INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1757, 30 June 1888, Page 1

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

In the Supreme Court, Ohriatchurch, on Wednesday, Mr Jusiice Ward quashed the conviction of Mr A. Watchman, manager of Hopefield Station, who h-id been fined £SO by Mr O. Whitefoord, R.M., for not; having made sufficient exertions to clsar certain aheep from scab. There were 4000 aheep in the flock, but it wa« not shown that all were actually infected. The learned Judge held that it must bo shown that the sheep were actually aud not merely technically scabby. Unsuccessful attempts were made early on Thursday morning to burn the surburban police stations at Philipstown and Woolstoa, near Christehurch. At the first station gorse and dry sticks were put under the buildiag and set on fire abvut 5 o'clock. 'At Woolston a fire of gorsesticka end coal was lighted against th« lock-up about 3.20 o'clock.

On Wednesday afternoon three cheques on tha Colonial Bank for £ls, £l6, and £9, were stolen from a table in the office of the Christckurch Finance Company, during the absence of the secretary. They had been brought in by one of the directors, who arrived * while the Secretary was out. The cheque for £ls vrus eaahsd at tha Colonial Bank later in die afternoon.

The annual meeting of the Otago Educational Institute was concluded on Thursday night. Tha. question of text books was brought up by a deputation from the School Conference, and the institute drew up a list of books which they recommedded. Jn tha question of pupil teachers, it was recommended that the number in any should not exceed ihe number of certified teachers ; th.-.i. pupil teacher* should undergo three months' probation ; that candidates be not less than fourteen years of ago, and have passad standard VI. or its equivalent'; that the apprenticeship be four years, and that it wis desirable they should afterwards spend two years at the trainiug collego. The friends of Anderson, who was drowned at Port Levy a few rninths ago, stale that the boots found on the bones discovered at New Brighton beach did,not belong to him.

Another sensation has been caused at Auckland by the death of a man named Boss, who had used the Canadian medicines sold by Mr Dufiot. The man however, was suffering from pericarditis, aud Dt Bakewell, who was called to attend him says that ha does not think the Canadian medicines had anything to do with his death. Ross was an old seafaring man and well-known in Auckland.

The will of Dr Elam, an old Auckland settler, whu died on Monday last, declares that when two annuities and a legacy have been provided for, the reaidue of his property shall be realised for the purpose of founding a permanent School of Art and design to be established in the city of Auckland. Tie school is to bo known as the Elam School of Art and Design. It is provided that the annual interest from the realised residut of the estate shall be spent in the muiutouance of such a school, to provide teachers, etc., and to pay rent if necessary for the premises in which ait teaching shall be carried on until such time as a permanent building for the purpose is provided. It is considered probable that from £7000 to £10,000 will be realised for the benefit of the proposed School of Art and Design. The Mahikipawa [Mahakipawa] diggings, near Havelock, have been proclaimed, and a sum hag been placed on the estimates for th B survey and formation of a road. Th e diggings nre in a hardly accessible gully.