TELEGRAMS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1913, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

SUNDAY TRAMS VIEWS OF MINISTERS. (PRHSS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, 16th Dec. At the Presbyterian General Assembly j this morning several references were made to Sunday trams. The Rev. Jas. M'Caw said that he was ; called upon the previous day to take a | service at Sumner, and had taken a car. He had been shamed by hearing of a minister who had walked five miles. He l.had taken a car, and perhaps he should not be clerk. The Rev. J. H, M'Kenzie: Certainly not. It is utterly vain for this Assembly to keep this committee in existence so Jong as our ministers are found employing tram-cars and men on them, on Sundays. You might as well abolish this committee for all the good it can do. The Rev. P. B, Frasev entered a mild and respectful protest against the statement that no ont) i» to go on a tram-car on the Sabbath. If they set that up as their ideal, they were putting a preposterous notion before the community. It might do in small tows— (A voice ; "Like .Nelson"), but, if they dictated to the people of Auckland or Wellington or Chnstchurch or Dunedin on the subject they would be making a profound mistake. "I am not caring," he added, "about any Christianity that ii not good enough for the whoje, world." The Rev. Chas. Murray (Chnstchurch) said that he was at one time 'a strict Sabbatarian, but he had modified his views. He did not, however, see why principles that applied to Christchurch should not apply to Nelson— a township that was well spread out. x THEFTS FROM LAUNCHES AUCKLAND, 15th December. In the Magistrate's Court to-day, J. Hobbs, aged 23, and G. Bowles, 21, admitted having damaged three motor launches and stolen three tins of benzine. They denied the theft of a quantity of jewellery. The Chief Detective stated that acoused had found their way to Auckland with the proceeds of a • robbery committed in another part of the Dominion. Then they conceived the idea of going to Australia, and took possession of a motor-launch, annexing the benzine from other , craft. The charge of theft of jewellery was adjourned, but on the other charges each of the accused was. sentenced to three months' hard labour. BLUFF EXPORTS INyERCAiGILL, 15th Dec. At the annual meeting oj the Southland Chamber of Commerce it was stated that for the last financial year the exports from Bluff amounted to £1,521,121, nos including gold £45,898, while imports were £fi?1,947, the difference in favour of exports being £850.000. Mr. C. J. Ronaldaon was elected chairman. RECORD BUTTER OUTPUT # AUCKLAND? 15th December. This is a season of records so far as the dairy industry in Auckland province is concerned. In November the" steamer Opawa left Auckland with a record cargo of 45,600 boxeß of butter for Auckland. This record was eclipsed by the Corinthic, which left for London, via South, with 49y008 boxes of butterAnother record is about to be established, this time in connection with the Vancouver trade, for the Makura, which will leave Auckland next Monday, will ship 22.C0C boxes' of butter. This is largely \n excess, of the previous ! record established last October, when the Niagara shipped 17,778 boxes for Vancouver. ( ANOTHER CUSTOMS CASE OHRISTCHUROH, 15th Dec. ' ' At the Magistrate's Court this momingv before Mr. H W Bishop, S.M., Ernest Walter Wood was charged with the theft of £49 lls, the property of W. Brittenden and Sons. Chief-Detective Blsnop said that this was another of the Customs cases. He asked that accused should be remanded to appear with the other accused on Wednesday, 17th December. The Magistrate granted tho remand, and gave bail to accused iri £250 and one surety of £250. •/ Bail was immediately forthcoming.