GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 308, 23 May 1911, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

THE INVERCARGILL ORUY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Invereargill, Last Night, At a temperance rally on Sunday night, Mayor Ott referred to the orgie in the park recently referred to in various papers, and said that the statement published by the Southalnd Times was exaggerated. The Times, in reporting the Mayor's remarks, says that the only error in its former paragraph was as to the quantity of beer consumed, which had been slightly under-stated.

NEW ANGLICAN CHURCH. Masterton, Last Night. A new Anglican Church is about to be erected in Masterton, at an estimated cost of £6OOO. Mr. W. J. Mountford, architect, of Christchurch, was to-night appointed architect for the building. "DEXOMINATIOXALTSM RUN MAD." Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Ministers' Association met this afternoon, and, after discussion, the following resolution was carried:— ''That the Auckland Ministers' Association strongly disapproves of the introduction of sectarianism into the arrangements for national defence. It regards such a proposal as denominationalism run mad. It protests against this principle bem« violated in our senior cadet corps, and it affirms its decision to continue to oppose any departure from this principle."

MR. MA9SEY OX TOE WARPATH. Auckland, Last Night. Mr. Massey, leader of the Opposition Party, left Auckland by the Main Trunk express this evening for Wellington, where he will stay until Wednesday evening. He will arrive in Christehurch on Thursday morning, andwill go on to the South, visiting in turn, Waimate, Oamaru, ltiverton, Invercargill, Ashburton and Akaroa, and at eacli centre he will deliver political addresses. AUCKLAND WINTER SHOW. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland winter exhibition was opened this afternoon by the Hon. Thos. Mackenzie. Minister for Aerieulture. The exhibition, which will last over the whole week, is the biggest of the kiitd yet held in Auckland, the catalogue show, ing over 7SO entries in the eonipetition classes, while over 1(10 industrial exhibits are made in the noncompetitive >eetion. REGISTRATION Of BARMAIDS. Wellington, Last Night.

About one hundred applications have been received from barmaids in Wellington for registration under the new provisions of the Licensing Act, and as the register will close on Wednesday of next week, it is thought probable that that number will just about represent the women belonging to this district who will be able to continue work at this calling. Of the hundred about fifteen have already received their certificates, and the others will also get their papers, as the Labor Department completes its enquiries into correctness of data supplied on the application forms. It is fully expected that the whole of the registration a< far as Wellington is concerned will be completed by the end of the month. The Department hopes to have the whole of the registrars for the Dominion finished about the middle of June. The certificates, for which the successful applicants have to sign in person at the Departmental offices, arc very simple in form. They merely set out that so-and-so lias been registered as a barmaid under the provisions of the Licensing Amendment Act, 1010. They are signed by the Secretary for Labor, who is also registrar for this particular purpose. ABOLITION OP THE KILTS. Wellington, Last Night. A meeting of citizens interested decided to-night to arrange a deputation to the Minister of Defence protesting against the abolition of the kilts in the uniform of future defence forces. Sympathetic communications have been re ceived from other parts of New Zealand. HOME RULE FUNDS. Wellington, Last Night. Mr. J. D. Donovan, one of the Irish Home Rule envoys, sneaks gratefullv of the support accorded throughout New Zealand, savins he and his colleagues have completely hen ten the record' of Mr. Devlin f£soool.