GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 284, 25 November 1908, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

CONSTRUCTION OF .SCHOOLS. ; By Tclegraph.—Press Association. Feilding, Last Night. The Wanganui Education Board's experiment of employing a staff to erect buildings in out-of-the-way districts is reported to be a pronounced success. The cost is well under the lowest tender, while exjiedition is a special feature of the new svstcm.

CONDEMNED oIiANCKS. Auckland, bi-t Xialu. The Manuka, which arrived here' l'n,ni Sydney im Sunday, brought a shipment of about 2(10 cases of oranges from Sydney. On examination of the fruit today it was found that many of the orange* were infected with tlie fruit fly, anil forty ease, 'mid to be condemned.

METHODIST SYNOD. Duaedin. Last Xight. I The Otago District Methodist Synod I opened to-day. Jl was decided that) Rev. A. C. Kanderson may be ivcom-1 wended for reception in full connection subject to written examinations being] satisfactory. Jt was also decided that] the Kevs. F. Hands, I'. It. Paris, and K.i 11. Wylie pass in their year's subject, subject to written examination* being satisfactory. A report from the Governor of the Training College in Auckland emphasised the necessity for a Theological Hall, and facilities for' training an increased number of men. I .

FIRE. Auckland, Tuesday. .Messrs. Hrown's boatbuilding premies at TV Kopuru, together with a new launch and some valuable tools, were destroyed by fire this morning. A SPLIT AMONG VESTRYMEN. Auckland, Tuesday. A split has occurred in the A'cstry of St. Paul's Anglican Church. Opinion is divided on questions of ritual and ) also in regard to no-license matters. Some members objected to a minister, the Rev. ('. A. J!. Watson, a strong noliecnse advocate, having expressed from the pulpit his opinion on the local option question. As an outcome a meeting was held last night, at which three of the vestrymen resigned.