DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1918, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

& REPATRIATION) COMMITTEE ' ' , . FORMED. Auckland. Wednesday. A meeting of- representatives of public bodies to-day formed a repatriation committee to assist returning soldiers in tlie matter of employment. REGRADING OF TEACHERS. Auckland, Wednesday. The Education Board passed a resolution that, in view of the widespread dissatisfaction with the regrading of certain grades of teachers by the assistant director, the board ask the Minister to set up a commission to enquire into the whole matter of grading, with a view to arriving at a satisfactory Dominion grading list that 1 will command the confidence of both the teachers and, the boards. %A MISSING WOMAN. Taumarunui, Wednesday. Kathleen Murray, wife of J. Murray, farmer, Walton, staying with her hus>band at Meredith House, left her bed-, room between one o'clock on Sunday night and two o'clock this morning.' Her husband wakened at two and found his wife missing. A search ■party was immediately organised, and searched the banks of the Ongame and Wanganui with no result. The missing woman was in ill health. [Parties' aro still 'searching.

REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON ' " SHIPPING. ■ Wellington, Dee. 5. It haq been decided to remove the wharf guards for the protection of overseas slapping aiflrom to-morrow. Shipping companies in future will take their 1 own precautions for the protection of their- vessels. •' The motor-'boat patrols at and Wellington will 1)0 continued- as : hitherto. ' • . FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. Christchureli, Dee. s'. A fire broke out this morning in Mad--' dren Bros.' flock and rope factory. The brigade soon arrived and the outbreak was suppressed- A number of machines were seriously damaged, and some material was destroyed, tut water .caused the chief damage. The building affected by the .fire was insured' for £3765, but no estimate of the amount of the damage has been made yet. ' . '