10s in the pound, was discharged. John S. Pearson was granted an unconditional discharge.

FARMERS' FIRE INSURANCE. Hastings, Monday. The annual report of the Haw'ke's Bay Farmers' Mutual Insurance Assoeitinn shows that the value of policies in force on March 31st was £70,"01; the amount re-insured was £0050; the cost of working 2s fid per cent. There had been no loss during the year.. The tariff rales from April Here reduced to 5s per cent on firs(,-class risks up t„ £)(>0; for policies over that amount ruling insurance rates are to be charged.