Telegraphic News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 10, 13 January 1904, Page 4

Telegraphic News.

(Per Press Association). DUNEDIN, Jan. 31. Speaking at the conversa/ionc tendered to hum this evening. Mr H. I). Bedford said he couhl not understand the storm of indignation his recent address had aroused. For every charge he made lie had a foundation, tjleu,ncd iviom <jnd to end ol 1 the n-jiilr pny. People were crying out against the incompetents of the Ministry, while thorp ,wero also a im the tapper Ilouse. which the Premier Ivud deliberately eon'u.pted by placing them there. The Licensing Bill mani feshd nothing, 'by the hypocrisy of the Premier. The Premier had set hi.msek in the position of a president of the Court of .Irstice, by his jnterfercnco in _ the course of justice at Newtown. The Licensing Bill was a piece of scandalous corruption, and he (Mr Bedford) would,defend these words anywhere—in Kumara, if necessary. Language failed to describe some of the proceedings in Uarli»ment. WAXGANfI, Jan. 11. At tlie Primitive Methodist Conferanee the Rev A. T. (Jatfay, a leading Coimexioniist orator, was invitod to visit tlie colony 'during the year. Rev. E, Wnrhurton, a minister of exceptional gifts, was received into the New Zealand Church l WANUANUI. dun. 12.

The Primitive Methodist Confer- 1 enco met to-day in the Baptist Church. Messrs Fow audi Mairs are to Ixi employed as missioners. The united funds income was stated at £OO2 5s sd, children's fund income £.J2I. 14s lOd, home missions income £;>s2 12s sd, conti'ng-Hit fund £75 (is Bd, publishing report income £209 10s 9d, showing a nett protit of £69 0s 4d. NAPIER, Jan. 11.

An eliderly man naimid Peter Mclliardy committed suicide this afternoon at Havelock by blowing out hi* ItjiaiiLs. He had shown signs of mental derangement for some time past. lb? leaves a widow. PUNEDIX, Jan. 11. Bin ing the week ended tp-day returns were reported from 35 dredges, th« total yield being 8250z ldwt '<>g»\ or an average of 230z ner dredge.

Ailiditional returns Perseverance i o. I. 51 ox l.Mwt l-Jgr, Perseverance No. If. 290z l.'idwt Island Block 19oz "yclwt, Enfield 17oz l-ldwt, Hujirpy Valley l~ m lMwt, Spec (iwlly 12m Bdwt, Taniwha Ooz lOdwt, Lawrence i)oz (klwt.