GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 325, 26 February 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

i j j BISHOP LEXIHAIv-S SUCCESSOR. I By Telegraph—Press; Association. Auckland, Last Night. A meeting of the clergy 01 the Auckland diocese was held to-day to nominate a successor to -Bishop Eenilnui. Archbishop Kedwood presided and fourteen (Hergy were entitled to a vo ; .e. The ballot ior disni'ssimns favored the | Very Rev. H. \\\ Cleary. D.D.. edi'or . of the New Zealand Tablet; ;tllat for , riignior, the Very Rev. Father Brodie ■ (Waihi), and thai for dignns the Very I Rev. Dean Hneket (parish priest a t j Paeroa). The ballots were practically I unanimous. These names will be sub- [ mttted fortfie consideration of th? New ! Zealand Hieriirey, and then forwarded to flome. NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS' ASSOCIATION. Rotorua, Last Night. The annual meeting of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Xew Zealand comemnced on Thursday and concluded to-day. All parts of the Dominion were represented. Mr. Selig, tlie president, in his annual address, reviewed the business of the year, and ] the various phases of newspaper work. I A considerable volume of business was | transacted. Mr. Selig expressed his bij tention of not standing, ior the ofuVe ' of president, but at the unanimous rej quest of the meeting again consented ; «nd was re-elected. Mr. F. E. Hyman ! ".ras elected vice-president, ami Messrs ! Fenwiek, TTorton, Pirani. Mel'obie and I Blunder! the committee; lion, secretary and treasurer, Mr. H. Keys. Tt was de- ; cided to hold the next animal, meeting '' at«Qnee:wtown. Proiiosals to meet at ' Chrislehureh, Hokitika and Hanmcr | were defeated. i The annual meeting of the Federation ' of Master Printers' Associations of Xew Zealand was held to-day. ,TITE BAXE OF AUCKLAND. Auckland, February 25. A girl, 13 years of age. was attacked by a man at Warkworth and assaulted so seriously that she had to be removed to the Auckland Hospital. The girl's cries drew the attention of a young man named Oakes, who rushed to her assistant. Her assailant, it is alleged, threatened Oakes- with a knife. When Oakes rushed at him he bolted and got clear away. This' is the third known i ! outrage committed in the Rodney disI triet in a shovt period, and parents of j children are, becoming anxious. Later j the police arrested a man named Win. J. F. Moore and charged him with the < offence. Moore appears before the Court at Auckland to-morrow. KTXfi COtXTRY PROGRESS. j Raetihi. February 25. There was a good display at the Waimaroio Agricultural and Pastoral Society's initial show at Raetihi yesterday, and it was an eye-opener to strangers to see what the district, could turn out in the way of stock, vegetables, butter, etc. The horticultural and industrial part was also excellent.- Mr. Lancaster, of Palmerston. judged the stock. The show was opened by Mr. Jennings, M.P.. with a congratulatory speech, and Mr. Nation. Mavor of Taihape, fclso | spoke. There were about two tuons'and j persons present. I