GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 238, 1 October 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

TE.UPERA.NCE TJJAUHINO IN SCHOOLS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. A deputation from lilie Women's Christian Temperance Association waited on the Hoard of Education this afternoon with a request that the Board should consider the advisability of having temperance instruction in schools and making a class subject of temperance. They handed in text books which they would provide. 'They also wished to placard the walls in the interests of the cause. The chairman of the Board (.Mr. C. J. Parr) said that under the syllabus the Board had no power to make a special subject of temperance and alcohol, out tumor the heading of moral instruction many of tint teachers made a point, with the approval of the Board, of touching on temperance in their lessons in physiology. The Board, added the chairman, was rn sympathy with any movement for tenimjratencss among the young people. CURED OF LEPROSY. Christchureh, Lust Night. Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, stales that tile young Maori who was isolated at. the ieper station on Quail Island in November last, has been cured by a special treatment, and is to be returned to his home at once. BEER RETURNS. Invorcargill, Tiiesda'v. Richard iVhitlington, one of the' focal brewers, was acquitted to-day on a charge of having intentionally failed to make correct returns of beer sold for consumption and of having made 'false entries of liquor sold.

1X VEISCARCJ LL TI{AAIYVAYS. Invorcargill, Tuesday. The installation of Invercargdl's new tramways still hang fire, and "the concessionaries (of whom Sir Joseph Ward is principal) are .asking for an extension of time. To-day the Political 1.,i----bor League resolved' t„ urge the Citv Council lo insist on compliance with .lie present, agreement, nnd in c.ise of a In-each. I„ cancel it. with a view to niunicipalisation.

i MAORIS AND THE Ml LANDS. I Wellington, Wednesday. Speaking at a sitting of tlie Miio-i I Land Commission, which is dvaliii" with certain 'native matters (including the Orakei leases, at Auckland, the Chief dustice (Sir Robert S|o„l) said .there was no use saying anytJiing about .natives being satisfied with the amount ot lent thvy received from their lands J is experience hud convinced Mm tint Maoris did not know I he. value of their .'"lid. and in his opinion the o nlv fair way of ~(,,.„,„„ wiUl slu . h ( . as( . s ( -^' ((| PH. them up. In auction, for the Maori had no chance at all with a shrewd and smart business man. i

I DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATE Wellington AVednesdav Ihe largest estates of deceased persons (mally certified for stamp d'ltv Ins month W erc those of Allan McL«m (Cantenbury t(i!)fi.no4. Win <'„,,,„,,,,. (Wellington, £ mmi: Peed L ' m ((nncrbury) C-lb.l!12, William Mel Liiugilin (Auckland) ,C-20.3!)5, Hcnrv !nckh,„d Cfll.381). 11. A. ll.' Mo o ( l.wkes liny) €in.r>7«, Louisa p p Mills (Wellington) rj 1.422 ,Tan,c Kit Sour (Wellington) C 10.502.'