THE GENERAL AT NEW PLYMOUTH

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 11 May 1911, Page 6

THE GENERAL AT NEW PLYMOUTH

New Plymouth, May 10. Jfajor-General O'odloy renewed Ijie local Territorials to-night, and also addressed them. He said that 'he was pleased with the material, and with th? soldierly iippcara.nce of the men, and ho hoped the companies would bo increased to lull strength with Hie .-amc stamp of men. He warned them that no man was a soldier who did not keep his arms clean. He did not infer thai Ihe local arms were not clean, bul there were cases callins for" criticism in the Dominion, and would hare to bs dealt: with. He hoped that the old soldiers would stick to the work, and stiffen the rank?. Ueneral ttodley added that lie had read the imlilary history of Taranaki, and had been much impressed by it. THE IRISH DELEGATION. New Plymouth, May 10. Dr'pite torrential rains there was. a Rood audience at. the Theatre Royal lo hear Messrs llcdmond ami Donovan, Iho ]ri-)i Home Rule delegates. The Mayor presided, and the audience was most enthusiastic, a liberal collection being taken. ' . ~ ,„ Palmerston, May 10. Mr. Hazelton, one of (he Irish delegates addressed a mos<. enthusiastic meeun?, presided over by the Mayor, in (lie bninive Hall to-nisht. Tho meeting unanimously resolved, on the motion ol Mr. h. 0. Hurley, seconded by Mr. K.- -JI Nab, in favour of Home Rnle as being in the best interests of the good government of the Empire. Dunedin, May 10. A preliminary meeting was held hero to-night to make arrangements for the vMt of the Homo Rule delegates and was attended by about fifty gentlemen. ■\ subscription 1W- was opened, and over one hundred guineas havo already been subscribed. TEN DAYS' Y.M.C.A. CAMPAIGN. j Wanganui, May 10. The T M C.A. ten days' campaign to ni'o .£"800 commenced hero this morning and already .£317.) has been pro timed, mcludin" donated by a. resident for the purchase of a. site. Last evening an inHiiicinstic ral v was held which was adfl?;"ed bv the' Hon. G. Fowlds. The committee* is confident that tho amount will Ik raised in the period mentioned. . MR. MILLAR ANSWERS QUESTIONS. Dunedin, May 10. In answer to questions at his meeting last night, the Hon. J. A. Millar said that as an individual member, ho was nrep'ared to vote for compensation for-a man who was wrongfully convicted at Westport on tho evidence of a perjwror; lio had always been strongly opposed to an elective Upper House. CHURCH AND SCHOOL. Timaru, May !). The. Education Board ■-to-day discussed (be practice of withdrawing Roman Catholic children from country school classes at certain times for religions instruction prer ar.'itory to confirmation. The board decided that tho practice should not. bo interfered with. The board mmdecs Us own repairs and painting. At present it employs four carpenters, three painters, and two apprentice-.