NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1864, 25 September 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Tcleyraph-Prceg Association.)

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR

COUNCIL'S BIENNIAL MEETING. Dunedln, September 24. The biennial meeting of the Council of the Now Zoaland Christian Endeavour Union was hold to-day. Tlio report showed that there were 81 senior societies, with 1462 active, 225 associate, and 275 honorary members; 75 junior societies, with 2689 members, and two intermediate societies with 81 mombers, making a grand total of 162 societies and 4722 members. Tho Auckland societies had contributed ■£348 for foreign, and £48 for homo missions, and the Wellington societies £90 for foroign and £45 for home missions. Reference was mado to the forthcoming world's convention inSydnoy in March, and to the proposed visit of Dr. F. C. Clark to New Zealand noxt year. The chief hindrances to the progress of the movement were stated as follows: —(1) Formation of Bible clasres and kindred organisations: (2) demands on the time of young pooplo by technical education and military (3) lack of interest in Spiritual life by young people. The election of officers resulted as folio • President, Rev. 11. B. Gray; vice-presi-dents, Kevs. J. T. Pinfold, G. ifeigliway, W. Gray Dixon, and U. Oldrieve • secretary, 'Mr. A. W. Jacobsonj treasurer, Mr. R. D.' Couper; executive, Msises Manson and M'V'ellandMr. W. H. Hiott. c

OLD FISHINC fIICHTS, TREATY, TROUT, & THE MAORI. Rotorua, September 24. Mr, Dyer, S.M., gave his decision today in the caso of Pita Heretini, who was charged with taking trout out of season. He held that the decision in the caso of Tniihana Korokai v; the Solicitor-General (Rotorua Lake bed caso) did not apply, and did not authorise a Native to take trout during tho close season. Regarding defendant's contention that ho had a right under the Treaty of Waitangi to take the fish, Mr. Dyer said that it was not tho duty of any Court, in dealing with statutes relating to Natives, to deeido if there had been any infringement of that treaty,- and to dcclino to apply ot enforce any part of a statute _ which was contrary thereto. If Parliament had dealt unfairly with tho Natives (lie did not suggest that it had), that was tho business of Parliament, and not of the Courts. Defendant was convicted and 1 fined £5 and 12s. costs. Leave to appeal was given.

SETTLERS' FEELING. THE STRATFORD-TE KOURA LINE. Whangamomona, September 24. A conference- of delegates representing Whangamomona and Ohura County Councils, Stratford Borough Council, and Stratford Chamber of Commerce met hero to-day, and passed tho following resolutions"That this conference protests against tho* action of the Auckland Railway League in attempting to have work on tho Stratford end or tho Stratford-Te Koura railway minimised; and this conference strongly urges that no efforts shall be relaxed at the Stratford end of tho railway. A further resolution asked for tho mail service between Whangamomona and Ohura. The resolution, stated that the suggested mail service would greatly facilitate trade relations between tho settlors in, tho Ohura district and commercial centres tapped by Stratford-Te-Koura railway.

DIVORCE CASE,

DECREE AND £100 DAMAGES, Masterton, September 24. At the Supremo Court this morning, Albert Maguire, of Carterton, petitioned for a divorce from Margarot Ada Maguiro on tho grounds of misconduct with Richard Vivian, of Wangaluii, drover and farmer. Petitioner claimed £200 damages. There was no defence, and tho jury returned a verdict for £100. Tho decree was granted. CANTON MISSIONS. FUND TOTALS £9500. Chrlstohuroh, September 24. The Canton Villages Mission everymember campaign results to date aro: Auckland and Waikato, £697; Hawko'a Bay, £32; Wanganui and Taranaki, £465; Wellington and Wairarapa, £429; Canterbury, £1573; Nelson and Westland, £167: Otago, £1257; Southland, £286. These results, with the amounts previously acknowledged, bring tlio total up to £9500. BRIEF MENTION. Clsborne, September 24. A fine cottage hospital has been opened at Teararoa, Natives having given tho site and the pakehas and Maroi residents having subscribed over £700.

Feildlng, September 24. A dwelling, owned and oooupied bjr J. C. Millor, stock inspector at Aorangi, was totally destroyed by firo last night. The house was insured in tho United office for £400, and the furniture in the South British for £220.