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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 6

A Christchurchi oxchango draws attention to the fact that on January 1 an event of groat interest and importance to the' Methodists of New Zealand occurred. For somo years there has'been a movement for tho separation of tho New Zealand Church from Australian Methodism. Before this could come into operation certain legal formalities hail to bo complied .with.. . These havo all been completed, and, as authorised by ■ the several Acts providing for the independence jf tho New Zealand Conference, tho president of-tho General Conference has signed the necessary document declaring ihat from the first day of January, 1913, ;ke Methodist Church of New Zealand wines inter existence- as a •self-governing shurch. The public celebration, of this lew departure will take placo when the irst independent conference meets in iVollington on February 5: It is expectid that the General Conference will bo ■epreseutcd by its president, the Rev. H.' foungman, D.D., and tho I?«v. W. Morey,,D.D. Tho latter of these is' well ;nown in New Zealand, where he spent nany years of his ministry, ■ and in foruor years . was a foremost advocate of v T ow Zealand Methodist independence. Tho clangers of fireworks are domon-' tratcd by tho following, . taken rom Wednesday's issue .of tho Timaru Herald" :-"Last ovening a oung man had tho misfortuno. to get omo of the powder of n detonator in his ye. He also burnt his arm very scveref and had to havo it nrtcnded'to by. a Seal chemist. Later on in tho tame veniug a young man was standing talklg to two ladies, when another young ion, evidently 'out for fun,' threw a ghted cracker at him, the squib resting n 'his collar. • Before it could be removed 10 cracker exploded, scorching tho young : ian's neck ratkor badly." Tho Windsor Hotel, lately under tho • lanagoment of Mr. A, E. Hardcastle, has ' cen sold to Mr. W. 11. Bird, late of M.jsirton, who look chargo on Thursday, iimiury 2. Tho new manager assures the | üblio that tho hotol will maintaiu its | rotont tliiitiuguiihod position. , [;