NEW NEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 8, 4 October 1907, Page 5

NEW NEALAND TELEGRAMS.

NOTES FROM OTHEE ?' \ : CMTEES. ' ' AUCKLAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, October 3. , Referring.to Judge Denniston's remarks as to our law of divorce, Bishop fteligan "told an interviewer to-day that lie agreed with every word His Honour had said. Ho (tho Bishop) did not believe in divorce at all. Tho present state of affairs was scandalous. Tho Church of England did all it could to discontinue divorce, the marriage of divorced persons being absolutely forbidden in the Church of tho provinco of New Zealand. Now that tho figures are out, it appears that tho rainfall for'last month in Auckland (5.'12 inches) was more than two inches abovo the average of tho last forty years. It was not, liowcvor, a.record, having been exceeded in September, 18G8, 1889, and 1902. Already', this year our rainfall amounts', to 42.92 inches, nearly, an inch higher than tho averago per year for forty years past. •• 'General approval is being bestowed upon the proposal, to hold statutory holidays on Mondays. Tho Auckland Grocer? Association want tho chango to be initiated in timo to allow of next King's Birthday being celebrated on the" 11th'. (Monday), instead of on tho preceding Saturday... The- Auckland Tramways Union has instructed' "the Crown Solicitor (tho Hon. J. A; Tole) to endeavour to secure a Supremo Court injunction to prevent tho coming into forco of tho City Council's by-law permitting strapbangers ,iu. the cars. "When it does come into operation, oil about October 23, tho Union will, in tho meantimo iiavo considered what steps they will take pending the decision of the Court. 1 ■ Technical iodiication requirements in Auckland, aro in. advance of accommodation; -Whilst waiting the erection of the. now- school, tho local director is agitating for mpre room for his engineering class. 1 Tho Rev. J. Fee, of. Hamilton, dealing with ; tho teniperanco question, stated recently that reports have it that Nov.- Zealand was tho most temperate country in tho world. He was ill receipt,"however, of .tho court, returns for the last twenty years, and during that period there had been no less thaif persons convicted for drunkenness. At the presenj; timo SUOO people were going down annually from this cause. Mr. Fee referred to tlie success of tho districts in our Dominion undo-rt-ho prohibition law, and felt sure that in the near future, if overyono .did their duty, they would 'see the prohibition banner flying in the Waikatb electorate." As illustrating the growth of •-• the shipping trado at , the port, tho re-, venuo of tho Auckland harbour is stated to have increased from £42,377'. in 1897 to ,£83,052 in 1900, and a further increase is practically assured for this year. An unusual case, recently referred to Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., in bis civil jurisdiction. 'was a'disputo between the Trustees' of tho Central Mission and Mr. A. J. Black, formerly employed in the capacity ,of preacher to the Mission, as to v/Jio should pay for an organ obtained in connection with services conducted by Black. The vendor sued both parties, and to-day judgment was given against tho preacher, His Worship finding that tho evideuco did not establish consent on the part of the trustees nor subsequent confirmation of the purchase. NAPIER. [BY TEr.EGßAnr.—own correspondent.] Napier, October 2. The Spccial Committee responsible for the Coleman Shield Competition, the biggest shooting event in Ha'.vices Bay, which will take place on November 11, lias decided to hold tho match at AVaipawa and not on tho new range at Roys Hill, on account of it being found impossible to complete the' latter in timo. In regard to the now range, it is understood that tho Government intend to make it open for all corps in Hawkes Bay, including cadets. An endeavour is to be mado to have it completed before Carnival Week in March, when it is proposed, with tho financial assistance of leading men in the district, to hold an Association nieetins, and thus receive entries from marksmen returning from Trentham. CnRtSTCIIURCH. [by telegraph.—own* con respondent.] Ghristchurch, October 2. Tho motor-car service between Culverden and tho Vvaiau Ferry, on the way to lianmer, has been inaugurated in a very quiet way. Tho service shortens tho timo spent on