TELEGRAMS

Temuka Leader, Issue 1185, 31 May 1884, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN,

London, May 25

In tlia House of Commons to-day, Earl Granville, replying 1 to a question, stated that the parleying between England and France in connection with the projected European Conference is still proceeding. The Government would inform Parliament of the result of the exchange of views before the meeting of the Convention,

The Hon. Mr Fraser, of Sydney, writing to the St, James’ Gazette, complains that the warehouse charge? on frozen meat in England are exorbitant.

Tawhiao, the Maori “ King,” will probably be the guest of Lord Chichester during his stay in England. The Republic Francais asserts that France has frequently refused the requests of the natives to annex the New Hebrides, and it demands that England should respect the agreement with reference to the islands in the Pacific.

The Daily Telegraph approves of the exchange, if possible, by England of the Falkland Islands, situated near the Straits’of Magellan, for New Caledonia.

The Bill for amending the purchasing clauses with reference to landed property in Ireland has passed its first reading in the House of Commons.

May 27,

The South Australian gunboat Protector sails via Malta abaut the middle of June.

The Royal Geographical Society has voted £250 to assist Mr H. 0. Forbes in his exploration of Mount Owen Stanley, and the ranges in its neighborhood in New Guinea.

May 28

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned last evening for Whitsuntide holidays. Paris, May 28.

Despatches have been received from Admiral Milol, commanding the French squadron in Malagasy waters, announcing that he has broken off the parleying which for some time past had been proceeding with a view to the settlement of affairs, and, in consequence of the un yielding attitude of the natives, has established a blockade of the whole coast of Madagascar.

May 29* A severe outbreak of smallpox has occurred in the East End of London. Capetown, May 26.

Intelligence is to hand from Zululand that the Boers have crowned Dimzulst, Cetewayo’s only son and heir, King of Zululand, and this action has been fully concurred in by Chain, Usibepu, and other chiefs.

Cairo, May 27

It has transpired that the addressed a letter to her M jesty Queen Victoria, requesting that Baker Pasha (Colonel Valentine Baker) may be reinstated to the position in the British Army which he previously held.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Melbourne, May 29

The hearing of the Oriental Bank case was concluded at the Supreme Court

to-day

WAITOHI "FLAT PUBLIC SCHOOL

A meeting of the Committee was held on Wednesday, May 28, all the memberbeing present. The minutes of the last meeting were read «nd confirmed.

A letter from Mr Campbell was rend asking to be allowed to leave on Friday morning for bis new situation ; a'so, asking that some of his furniture might be allowed to remain in the house until the arrival of his successor. Both re quests were granted.—Mr Campbell also waited on the Committee and handed in various account books in connection with the sales of school books ; also, ns treasurer of the children’s cricket club, and as treasurer and librarian of the local library. He handed in a cheque for £6 11s 6d, being £2 3-t 6d on account of sales of school books, £2 lls9l belonging to the cricket club, and £ll6s 3d subscriptions to library. He then thanked the Committee for the uniformly, con siderate and courteous treatment he had experienced at their hands since coming among them, and said he should always entertain a pleasant recollection of the district and people. A testimonial which had been adopted by the Committee, expressing appreciation of his services to the school, was handed to him by the Chairman, who wished him success in his new appointment at Hawke’s Bay, where lie goes to take charge of a much larger school,

Mr Campbell then withdrew, and the Committee proceeded to consider the applications (eight in number) for the

new mastership. After careful consideration it was resolved to recommend Mr Jiimes)Watson, ot the little Rakaia school, for the appointment. Accounts amounting to £6 15s were passed for payment, viz., £.2 os for cleaning, £2 for carting shingle, and £1 10a for scavenging. Mr Gilmore said the question of getting up a concert in aid of the incidental fund had been discussed by the Committee at a previous meeting. The Bine Ribbon people, however, b-.d taken the wind out of their sails by getting up, and holding i one on Mieir own account. He thought .they should be requested to bund over 'I £5 of the proceeds to the Committee. I They must have netted at least £l5O by I their meetings during the past two years. I Mr Moore asked if the Good TempUra I had paid up their subscription to the I Committee for the past year, and was I informed that they had not yet done so, I Mr Scott objected to there people get- I ing the use of the room so cheap, it was I bis proposition to charge them 2s 6d each I rat-eiing, but it w-.s carried again*) him ■ with the assistance of ihe Chairman. H Mr Moore asked if the cupboard stand- I mg there was the property of the Good I Templars, and if so he would recomm nd B that they seize it with the contents fl there of as security for their debt. I The suggestion was much approved of. B Mr Anderson said that the entertain- B ment alluded to by Mr Gilmore realised fl about- 19s. fl The Chairman remarked that for meet- fl iogs of a local nature the Committee ought to be s»tisfied to make'only sue i a charge as amounted t<> a fair contribution to the cost of cleaning. He thought the room would be granted to the anti G -od Templars to advocate their views, if they desired to do so, and T would be better for them to do so than to be constantly H bickering at the School Committee meetings about it. After a good deal of rather warm diemission of this important matter, it was finally allowed to drop, and the meeting terminated.