100 Years Ago

After waiting at the Hermitage, Mount Cook, from Saturday night until Wednesday morning in the hope that the weather conditions would change, a number of members of the Press Association had reluctantly to abandon their intention of reaching Greymouth, where the annual meeting of the association is being held, by way of the Copland Pass.

A keen discussion was started in the Education Board yesterday by a letter from the authorities of St Gerard's Convent, Alexandra, asking that their school should be examined regularly by one of the board's inspectors.

Strong complaints were made by Cr Macdonald at the meeting of the St. Kilda Council last night regarding the inadequacy of the present tram service to St Kilda, and of the resultant overcrowding and inconvenience to passengers.

Sir, - There is a matter of great interest to a very large number of our working population in the city which has my sympathy and support in obtaining - the closing of business premises on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Monday, so that there may be a continuous holiday of four days. There is a but in the question, however, - not at the expense of Anniversary Day, March 23.

The territorial camp at picturesque Wairongoa presented a scene of much animation yesterday, and was the centre of a great deal of interest on the part of a number of visitors who journeyed from town.

At Tuesday's meeting of the Lake County Council a deputation was in attendance to urge the necessity for prohibiting motor traffic within the county.

Technical education has in recent years met with considerable support in Dunedin, and it appears that this fact is only a reflex of the trend of such education in other parts of the Dominion.

Technical classes in connection with the public schools have been started on an extended scale this year.

Quite a number of well-known citizens in the hill suburb were victimised last week in an impudent manner as a result of lending too ready an ear to tales of distress from a female fraud.

The Mayor (Mr W. Burnett) presided over a large meeting of Dunedin citizens in the Town Hall last evening.