DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3437, 31 January 1912, Page 9

DOMINION NEWS.

PRESS CONFERENCE

[per press association. 3 AUCKLAND, Jan. 30. Arrangements have been completed for holding the deferred fourth anniial conference of the Australasian Provincial Press Association at Auckland on March 18 and 19. The Australian representatives, about thirty in number, arrive by the Victoria on March 18. It is understood the visitors will stay two weeks. A MAORI DUX SECURES APPOINTMENT. FEILDING, Jan. 30. Again a new departure is being made by the Wanganui Education Board in the temporary appointment of Miss Rongi Drummond, of Aorangi, as temporary assistant at the new school at Cameron’s line, to be called Te Ara Kura school. Miss Drummond is only 16 years old, and was dux at Turakina Maori College. She had teaching experinec there. There are over twenty Maori pupils at the new school. MASTER OF DENTAL SURGERY. WELLINGTON, Jan. 30. In its report to the University Senate to-day, the Medical Committee recommended that the degree of Master’ of Dental Surgery be instituted as a higher degree in dentistry. The report was adopted. The report of the Recess Committee containing the proposed course for a degree in architecture, was also confirmed. A LONG RACE. AUCKLAND Jan. 30. The trading vessels’ race at the Auckland regatta started at 9 a.m yesterday and only finished this morning owing to the light wind. The race resulted : Vesper 1, May 2, Greyhound 3. FAILING TO TAKE THE OATH. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 30. A large number of summonses have been issued against youths who have failed to take the oath of allegiance under.the Defence Act. The cases will be heard on February 9th. A FISH MARKET. TIMARU, Jan. 30. A fish mart was formally opened by the Deputy Mayor this afternoon. The proprietor (E. Cannon) purposes holding an auction every afternoon as well as selling all day. He has arranged for supplies from the local fisherman and from those of Otago Stations and Bluff. There was a good attendance at the opening, and a good lot of fish was auctioned at cheap sales. TAKING IN LIQUOR. At Geraldine to-day some young men were fined five shillings each for taking beer into a No-license district (Geraldine) without signing for it and stating where they got it. Winchester, the barman who supplied it, said in evidence that he did not know this was necessary.