A tornado at Glenrose, Texas, killed seven, injured forty, and caused great devastation. The tender for painting the English Church was £22 10s, not £24 10s, as previ ously stated.
At Hamilton a number of Maoris were poisoned through eating honey, and five died. A'football match was played at Taihape on a recent Sunday between the Taihape and Utiku teams.
The dates of the Gairlooh’s sailings from Oaehunga to Opunake and Wanganni for the month of May are advertised.
Josh Billings says marriage is a fair trans action on the face of it. but there is quite too often " put up ” jobs iu it.
Leeds has four lady blacksmiths, the daughters of a blacksmith, who- has taught them the trade. Four other daughters left the business on their marriage.
The Cabinet has authorised the distribu tion of £1875 to various Education Boards of the colony for the instruction of their teachers in manual and technical work.
What a contrast I Lieutenant - Colonel Sommerville is allow'ed £l5O for expenses Home in charge of the Bisley team, and pay his own expenses at Home. The Premier asked for £ISOO for himself, and has all his expenses at Home paid by the Imperial Government.
School Committees.
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[own correspondent.] The annual meeting was held on Monday evening, about 20 persons being present. Mr Colmer, chairman of the outgoing committee, was in the chair. He announced that he had no report prepared of the proceedings of the past year, but gave an abstract of the accounts, which had been duly audited : Balance in hand last year £2 3s 7d, receipts for past year £l3 13s 3d, total £ls 16s 10 ; expenditure £l3 18s 7d ; leaving a credit balance to date of £1 18s 3d.
