LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1930, 12 November 1906, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

I’RESS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night. A Knight Buthday ohurob parade of tho whole garrison took pl-joa at St. Matthew s Anglio in Church to-day. Io the coarse of nis sermon Biubop Ncligau n.'ud that some of those present would probably live to see every aide-bodied naan cahotl upou SO defend the E npire. He referred *o tue good moral client of tho discipline of u soldier’s life, and staled that eventually some form of universal military trait,tug suitable to modern condnions aud tho mods of the Empire would bo adopted with proper prov.slou against tho possibility of abuse. An inquest oo A, F. Adeano, drowned at 8?. Heller's Bay on Friday, was held to-day. A verdiod of accidentally drowned vy-eturoed. Muoh praise wsb aooordod , JU ng Frank Brady for his gallant attempt to savo the deoeased.

Dunedin, last night. At the Presbyterian General Assembly a minute was adopted, expressing profound regret st the resignation of ths Rev. A. Cameron as convener of tho Theoiogioal College Committee, and high appreciation of his service.-’. The report on too gincrai and finauei»i staristius was very elaborate. This showed an inoroase of 26 ohurohes, giving 3000 more sitting, 75 more piesohiog places, a total attendance of 67,802, au inoroase of 4419. Tho number of meatbirs on communim rolls was 31,287. Ths total debt on obutob property was L 49.395, an increase of L 2394. In the discussion Btroog comment was made on the decrease in the number of baptisms. It was resolved that the Key. P. B, Fraser, convener, should make a summary of his remarks, to be printed and citouluted amongst Presbyterian sessions and d .-aeons’ courts, The Rev, A. Don, Chinese missionary, was uuauimously elected Moderator for 1907 8. Ths members of the Assembly were entertained at a garden party in tho First Church grounds in tha afternoon by sba Rev. Dr. and Mrs Neabit. To day the puipita in aud around the city ware ccoupied by visiting mifiisioia, tho Rav. Mr Munro, Moderator, preaching at Knox Ghuich,