(Pas Paass Association.) THIS DAY. Affairs in Tonga. Wellington, Feb, 23. The Premier dees not anticipate any difficulty about French interference in Tonga. He ia of opinion that Germany’s jealousy would be aroused by the ap pearance of the French so close to Samoa. The Diamond sails under orders from Admiral Tryon. H-M-S. NelSOn- Invitations are issued for an ‘At Home’ on H.M.S. Nelson. The officers will be received by a ball at the Wellington Club.
University Senate.
[BY Telegbaph.] THIS DAY. Wellington, Feb. 23. At the meeting of the University Senate to-day Dr Hector delivered bis annual address. The accounts show an income of £5161, including a £3OOO grant from Government and the CCinlino Scholarship donation of £IOOO. The expenditure was £3640, including £1464 coat of examination and £I2OO for scholarships, leaving a credit balance of £1521.
The Chancellor said they had received by cable the result of the November ex amination mnch earlier than usual. A synopsis showed that one candidate came np for the M.A. degree and passed with honors in Arts. Four passed and one failed for the L.L.D. degree. Eight passed and one failed for the B.A. de gree, In the first section thirty-five passed, and in the final section nineteen passed. In each section sixteen failed, of whom three are regarded as doubtful. There were three candidates for the Tinline scholarship and eight for the senior scholarship, of whom four were successful. Ten teachers were also examined, and all failed. The above list is subject to revision. The successful candidates have been informed of the result,but the University authorities decline to make the names public on the ground that there may be errors in the cable, nutil the mail arrives in April.
Licensing Committee Elections.
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