GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
DEATH OF A WAR VETERAN. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. The death occurred to-day at Poraitc, near Napier, of Captain Kcnrick James Hill, aged 79 years. Deceased, who was a well-known sheep fanner, served in the Crimean and New Zealand wars.
NOT DEAD. Dunedin, Last Night. Mary Donovan, who was convicted of vagrancy at Auckland, and who disappeared from the steamer while on the way down to Cliristchureh to enter tile Magilala Home there, was arrested ill Dunedin yesterday. It was supposed that she had committed suicide at the time, but doubts were raised, and as the result of inquiries she was arrested. She will appear at the Police Court on -Monday on n charge of vagrancy.
NAPIER HARBOR LOAN. Waipawa, January 2:1. A strong committee was appointed last night to oppose the Napier Harbor loan. Similar committees have been appointed in various centres of tile district.
CUOI»PIN'(i AND SAWING RECORDS. [ Eltham, January 23. The following records have been passed by the Executive of the New Zealand Axemen's Association:—lS-ineli standing block, Charles Mifev. Imin. 24sec., at Taihape, on January 1, lilt)!). (Previous record, Dave Pretty. Imin. 4.isee.). Two-foot single-handed sawing, A. K. Sullivan. Imin. Ilisee., at Eltham, on December 2S, I'.IOS. (Previous record, John Pettit. Imin. 18 2-.">sei'.). j
THE >!K\V EDUCATION AH'. ! Iluni'iihi. ,human- £l. Tlic lion. (i. I'Wlds. .Minister for Kducntion, replying in a congratulatory address from thn Suburban SiJihol* Association, saiil tlioro \v;ts inisooiie<'|itio;i in some (|iiiirti"rs over last session's Art. It was cxplicil Iv stilt iml to tin' ( <>i limit - tec 1111(1 tin- J1 oiisi* Hint this would bo lirmijrlit in gradually nnd liv regulations. Win l ll Education lionvils bad supplied tlii' information necessary. schools notoriouslv iindorstalV"d I'liuld he strengthened. Personally lie favoured strrogthpniiif; tlie position of committees us much :is possible. j
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 331, 25 January 1909, Page 2
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301GENERAL TELEGRAMS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 331, 25 January 1909, Page 2
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