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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1314, 1 May 1905, Page 3

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Asso9iationCopyriglit. Destitute School Children ■■ .. London, April 29 i' The Local Government Board .has or- •• * jertd the Boards of Guardians to feed j. any destitute school children and. recover } payment from the father if the father is I found to be wilfully negligent and. - punishable.' : :v' - New Zealand Trade ; ' * London, Aptil 30 '•Messrs, Witheford aud \Villis, members. . oftbp,lSoff : Zealand Parliament, are'in-, specting tho A'anchester dook equipments, with a view of developing importations of New Zealand produce. • ■The Higher Criticism London, April TO ' The London elders of the Presbyterian . . Church have issued a manifesto against the dangers of the higher criticism.

• Shipping Sidney, this day. Sailed on Saturday -evening:.. War* ■t rimoo. , ■ ' : MemoubnKi this day. . Arrived: Wimmera. ■ Sir Joseph Ward. . Sidnkt; this day. 'Sir Joseph and Lady Waid were among the passengers by .the Warrimo,: which sailed on Saturday. 1 . The Plague • Newcastle, April 80 Dr. Leslie has been attacked by the f \ plague. He performed a' post mortem on aj plague fatient last weoki and ib supposed . to have contracted the dieeaße.in this way. :: The FederalilElections , Mbuowwb, th»- day., ; ; Sir G, Turner will pot ssek re-election to the next Federal Parliament. ■' Commonwealth Popul vtion Sidnki, this day. ■ Statistics show that the population of the Commonwealth, exclusive of aooiigines, is 8,984,378.