NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1272, 30 October 1911, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

lliy Teleeraph—Press Association.) j THE METHODIST CHURCH. Cliristcliurch, Oclobcr 27. Tho I?ev. S. Lawry, secretary of tho New Zealand Methodist Conference, bus received a communication Irom Australia ! (o tlie effect that (lie Bill providing tor , the independence of tho Now Zealand j .Methodist Church has pa.s;.'d all its j stains in the Now South Waios and Vic- ; tonnn Parliaments. DISSATISFIED SHAREHOLDERS. Wanganui, October 2". j An adjourned meeting of the 'Wanganui Freezing Company is to bo held on Tuesday to discuss tho confirmation of tho i motion pas-;el la.-.t week calling upon tho directors to r:si;,'n. The whole object j of Iho opposition is to eecurs now man- j e.gemcnt, thero bsiivg no question as to j the sUbility of tho company. i SELF-DENIAL WEEK, j Gisborne, October 27. j Gisborne's collcetion for tho Salvation Army self-denial week has reached JCII7S. It is expected tho total will be about «£l"20t). ! Oamaru, October 27. Tho Salvation Army's self-denial col- ] lection is .£232, being .£32 more than j last year. • Duncdin, October 27. Dunnlin self-denial appeal totalled •£llOO against JjOlli for last year. Invcrcargill, October 27. Tho local Salvation Army, during selfdenial weok, has collected ,£l7O, with a few returns to come. A few weeks ago X 415 was collcctcd lo wipe off the debt on the barracks, making a total of ,££So for Army purposes, collected in Invcrcargill during three months. FOUR YEARS' DRAINAGE WORK. TIMAKU SCHEME FINISHED. Timaru, October 28. In a report (o tl:o Boroudi Council on Timaru's underground drainage, Mr. I l '. IV. Merchant, cnjincor for the work, states thaf it v.as commenced in IPO7, and completed last month. It comprises 351 miles of connections from the mains to tlio section boundaries. Some of the wcrk was difficult, requiring ■ tunr.ol work, excavations, ;u:d deep cuttings. Tho northern part has been completed for nearly three years, and no dc-fcct has manifested itself. Seven miles of tiie mains were laid in private property, this portion involving the invasion of gan'.oits and tunno'iing under valuable buildings. I'ooplo naturally disliked this, but Mr. Mnrciiant remarks that credit it due to all concerned in the work for avoiding (inarrels or bickering v.itli tho owners. There are Iwo septic tanks,. one at each end of tho town. The one on the sea front (the southern) lias not yet been uwd. Tho council has asked the borough engineer to report cn tho adequacy of the northern ban!;, a.s suspicion had been thrown on its effectiveness by the observation of offensive mud on tho beach, but a micivstopic examination liad shown that this mud did not come from the tank. ONE OF OUR BEAUTY BAYS. Timaru, October 23. The Caroline Bay Association and tho Borough Council are co-operating in converting tho North Harbour molt! into a promenade by levelling, asphalting, and fencing it at a cost of .£IOO. Tho association now has some hundreds of members, and energetic committees attend to the different means of improving the attractiveness of the bay and of Timaru general'iv as a holiday resort. Squally and showery southerly weather has prevailed since last evening. The cold snap has put mora snow on tho ranges. BIG STATION OFFERED. Timaru, October 29. The 'Wairua Station, Hakataramea, was offered by auction yesterday as a going, concern—lloo acres freehold, 17,000 acres leasehold, and 7000 sheep unshorn. It was passed in. Bidding started at •>.12,000, and the last bid was X1i,250. J! MINES COMMISSION. j Hokitika, Oclobcr 29. ij The Mines Commission sat here_ on | Saturday night, when evidence was given. J by several witnesses, including Mr. A. i Richards (Inspector of Mines). Mem- a bers leave Hokitilia on Monday morning 3 for Blackball, where further evidence i will bo taken the same night. | j DR. SHELDON'S NEW DISCOVERY | Is the most wonderful remedy ever dis- 3 covered for tlio cure of coughs and colds. tJ It will cure you when all others havo failed. Is. lid' ""'"1 3s '" H After 230 years' continuous service, St. | ■Wiles Lighthouse, tho oldest lighthouso J in tiio world, has been filially closed 3 down, and has had its light extinguished. 0 Edinburgh had its first motor funeral | recently. The remains were conveyed >a l distance of 16 miles, ami liearso _ anel j mourning coaches were all motor-driven. j