TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1881, 20 April 1889, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A young man named McLean was killed on Wednesday at Waipu, Auckland, by the falling of a tree. The Auckland Education Board have decided to purchase a, season railway ticket for a country member. The Mayor of Auckland eniertainsLord Onslow at a ball in the drillshed. The building will be lit with electricity. The members of the 8.A.C.8. Society presented Bro. Fairweather, president of the Auckland branch, with a gold cross.gS SSJAt the Kahoutu Flax Mills,, near New Plymouth, a man named Bisbop was caugbt in the machinery, and very much hurt.

The Auckland Gas Company intend to apply to Parliament fer an amendment in the Companies' Act, by which they will secure the same rights and privileges in the manufacture and supply of electricity as they now enjoy in respect to making and supplying gas. A man named Michael McGrath was knocked down by a dray on the wharf at Dunedm on Thursday raornkg, and a wh9el passed over his head, causing a fracture of the base of the skull. recovery is considered hopeless. He is a laboring man, 64 years of age, and has a wife and family. The competition inaugurated by the Auckland Society of Arts for freehand drawing in Standards V. and VI. in the public schools resulted in Miss Floiry Berry, 14 years, Newton East School, gaining first Drize. Pass certificates were granted to 14 others. Mias Berry was also winner of the first prize offered by Mr Robinson.

At the annual meeting of the Uhristchurch Board of Education, the election of a chairman was deferred till next meeting, Mr Chrystall, the late chairman, declining re-election, not having; the necessary spare time, Mr T. Hogben, third inspector, resigned his appointment, having accepted the head mastership of the Timaru High School. A motion tabled by Mr Alfred Saunders to reduce the inspectors' salaries to £SOO each, and pay their own travelling expenses, evoked a lengthy discussion. He proposed to limit the inspectors to two. An amendment was proposed by Mr E. G. Wright, "That only two inspectors be retained, but that their salaries be raised to £SOO each and travelling allowances." Both matters were deferred till next meeting.