NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 601, 1 September 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

■I' ■ :' ; > ?" '^S^r:; 0 %;, .. ; NEW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIOrt;" ;•'W, i, : INAUGIJEAT^';m " - jV"'. '/: -._;. ; (Shrlstohuroli; 'August' 81. ■'■ v -At,ameeting of the Christchurch Bcnevb*,',' :lent Association hold to-day l a • report;, waa- . submitted, :wMch..madb, the ■following',reoons-- ; mendations That an.association bo set : • up, composed of representatives from-each •of the charitable organisations in the City ofChristchurch, same.to.bejcalled^tho;Christ-' '■'" church Benevolent Association ;■ (2). that'.the '■ special function"'of .-the, society shall;-,be.: to' collect information, respecting.' persons;, in .- -need or applying, for. charitable assistance;', (3) to, prevent, as n far.as, tapssiblej;tho,dis--tnbution of charitable" relief to unworthy- ~ persons.; The roport v was adopted, and Ihera '..'. was a general, expression of siijtjsfactiohjthat'' the association; had been'tairly'started.;! An' : opinion was expressed. that?, it: could prevent'; 'a gopd ; .deal..of tho.-ovorlappi'ngVin ithe'■■'diai-.' - '. tributipmof .oharifcable: relief,! and at wasisogJ <- gested that "the ooal,and hlimketlfund'sHourd^"! : be administered - through the medium of the- ■' association. It,was,resolved to ask the vati-',' j oils churches and charitable''; organisations '_ " (including the Charitable Aid Bbard) ; .tb an«. ' point;representatives.bn'.tho association,;,,..■'■/ • A SERIOUB INUNDATIdiii

, AT MOTUEKA. . Nplson, Augu6t.3l. 'A aorious flood is being experienced o{ Wotueka, whoro heavy rain caused th« Motueka River to. break its banks W-day. Hundreds of pounds' worth of damage' lial bcsnidono to the protective works al'. Whakarowa. It is still ruining heavily, and J there is a dangor of tho river making . ta-' otlicr breach through what is known as tt.a. Blind ltivor channel, in which case tho sitaation for a portion of tho town will be soii OUS.I IMMIGRANTS., Auckland, August 31.' The steqmer Cornwall, from Liverpool, ar , rived to-day-with another batch ,of ipimi. grants. Sho had somowhat over 100 for all. ports, tho distribution being as followss—. Auckland 31, Wellington 30, Lyttolton 11, Duucdin 11, New Plymouth 5, AVcstport 4,' Gisborne 4. Napier 2, Bluff 2, and Grey« mouth 1. fho immigrants e'reated a favourable impression on .first acquaintance, Iho' majority of them being young mon of good, • physique. ' FIRE AT ASH BURTON. AsfcbUrton, August 31. The drapery and tailoring premises in Tailored Strcot wore badly gutted this oven-. mg by firo, the origin of which is supposed to ho a defective chimney. The building, , which is of wood, nill have to bo reerected. It is. owned by Mr. W. 11. Robinson, and insured for £400 in tho South British., Tho stock,- though very little burnt, ' is badly damaged by water and.' smoke. It.' is insured for £1000 in the Rojal Exchange 1 SALUTARY. Dunedln, August 30. , For using obscene languago-and makiag an impropor proposition to a isalvation Army officer, Sydney Cbarios Claxon received six* months' imprisonment without tho option of a line.