GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 253, 1 December 1909, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

THE ATHENIC'S IMMIGRANTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Athenic, which arrived from London to-night, brought 587 passengers. Of these slli came third-class; 234 were assisted, 84 being nominated by relatives in New Zealand N'incty-tliree oi the females are domestic servants', 15 ol w liom are engaged for Hawke's Bay. Thirty-seven of the men are farmers. METHODIST SYNOD. Gore, Last Night. The annual Synod of the Otago aud Southland district, held here to-day, was attended by over 50 ministers and laviuf Rev."P. W. Farclough, presiding. It was reported that 35 Maoris were trained nt tile Maori College at Auckland during the year and that eleven -tudents were trained at the Theological institute. The Conference Committee's recommendation regarding the instituting of a lay pasturate was affirmed. The f'vnod expressed surprise at the state- -, -'nt recently made that Maoris at Rnapuke were visited only by Anglican clergymen, as the Rev. Papakura (M"thOdist) las visited there for nine years. CivieV receptions and a banquet wire held in the evening.

VITAL statistics.

Christcliurch. Last Night,

During November tliere. were IS7 fcirtlis in the Christchnrch registration district, SB den'lis and 70 marriages. For November. 100S, the figures; were: IMI births, 08 deaths, (in marriages.