AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 11, 14 January 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

(m PBBBS ASSOOIATIOJf.) (Beet Wad IS, 9.50 im.) Sydhbt, January 12. •V. Brown, the General Secretary >4 t"e Wesleyan Board of Mission?, I> ■•> received confirmation of the cable n ■n'. relative te the threatened deporta--4 t■! »n of a missionary from Fiji. The »•■ views comes from the Chairman of i!i- Fiji Wesleyan District, and in- <!■>« coptes of letters addressed to •;.ui by the Colonial Secretary of Fiji, w' ici contain complaints against one of i .-■• missionaries, and a request for Lis i- -iral frem the district. Theaccusa i i •!■ is that he actively engaged in a y .fnicd campaign amongst the natives «i ->i the ostensible object of persuading t»—n to entertain the proposals of i .L-iution with New Zealand. The i- ' ter will receive the earliest atten:i i of the Mission Board. The misrn;ihatieallj denies the truth of the .-■ .- nyrot made against him en th» iiif:oii'y of a native witness. He oi tliat a fall enquiry be made. Melboubsx, January 12 ' ir George Turner bas returned. He i. the State Premiership at the i .! of the month. (Beceived 13, 5.2S p.m.) fVD-Eif.JsEuary 13. Vtrendy there are six deserters from t ... Imperial forces. Jt is openly stated ; .it the men have been allured by . ''-,•* of employment. The troops eni- ". rk to-morrew.

TM Moan* left last night, having on ] !• ■ .i.l the Rifle team, and a conu o tof Commonwealth visitois.