NEW ZEALAND : GENERAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 23, Issue 47, 23 November 1899, Page 20

NEW ZEALAND : GENERAL.

We have received a parcel of used postage stamps for Father Kreymborg's mission from Mr. J. O'Connell, Duntroon. Captain Russell has been ill in Wellington since the end of the session. He is now somewhat better, but is still very weak. A flax boom is reported to besetting in in the Auckland district and new mills are bain;* established in various localities. Mb. a. Tubman, formerly secretary of the Dunedin branch of the Otago Educational Institute, has been appointed general secretary for Otago. Mb. Salvatore Cimino, Jun., of Wellington, ha 9 been appointed conductor of the Arrowtown Brass Band. Mr. Cimino's brother is conductor of the Cromwell band. DURING the course of a recent sociil in Cromwell Mr. P. J. Dunne was presented with a handsome gold loket, set with a diamond aud rubies, by the Roxburgh-Heriot railway league, of which body he was secretary fora time. The M >yor, in innking the presentation, said : During the short time Mr. Dunne had b^en amongst them in Cromwell he hai proved himcelf a real good fellow and a good citizen.

The hermit of Inland Bay, Wellington, who left last year to join his relatives, has returned to the Colony. He made application last week for admission to the Benevolent Home, but it was refused as he was possessed of some money. A subscription has been started among the teachers of the Otago district for the purpose of recouping Miss Annett for the loss sustained by her through the malicious burning of the Rongahere school, and as a mark of her fellow-teachers' practical sympathy. The Rev. Father W. O'Connor, recently ordained in Ireland for the Auckland dio:ese by the Right Rev. Dr. Lenihan, arrived in Melbourne by the Orient steamer Ormuz on November 8. Father O'Connor had as fellow travellers from Home several young priests for various dioceses in Australia. At the last meeting of the Ashburton Catholic Literary Society, the programme for the evening consisted of a debate on the merits of a monarchical or republican form of government. Mr. Moison took the formtr and Mr. Moriarty the latter side of the question. Both of these gentlemen delivered lengthy speeches in favour of their respective bides, and it was very evident from the tone of them that they took no little time to prepare. They were respectively supported by well-prepared speeches from several of the members. On the result of the voting being declared it was found that it was a draw, but Mr. Moriarty's side gained the verdict on the casting vote of the Chairman (Mr. L. Hanrahan.)