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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 2845, 30 June 1891, Page 2

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(United Press ' Qourslng. Jb Donedin, Juno 29/ . '• Twenty four nominations hare '„«-->'• been received for the Waterloo Cup ". £ •>y the D.J. 0. Six are from ,"{{ Ch natch urch, three from Aahburtori,,/ -}M

from parakaio, two each from ; and~Jnvercaigil]; and one _-" from Auckland ; the rssfc being from -i, DunedinT For the Ladies' Bracelet, /-~ .to be ran for at the same time, 40 nominations have been received^ . choiflmlTilTig yews. "' "\ Nelson, June 29. „ The Johnston United Mining Company received from ColHngwood to | S7oz of retorted gold. A |Kndend of at least 6d is expected. - Blenheim, June 29. ~jj The manager of the Whakamarina - <ytGoldminmg Co. has let a contract to pamp oat the claim and bottom the --. deep ground on which the Company's men were working prior to the late .' , flood. They expect to reach the -"-' bottom in fourteen days. Strike of Tinmen. Chbistchuech, June 29. - The firemen of the s.s. Tongariro struck to-day because two of tbeir mates were prosecuted for assaulting a foreigner, who had been sent aboard shipping Federation as greaser. r - "TChey- weTe brought up at the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court and agreed to resume .duty. • They were ordered to pay * One ma", charged with assault, w s sent to geel for a months— -AnoUirr was fined 40s, with ap.momh's imprisonment in deThejSSiLP*? AwoaOases. WeIuSWQN. Tuesday. The Island Bay cases were before the Magistrate^™* 1 - this morning. No evidenceN^as offered against Mrs Hanson, and sfe »*s discharged. Hansen having committed for trial on thf - Coronor's warrant, no evidence wai offered in his case. (Jwymouth Sarbonr Board."

/' Gbkymodth, June 29. ■At the meeting of the Harboui Board to-night a telegram was read from the Under-Secretary of Marine, ""' stating that the Auditor is of opinion that the payment of £3OOO promised by the Government can only be considered in advance, as the.'mcnej " cannot be used in _ reducing the advances already matfe, and, such being the case, members wonld be - .liable if the moareys are now paid to have proceedings taken against them for illegal borrowing. The £*" Atij&t asks, will the Board be prepared ~~£t<ylre : the consequence of any illegality on its parfftn receiving the money? Alter some discussion the Board -' resolved that the monies expended and being expended on urgent works I were sanctioned by the Ministery in writing, who promised to .find the " iioanf £3OOO, and the Government should take t3fe"responsibility. The ', ' Board decline to mSltWtJjhgmsdjes - liable for any illegality in tne matter. The works will be stopped at the end of the week i£ somearrangements are not made, _ OfciuafltjOo-operatioa la Aaoklan&< i • Auckland, June 29. -' At a meeting of the Ministers' Association called to consider the . question of church co-operation, after considerable discussion and amendment, the following resolutions were decided upon unanimously : "" (1) That the name of the proposed .' "' chnrch co-operation body be the United Evangelical Church Council'; -' (2) That th 3 Council consist of all ministers willing tojoin, and of two ": members from the congregation of any -' church to each minister; (3) That of the council be elected bytbjff respective church - courts; (4) That the objects of the council shall .be to promote union and - - co-operation in Christian work, to ■' ■ confer from time to time on * v the moral, and religious condition ot the community, and the best means -of furthering the welfare of the ' "people-in matters spiritual, to widen the functions of the Cbristian Church in questions political for the moral "' " wellbeing of the community, to take "to pwpde Christian services especially ; v. -amongst people in the country dis- '''"-' ~~ tricts without waste of energy and T - resource. Each Church will be communicated with in reference to the scheme, and the foregoing resolutions v .- will be submitted as recommendations to the first meeting of the Council. '- t The-ministers present seemed unani- '-" i moualy in favor of a Church ■_ Union scheme.