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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1385, 22 May 1883, Page 2

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[united press association EDUCATION MTTEBiS IN - ' OTAGO. DuifEDjN, May 21. At a. meeting of the School Committee; this evening, a motion 1 was carried unanimously—" That it be an instruction to the Chairman'and Clerk to enforce'the :: attendance at a public school of'tbe children of school'age now playing in the Pinafore The deputation appointed by the Ministers' Conference waited on the ; Comniittee, and, after discussion, it was resolved to grant tha-use of all school buildings for religious instruction' between the hours of 9 and 9.30 a. in. for. five < days in the week. The' Committee refuaed : to alter the present gchool hours, and expressed noopinion as to whether the teaching stolid be denominational or undenominational. /

; ; / ■ Westpoht, Tuesday.; The Omapere was proceeding to sea in toff oftbe' Mahinftpua at ten o'clock last night when the former took ground on the bar, the last also jumped and thb toft ; rope had to. be cut,' The Omapere.stuck.hard and. fast ); and was gradually/driven • into the: surf to the north of the channel. - The. coal has been jettisoned and an attempt will be ,made to get her off at flood tide to-day.. The Mahinapua re-cro'ssed,th'e'bar' and returned to port, •. arid: .Will . assist the' Omapere. The Grafton went 6'ut safelyimmediately after the accident. . - For. want . of rain for a .very long time the riyer is lower-. than. has : .been expeiiericed since the settlement of Westport. '.. v \ /' \ y \ Dunedin, May 21. Mr Robert Gillies, of Gillies, Street, and Hislop will contest the Bruce seat. A requisition is beinc; signed requesting Mr Donaldßeid,.solicitor, to allow himself to be. nominated.. Mr Stout has positively decided not totyand, ' TH£J ' i;[' fo {(i Ohristohurch, May 21. The lighting of Harbor by. inaugurated-on Satimy ni||t in the

presence of a large crowd of spectators The Hon W. H. Reynolds (Chairman), and Mr H, Driver, Directors of tho New Zealand Electric Light Company, were present, The electric light was a great success, the harbor being splendidly illuminated.. l:i Mr Reynolds congratulated' first harb ; or in New Zealand to adopt the electric light, 1 ; and proposed " Buo • cess to thepijjt of Lytteiton," towhich Mr of the Harbor Boairij" responded, Inyercauqill, Tuesday. "While uncoupling a waggon which Was,being,, Bhunted oil to Buxton's siding, on jfiKj on SaturclayV a yotingj' noion named* John Tomliason gWtfeojhi! dowti .inf ,BU(^i& k way that the boot" waif ' off one foot and one of his knees saverely jammed, j Th6sinjuryMcin v s epmination at the hospital,' be sovere, the joint being laid open lacerated,; The'^uard;i being!« the jtimeengaged atlhepijinjaWthe'opposite sjde.qf tile 'lihef'a^as' 1 to ixJ let the trucks'through/' could'/hill-, see what of the accident ui time to take afcepa to prevent it. afieriSoon'it was found at the thigh, aM 'ToMnaon,' whose conthe first, inquest will'probabjy'.be held, The Club gave a highly; sucpesaful performance at Karori kst nighji/ to a crowded house