NEWS OF THE DAY.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 2846, 15 June 1896, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

At a quadrennial General Conference of the Methoflist denomination in tho United States, fye]d iq tjje City of Cleyelaqd, Ohio, last ijfonth, statistics elfqwedl thajt this refeions body flas n,qre tflim 17,000' minister's, 14,§Q() local preachers hijo 2,76Q,Q0() Chijrofl mem-, berg, • njoro than 25,800 church edifloea, •valnod' aj' abopt anfl mpre than 98(W parsonages, worth nearly i53,4Q0,()00. There are jnote than 30,000 '.Sunday solfopls, having nearly 2,600,000 scholars apfl about 345,000 officers and teachers. The contributions to their benevolent institutions aggregated more than .6420,000 in 1895. In addition, mere than £2, 120,000 was provided for ministerial support and Conference claimants daring the year.

The Premier has received the following fqrther subscriptions to the Brunner Relief Fund.- Forwarded by Lithgow Miners’ Association (N.S.W ), 2a 5d j forwarded by tho'Lithgdw Meropry newspaper (N.S.W.), i!3 6a lid : total, i2l 9a 4d. '

Before Mr H, S, Pish left for England by the Kuahine he was a pandidate for the chief position in the Good Tpmplar lodge which has the honour of claiming him as a member. Greatly tb the disgust of Fish and fee proper, tionate jubilation of otijep members be was defeated. The Grand Chief _ J'emQlnr gamp at the last minate and heat him. The Lands and Survey Department are issuing an illustrated pamphlet containing particulars of the Makareao estate (Waihemo Grange), Otago, which is to be thrown open for occupation on the 26th inst. The property, Vhiph is part of the Waihemo Grange estate recently 'purchased under the Lands fpr"SetUemc'nt Apt, contains 3114 acres, and js situated plose to the Dgnbapk Eailway Statfon- The lapd will 09 open for selection on lease in perpetuity, There is also a small grazing run, which will be open for application on the same day. They seem to have a first-class method of spreading scarlet fever in Christchurch. It has been ascertained that some of the patients recently admitted into the Hospital were taken to the institution in cabs, and that the vehicles were not disinfected afterwards, ncr the matter reported to the city authorities. This very dangerous practice is directly contrary to the law. Tno poll taken at Feilding on a proposal to borrow .£3OOO to I'ght the town by electricity yat chrifcd;” The traffic receipts of the Suez Canal on April 17th’ Amounted fb "450,p0pf., 'agdinst 2s<f,<)<}<)[. onfjio' 'cßdrebppnSing IJay of I’att

Tha dlreetora cf the New Zealand Farmers.’ Co-operative Association have appointed' Mr Thomas Mackenzie, M.H.B. for Clstba the London representative of this and kindred societies. ,

The Public Works Department has decided to open the baianoe of the Catliu’s Hirer railway line into the Owaka township on the The latest urono?.a3 r.r dealing with cargo at the Anoklaud Wharves ja TLfi-t ingteiul of the Board taking over directly the receiving of cargo, a traffic manager be appointed to secure the speedy removal of goods from the wharves and sheds, and that free storage be abolished. A voluminous report has been submitted by Mr J. M. Brigham on the method adopted in Wellington,