LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10301, 8 March 1905, Page 1

LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

♦- (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The solemn ceremony of consecrating the new stone church of St. Matthew's was carried out this morning by the Bishop of the diocese (Dr. Neligan), who wore a handsome cope. The big church, built to accommodate 1200, was packed to the doors, though mo unseemly crowding was permitted. Tlie ceremony was most impressive, the Bishop preaching an, interesting and powerful sennoii. Tlie singing was by the combined choirs of the Anglican churches m Auckland, under tlie baton of Mr Philpott, Mr Arthur Towsey, of Wanganui, presiding at the organ. Tlie church, which is a very handsome structure of Oamaru stone, cost £26,000, and is opened free of debt. NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. AtHlie Supreme. Court Cyrus Wilcox was sentenced to two years on a charge of house-breaking. Frank Smith was seavtencpd to two years for sheep-steal-ing. NAPIER, last night. At the inquest on the body of J. W. Seymour, who died from the effects of poison, the jury returned a verdict of death from jKiison accidentally taken. TRENTHAM, last night. At the close of the Otago match the highest aggregates were: — Melroy (Nelson) 447, W. Loveday (Mauriceville) 438, Martin. (Timaru) 437, Shaw (Ohinemiuri) 429. F. Wilkie (Upper Hutt) 428, Drunimond (Daniievirke) 428, Dewar (Oamaru) 426, W. Hawthorne (Karori) 425, C. Craw (Charlton) 425, W. Randall (Fetone) 425, G. Hawthorne (Petone) 425. All the men who fired m the Kolapore Cup are m the final for the aggregates championship. WELLINGTON, last night. It is understood that disaffection among the tramway employees has ended by the resignation of the official of wliofe actions they complained. Mr John Stevens wrfll contest the Manawatu seat at the general election. At the Methodist Conference, it was resolved lo maintain m their present separate existence the two missions m Auckland. Concerning the death of Mr W. Lawry, of Springstcni, tlie conference by vote expressed sympathy with exPresident Lawry. son of the deceased, and members of the family. Tlie conference agreed to take over from the Southern Maori mission Neho Hemi. Papakakura and his work among the natives of the South. Island. A Dunedin commiittee of ministers and laymen were appointed to take charge. Tlie Rev. W. Sinclair presented an exhaustive and able report on temperance and morals. Special reports of a higldy satisfactory character were included as to the working of no-license m Clufha, Mataura, and Ashbivrton by the Revs. G. Mitchell (Glutha), J. Hoskimg (Gore), G. Peter (Ashbuaton), and T. E. Thomas, M.A. (Port Chalmers). The Church was regarded as liaving the power m its lumd to stop the liquor traffic. The report also deprecated the gambling mania. NELSON, last night. To-day, Mr John Graham, M.H.R., was for the third time elected chairman of the Harbor Board. He lias held that position since, the inception of the Board. The work of cutting the new chamiel through the Boulder Bank is progressing satisfactorily. It was determined that m view of the present works having the. tendency to increase the shoaling of the present channel to carry a cut 200 ft wide through the banks so as to admit a vessel independent of the present channel. If necessary, the cut could afterwards be widened to the authorised width. The dredge master was confident that, bar accidents, he would have the 200 ft cut through m six mouths. REEFTON, last night. Quite, a gloom was cast over the community this- afternoon by the intelligence that J. Dickie, of Thomas and Mcßeth's, ! had committed suicide by deliberately cutting his throat with a razor. Twelve months ago the deceased quitted Reefton for Cluistclrarch for the benefit of his health, and returned a few weeks ago apparently quite restored mentally. The malady must, however, have been more serious than was suspected, the suicide having evidently been carefully planned. Deceased's wife shortly after lunch found her husband seated before a looking glass m his bedroom with his throat severed apparently by a razor. Medical aid was summoned, but was of no avail. An inquest will be held to-morrow. