The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1882.

Temuka Leader, Issue 9420, 22 June 1882, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1882.

/THE SCHOOL COMMITTED J TROUBLE. ~TAE"amus'ements in which the school i Gommittec have been indulging since their election culminated in a glorious carnival of surpassing enjoyment last Tuesday evening. All their previous performances sink into insignificance beside the splendor of that one supreme effort* A report of their proceedings appears elsawhere, but we are sorry to say that it conveys only a very feeble jclfl.i of what actually occurred. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening's amusement, the only drawback being that there were so few to witness it, but we should suggest to them that they should repeat it for the benefit of the Timaru Relief fund, and charge high prices for admission. We could. assure,in a most positive manner,the audience they would get that they never laughed so much in their lives. We feel deeply indebted to the Committee. Only for them Temuka would be as dull as ditchwater, but while they live everyone must admit that there is life in the old place yet. We have on previous occasions treated their proceedings seriously. We have frequently ton-Wed them advice which, if they had taken it, would have led to different results. But it is useless to try to conciliate them now; there is no hope for them, and the only thing is to wait until the next election comes on. It was certainly very unfortunate that the resolution with regard to the compulsory clauses of the Education Act was not allowed to be carried last Tuesday evening, but what is the use of saying anything about it. Wc give them up. ♦>_ NEWSPAPER MONOPOLY.

The Timaru Herald of yesterday quotes from the Rangitikei Advocate—and obscure bi-weelqy—an extract to show that the Press of the colony approves of Mr Feldwiclcs Protection of Telegrams Bill. Can it show any better authority than the Rangitikei Advocate? Why did not the Herald take any notice of our exposure of the contemptible monopoly of the Press Association ? Oh no! It would never do to show tint such a monopoly exists, or that the Herald belongs to it. It would never do to let the public know that a Tammany Ring of newspaper proprietors is to be found in this colony, and that the Herald is one of the ring. The fact is we have not seen one paper approving of Mr Feldwick's Bill ; they like it but they will not let the pub! ic know what its aims are.