NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2121, 13 April 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

THIS COOUE MENAGE TO MAORI MORALS. (By TcicgrojiU.'-PK.efl Associaitioii.) HamUlon., Axiiil li,. Tho undcsir-ablo intimacy whifih 'is springing! up between. Indians who a:ro overtu.nning the ICing Country aiid Ntt-th-es in different low-life was bought ■ ■midor the notiea of tho Waifcato Ho.epitai Boiird Sn a epedal leporfc fjfojh Nvitso Moot<!, of MawviJWj who eofnpliiiiis tliat illicit relatioushin beMveeii tho two . faces is becoming s. .serious menace- to tho morals of the Maoris, Indians. appear to have got into tlis conMenco of the Maori ■women, and Acto liavo re-* ccntly been two birtiis to Indian fathera, *iETHoorBf 8.0. mttn, Auckland, Aptjl 11, 'i'htt anmval ca.mw of tho New Zeftiivn'd I'ottiiK Men's Slotliodist Biblo Class Union commeaeed ©r Thursday cv.onifig at Itejnuera. Nearly two hundred nie.ii are present from oil'parts of tho Dm mtiitoii. The annual meeting of the union was hold on Friday- iifternoott, ' the Rsr. A, B; Chapfiel pF.csidiiig. It was decided to t.rsnster tho. csecutivo to Dttnedin. The foHowing effiqers Wefe olected:—i'residentj Hw. A. J. Scamev.; vice-prcsidentSj Kcvs. M. Draike, F..' T, llcai, and A. M'Lndoo; secretary, Mr, Robert treagurtr, Mr. p. Shfimpton. Jho'nest caffip is to be held in Dutiedin, ShRItUAUSTS MEET. AusWend) April li. Tho eighth annual conven : tian of tb.6 Natioiisi Assooiatiati tf Spbitualists k now bcing held in Auckla-nds under tha presidency of Mr. W. C. SSsson. A public welooriie was extended to the delegates.. Jit, W, G, ftation spoke on behalf of Ihq assoeietiottj and fcpli.es were made by SiessrS. A. Mofßtk (Kew Plymouth) Astrjdge (.Levin), iV f Taylpi iChristchurch), E. E. Lewis.(Wsihi), V. Sorenson (Progressive H'Lpa and Craig (Progressive Association), Mrs, E. 0, Morris (Welliugton:)* and Mrs. Bi-rsdale this convention concludes on Monday. OAR & CARRIAGE TftADE. . Aucklaiid, April..ll A ednvention; of the Carriago B -; lct« ere', 'WheelwrigJrts', and s{.otor*cdr Builders' Nation*! AESociatian opened, t<wlay. lit. John 8011, president, stated thai dnrmip tho y«?r.lie had iu-to-rvicivcd tho Minister of Railways as- to modifying the freight charges on. Jjjjpartcd Umber suvtabfe fox ' <?oachbu;mil)g> and ha 4 siirco heeij hi by the Ji-ii.iis'ter to li<| : po that the Wcohi.meudat.io.n wauld be given effect, to -when the tariff w»a being reconsidoffid. annual retort ctateß that at the close of the year there were fifty-feur' rnembers of the asßoc'i.a* tion. MAORI EM3ASSY SAILS. AUpklishd, April U. Rate, tho Maori ''king, -was a passenger by the steamer Kijgara leaving to>daj T . Jle is boiintl for iiOiidgn io place before the King tile,claims ol thes Natives in regard to their land under the Treaty of- Wal-tangi, He is .accgnt" ponied by Tupu { raingaica'\ra, his "prinjo Mtaister," β-i Paul (interpreter), and il-it'i Kara&a. Thero has been a good deal of disc-u'.ssion about tho. trip aniOHg fto Jtao.r.is. Optaions at.6 divided as to the wisdom of the -tour. Those who .left ■this morning assart that -flip objections come froin a very small minority. SOCIETY OP PRieNDS, Auckland, April U. Tho annual -gathering of the Society of Friends was held this morteing). witii a good atteiidance of. North Isliind Jrionds and a few f-rohi the south, i)q!.egates wero welcomed from 'Engliutd, fasiuania., and Australia-, and letters Wttro read from Orea.t firitsin-iinot A-ui) ,, ■ tralja concerning cii-frcnt eronts .es -a-l-.fecting %he Tiia few Zealand- -.- liTSjicß of tb-6 society *4s authoi-ftatK'a-'' ■ lv affiliated-, ftit-h h'eaijquarters in Lon* don. BUILDING ACTIVITIES, Thames,. April 1.1, The Thames Hospital s.oar.d'h-Bs A pup» chased the land and buildinge ot tho ffigh School Board., Thti Hospital Board intends to c.nTargo thf hospital, afid the • High School Board intends erecting A noti- school in -brfe-1; on a ■central site purchased from iio Defoneo i-noivt. who in t-ViMi will erect a drill Itall on a site prsvided by the- Hijjh SohooJ oaar4. Man Missing. Dyndtjin, April 15, A married man named iFobn Gallon,, agea , 36 years, left his lic-ine in RiebaMson Street at 8:io Ltt. yestodtfy to go to tho Northern Cemetery, end fis i»p a ■ child's .grave. Ho promised to return' beford dinßefj -but- lias not conle ' bnckyet. CtSAU OUTPUT. V/sstpsrlv April J2, flie coal output lor the last week haj foCM as toltbws:—Stoektou, .848 tons ISowt,; Seddonvi'Ho! Strito Miiio, 740teas Icvrtv.j Westpo'rt Ooal -Co.,' §62.7 tows iSewtl, and 10 tons I'Gcwt. of coke. BRIEF MENTIdS. eiirls'tohuroli, April 11. Burglars entered tho Post Office at Whak-araat-au, Hear Spriiigficld, aiul burst open tho safe with explosives lart ■night, * Chrißtphur«h, April li. Tiro m.iSh arrested .ycstpt-dny for wig--rAncy wiU be ehargod with the burrfary at Tucker's .jesrt'Hory shop on AVtaflPS* day -tost*. '' ChHstohurth, AjsHJlt. Mrs. Pri-iwell, a.ged 71 ye.a-fs, tho wife of n retire]} .faniier at Ban-gioro, nttempt«4 siiici je «arlj this nicr-jring by cuttmg iior threat..