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. H. J. Ainger, formerly manager of the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company, died suddenly to-day at Belfast. He was cycling from Rangiora, and fell off his bicycle, expiring immediately. . He was a very prominent churchman amd a member of the Cathedral Chapter and synodsman. DUNEDIN. last night. Intimation has been received that as soon as the deed of delegation, m connection with the electric tramway, is executed by the City and South Dunedin Councils the proclamation of the union of the two bodies will be gazetted witliout delay. A poll was taken m South Dunedin to-day on the question of adopting the system of rating on unimproved value. The polling was small. Tlie proposal was adopted by 247 . to 117. Wliether this Avill delay amalgamation is not certain. An inquest was held to-day touching tlie death of John Henderson, who was killed by the bumper post he was adjusting falling and crushing him. Tlie foreman of the works department said, he had told deceased to get the services of a. gang of men to assist him. He had told him on two occasions. He left it to deceased to take the post out the best way he liked, as he was an experienced mam. He could not remember any other specified instance when a yardman had assisted m this kind of work. He considered it dangerous work for one man, and could not understand why deceased did not getassistance, unless he was merely measuring. He thought if deceased could not ?;et assistance he would have reported to dm. Robert Duncan, surfaceman, said he had been informed that deceased asked for .assistance on Saturday, but was told it could not be spared. He was also told deceased asked for assistance on Monday, but. was refused. A ganger had denied * such was the case. Tlie jury returned a verdict that deceased met his death by being accidentally crushed, and added a rider that it was the duty of the Railway Department to have seen that deceased had some assistance, knowing that the work was dangerous for one man. "An ambassador of conimerc,e" was the phrase employed by a commercial traveller, called as a witness at the Supreme Court at Christchurch, m describing himself. Al a recent meeting of the Auckland Crown Lands Board' Mi- H. J. Greenslade strongly urged the desirability of the Government taking over both the old and! the newly discovered caves at Waitomo, as, unless something were done, their marvellous beauty would) be seriously impaired m consequence of the practice of some af the visitors m disfiguring and removing stalactites. The matter was referred! to at Friday's meeting, when the Commissioner (Mr Jas. Mackenzie) said that as a result of the representations madw, the land! upon which the caves were situated was now being surveyed, with a view to the caves being placed under the immediate control of tlie Tourist Department. For the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club's egg-laying competition, to be conducted at Lincoln Agricultural College, there are competitors from Auckland. Wairarapa, West-land, Otago, and Southland, only 18 pens being allotted to Christchurch. The applicants and breeds represented are : Black Orpingtons, seven liens ; buff Orpingtons, seven ; silver Wyaiiidottes, seven ; brown Leghorns, four; white Leghorns, four; white Wyandoltes, three; white Plymouth Rocks, Anconas, Minorcas, Langshans, buff Leghorns, iKirlridge Wyandottes, one each. Messrs F. Dacre and F. C. Cumniings ha#- been elected the club's representatives on the Competition Committee. Two others are to be elected by the competitors, the fifth being Mr Lowrie, director of the Canterbury Agricultural College*. The Rev. J. R. Flynn And*i>ou, of Modderfonteili, Johannesburg, was a passenger -from Tasmania by the Athenic the other day. 3»tf Anderson, who served as an army chaplain throughout the war m South Africa, is engaged upon a comprehensive tour of tlie world. Just prior to leaving Africa, Mr Anderson visited Central Africa m coimec,tion with church work, and spent some time at and around Victoria Falls. He describes Livingstone, the town at the Falls, as a rising place, destined, he thinks, to become a large city. It is thriving wefll, and already boasts of really a first-class hotel. He visited the place to report on the desirability of erecting a church there for the benefit of the rapidly-increasing white population. Uganda lie describes a.s a beautiful country, elevated above the zone of extreme heat, with rich, fertile coil that should induce settlement m the uear future. Big game still abounds hi the country, but. though there are any amount of tions, tigers, and other wild beasts to be met with on e;ich side of the recently-completed railway, they are protected. Farther back m the country no restriction is placed on the sportsman.

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