GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 279, 18 April 1911, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

i f LIBRARIES' ASSOCIATION. 3 By Tolegraph.—Presa Association. 1 Auckland, Saturday. 1 The Libraries' Association Conference r was opened this morning. The southern delegates were welcomed by the Mayor, B Mr. R. J. Bagnall, and the president, Mr. . T. W. Leys, and acknowledged by Messrs e M. Cohen (Dunedin) and R. R. Atkinson t (Wellington). The president urged that the best endeavors should be employed s 1 for bringing libraries more into line with 3 the commercial and social life of our cities. He spoke of the relationship between libraries and public schools, and . said a large sphere was open in caterer ing for the literaTy needs of the country 0 districts. He believed the city libraries could be used to meet this want withe out imposing any financial burdens on ,j the city taxpayer. n A STORMY MEETING, c Reefton, Saturday. 1, Mr. T. E. Taylor addressed a meeting here last night. The proceedings were >- very lively, Mr. Taylor and the Rer. >- Win. Thomson, organiser of the licensed victuallers, having a wordy warfare. Mr. Thomson at different times called d Mr. Taylor a coward, a liar and a cad, e Mr. Taylor retaliating with similar comj- pliments. It was the most exciting 1. meeting held in Reefton for years. Mr. )- Thomson made charges against Mr. Taylor, -which the latter invited him to put g into writing, saying if he did he would e proceed against him for slander.

ORANGEMEN IN CONFERENCE. Christchurch, Sunday. The annual conference of the Loya.l Orange Institution of New Zealand was opened on Saturday. R.W.G.M.R. Meredith presided, and, on behalf of the officers and delegates of the Grand Lodge, welcomed the Mayor (Mr. C. Allison), who in the course of a speech said he wis convinced that Orangemen were banded together for one great purpose, the unity of the British Empire. Over 200 delegates, representing G6 districts, and a great number of visitors from all parts of the Dominion were present at the opening session. The parade was largely attended this afternoon. SPIRITUALISM. Dunedin, Saturday Night. The convention of the National Spiritualists' Association concluded this afternoon. At the morning session a resolution was carried expressing the Convention's appreciation of Parliament's attempts at prison reform and of its neutrality on the Bible-in-schools question. It was decided that a Bill for the protection of genuine mediums be left in the hands of the framer (Mr. McLean). It was resolved that the National Association of Spiritualists bring mediums and platform speakers from other lands and that they commence work at Auckland and pass through to Invereargill, or vice versa, and that the cost be divided among the various societies. A motion was carried recommending societies to establish classes for the development of local mediums. It is probable that next year's conference will be held at Auckland.