GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 285, 26 November 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

IMMIGRATION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Some 152 second-class passengers from .England arrived in New Zealand by the FederoJ-Houlder-Shire liner Devon which reached Auckland to-day from Liv*rpool. These are described as of a. particularly good class and iaclude a large proportion of farmers and farm laborers. The following are the bookings to the various ports of the Dominion:—Auckland 39, Wellington 73, Lyttclton 8, Port Chalmers 19, New Plymouth 0, Westport 5, Oomaru 1. Of the total for all portß the various trades are represented as follows:—Domesticservants 0, farmers 20, farm laborers 8, joiners 2, engineinen and drivers 8, carpenters 5, tailors and machinists 3, laborers 2, mechanics 5, butchers 2, turnera 2, moulders 3, draughtsmen 2, clerka 3, and one each of the following:— Fireman, grocer, traveller, printer, painter, bricklayer, wool-sorter, patternmaker, wa'irolie dealer, eyciemaker, cabinetmaker and jeweller. Mr Shanaglmn, officer in charge of the local Labor Bureau, stated that of Ola immigrants for Auckland only nine were assisted by the Government, the other 30 being unassisted.

CHURCH UNDTY. Auckland, Last Night. Expressing his views upon a letter from the Anglican Church proposing church union, a Presbyterian minister (Rev A. A. Murray, of St. Andrews') said he did oot think there was the Slightest hope so long as there existsd a leaning towards ritualism in the !!*• glican Church. This was the great bar to unity. The Presbyterian General Assembly had, he said, so despaired of union that it had disbanded the committee yet up to confer with other church committees on the question. Union must be on evangelical lines. A Methodist opinion voiced by the Rev. Geo. Bond, chairman of the Methodist Synod, was that a fraternal spirit was first necessary. This was the difficulty rather than denominationalisui. Fraternity might culminate in organic union, but the time for the latter had not vet come. ' ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Wellington, Last Night. During October 3800 persons arrived in the Dominion and 1004 departed The arrivals in October of 1007 numbered 3000, and the departures 1780.

OBITUARY. Wellington, Last Night. Mr. John Smith ltitcliic, an old and respected resident of New Zealand, died yesterday at hi a home in Queen street. Ihe deceased, who was On years of ace was a native of Arbroath, Scotland wui came out to Canterbury nearly 40 vearn ago On the death of «• wIIS in Cluistehurch two aad ahalf years airo he removed to Wellington'. The body will be interred at Christchurcb.

A DANGEROUS, PRISONER. - Wellington, Last Night. The convict Joseph Norman, who is charged with having assaulted Mr. Armstrong, gaoler at the Terrace Gaol, y,U'°V be brol, g' l t before the Court until Mr Armstrong is able to appear. Mr Armstrong is still in the hands of the doctor, but it is expected that he will be about again early next week.

A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. Wellington, Last Night. Admiral Sir A. W. Moore, who w*s Commander-in-Chief on the Chinese station in 1000, was tl passenger to Wellington by the Warrimoo to-day. The Admiral will spend some time in New Zealand. He served in the Egyptian War in 1882 and was one of the Emtlish representatives at the Anti-Slavery Congress at Brussels. He was also a member of the Australian Council of Defence, and a Lor!} Commissioner of the Admiralty from 181)8 to 1001. In 1806 nel"*'? T° ml '" command of the Chan-

NELSON A. AND P. SHOW. m « • ~ Nelsol1 ' Laßt %•>'• rhe Agricultural and Pastoral Show was concluded to-day i n glorious weatlicr. iliere was a record attendance. Ihe exhibits showed some falling-off n number as compared with last year, but there Has an all-round improvement m quality. THE STRANDED HAWEA. Greymoiith, Wednesday. The attempt to refloat the Hawen rawed. Another effort will be made to-uwrow. The cargo is now beium ! jettisoned. * FIRE. Dargaville, Wednesday, lucre was no insurance at nil *on Messrs. Drown and Sons' boat-buildiu» .■remises alio Kopuru, which were de" stroyed by hrc yesterday mornhg. The damages are estimated at £2500

'i'HE LAND HUNGER. ' U(1 . „ -Asl'bui'tmi, Wednesday.. Although the farming community'nas l just come through a very critical ami "nmicially 9trill gW year, V „ Tol Itemed a huge amount of bu i„ e °* King transacted in hnd sa)os . Jg£ has been clearly exemplified by the Ash burton branch „f ft 1 , gage and Agency Company, which*! ports that for the twelve monthfe n £ 11 g October 31 it sold land to thcTOlna of over £258,000. 6

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