INTERPROVINCIAL MESSAGES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2415, 22 January 1895, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL MESSAGES.

: By Telegraph,—Press Association, Christchurch, January 81. Tho Temple of Truth, the meeting place of . the Students of Truth, .was sold by auction to-chiy for £3050 to A. B. ATorthingtoh, who holds a 21 years’ loasei., : At a meeting of the Brass Bands Association, a long- discussion took place regarding the dispute arising out of the recent Invercargill contest. It was resolved tp recommend the bands interested to take steps to test tho matter. ,

j The Christchurch .-.-Branch of the New Zealand 'VTorkote'-i: Union‘ have resolved to ask the ■- Minister for Lands to bring the compulsory- clause of - the Land for' Settlements' Act' into’ forbe before tho winter;'.sets; in. Tho' secretary “was', in-. Itruqted'to; wait upon the Premier oxi his next visit to Christ church, and Urge him to provide work if spuio kind for tho unemployed. s Dunedin, January 21. : The Acclimatisation Society has' abroad to join the Auckland society in- protesting against goldminers discharging the tailings from the treated by the cyanide process into rivers and streams, the effect of cyanide being very injurious to the" fish. ; During the past year the receipts of the Dunedin Athenffiuin, including a balance qf £80.2s 3d, ainoimtod trt £1220 Gs 4d and (ho expenditure to .81005 12s lid. ; jt is intendod jo banquet Mr-ATard at the end of the week, : . ‘ Sir Robert Stout contends that the logical outcome of allowing the Education B cards’, inspectors to inspect tho Roman Catholic schools must be State intervention to see that tho teachers are efficient.■ ■ . , Auckland, January 21.

: A fire at Otahuhu burned two cottages owned by Mr Alex. Matthews, and insured for £3oo*in the Royal Office. ‘ Mr X), (Joule, who left for the wreck of tho AVainu-apa on Saturday with. a, diver, returned early ibis moiniog. The diver went downi fiut foqni the wreck entirely broken up, and tfioy thereforp came Lack iq tewnj as nothing could bo recovered. ■ ’ The Ohau, from Auckland to Qreymoqth, which left on Saturday night,' got to tbo North Cape, when she turned book for repairs, as the column of the cylinder was found to be cracked. It is expected she will leaye again to-morrow night. Nelson, January 21. : At a meeting of tbs Friendly Societies’, Vigilance Committee, which Veprcs§j)ts the Foresters, Oddfellows, r Eoohabites and Druids, 'the circular of the Federated Seamen’s Union and the reply of the Union Company’s Benefit Society were considered, when the following resolution was adopted unanimously That the friendly soqiaties in Nelson do not see their way to support tho Federated: Seamen’s Union in petitioning the Legislative Council of New Zealand to abolish the Union Steam Ship Company’s mutual and other private benefit societies; and that they are of opinion that the Union Steam Ship Mutnal Benefit Society dud 'other private societies should bo registered in - accordance with the Friendly SoqiMiss 4Tt. ' ’ ’-