General News.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 19, 19 November 1874, Page 3

General News.

The* ft. 2. Herald' notifies the Jfj - -rival of " female heathens." v ,. r ymt A bank clerk in Victoria has.,throwl§ '. up bis situation and disappeared becai^M the manager objected to his wearing^ i velvet coat. . '". .•rjjj i A Thames -pape? SS^S that what/||| sold as milk there Used to be half wateilf but that this is no longer the stateicfi affairs, the water haying increased .'ftl| | three-qulrtersC- ' ' ' • -^9 Burleigh's rqck-boring Mcnifle Ha S 1 been tried in' Melbourne, and bbred^ ' hole, one and three quarter inches i||| '* diameter* through hard blue rock at thai rate of three inches per minutes" "'. |p The Archery Club, at Taraflaki, :|sSj said to be a great success, and a large J number of ladies and gentlemen &reji i members. . ' , The Presbyterian Assembly of; NewS [ Zealand will meet, at Wellington onlS the 4th December, when (says thelfl , : Daily Times ') the question of ~union ; f| ; with the Presbyterian Church of OtagoJl ; w,ill very probably be considered. ,''|| "Mr. Holloway (says the 'New Zet&m [ land Times') has now completed higj§j examination of New Zealand on behalf^! of the English Agricultural Laborer's^ Association, and is likely to proceedlf from Auckland ibr London direct hjM the ship City of Auckland. •"- 5 j Speaking of the recent arrivals by'll the Rooparel at Auckland, the local 1 l . Star' says : — It will be found infinitely fl cheaper for the Government to make a 1 selection of the' ruffians wjro have 31 landed in the various ports ojpp^colony ;| during the 'past twelve montns'and re- 'H ship tbem back, consigned to. tbe ;1 Agent-General with compliments and ;| thanks. In cases like these the first I loss is always the smallest, and upon S the point of economy there cannot be a j shadow of a doubt that the pnce of the ""';; passage back would be very much '- smaller, than the maintenance of such ruffians in gaol, apart from the mischief ) caused by their predatory habits in relation to private property. Referring to Mr Holloway and his criticisms on the Colony, at least of Otago, the 'Times' says "'whatever ■ '. report Mr Holloway may bring Home of unfavorable land laws or other matters, there is not the slightest doubt that New Zealand does offer the prize of independence to every immigrant who can and will work for it." Tha 1 Times' speaks strongly in favor of our Colony above other . Colonies. The ' Standard ' and other papers have also opened their columns to correspondents on the vital questions of emigration , . and it is . noticeable that a large preponderance is strongly in favor of New Zealand above Canada. An amusing story comes from Tail* ranga. It appears that Chief Te Muea's wife "died " a few days since at Rotorua, and lamentations and festivities peculiar to the Maoris upon a scale suitable to the dignity of the deceased were commenced. A carpenter was called in to construct a coffin, which work he commenced to perform in close proximity to the corpse. Imagine, then, the consternation of " Chips" and the mourning relations when, upon tbe noise of the hammer, the " deceased " arose, and demanded to know " what's tbe row." Tbe husband and the assembled mob, however, were hungry, so set to and demolished the miscellaneous collection usually designated " a feast," and congratulations were, doubtless, lavished upon the " fair" one for her safe return from " the happy hunting grounds." Strangely enough, however, the rejoicing was short-lived.. Four days later tbe erst- while restored-tb-life individual really succumbed, and the sorrowing chief is now taking precautions to prevent her peaceful repose from being interrupted. We ('Evangelist') understand that the following suggestions on the proposed union of tbe Presbyterian Churches of the Colony have been forwarded hy the. Union; Committee of our Church to the Union Committee of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. The editor hopes to present to the readers of the 'Evangelist' one or two short articles on this most important subject, by the Rev. A. Stobo, the convener of the Union Committee. Ist, That the basis of union, so far as subordinate standards, 'be the Westminster Confession, with the usual qualifying clause as , to the rights of conscience. 2nd. .That for. the first five years the ' Synods should have supreme jurisdiction in all matters of discipline, on the understanding- that at the end of that period this .arrangement may continue for a longer time should any of the Synods desire it, 3rd. . That with respect to the existing difference of practice between the two Churches as regards psalmody, the committee recommend that this matter be left to each Synod to determine for/ itself, 4th'. That with., respect, to all properties held in trust each Synod should continue to hold 6,uch\ properties subject in all respects' lp"the same trusts . as before. sth. That' the; question of tbe mode of ministerial support be left for at least the first five years to the respective Synods. 6th, That vßorneV scheme of Juiuted action for Church extension tjirougbout New Zealand be devised, sii'cK Scheme to, W under the control of .Vthij _.' General^ Assembly. ? ;,/\ 7th. That there he a common^ %'reighj v^ and Maori mission scheme. Bth. That/ ';■ there be biennial assemblies ' ia tllfc^t i&earjtimf*. , . .:.,. ■'viLU; : r .;•■;•■'.; ?Ssf.