NEW ZEALAND: GENERAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 5, 2 February 1899, Page 18

NEW ZEALAND: GENERAL.

The Minister fur Lands has returned from the Hanmer Plains springs much benefited in health. Mr. O. Mkwhinney, the popular private secretary to the Hon. J. M'Kenzie, will act in the same capacity during the Miuister for Lands' trip to the Mother Country. Asa result of the inquiry at the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, into what is known as the Nautical Scandal, Captain Allman and Captain von Schven have been committed for trial. A new church is being ereoted at Waihola in the Milton parish. The congregation are mostly German Poles, and the church is to be dedicated to the great Polish Dominican, St. Hyacinth. Si'EuciNt; at Greymouth, on Friday last, the Premier touched on some new po'nts with regard to postal reduction. He stated that questions fur early consideration would be the reduction of the inland postage on letters to a penny, and of the foreign postage on newspapers, covering weekly publications to a penny. We have received a paroel of used and 2* Gd worth of unused I stamps for Father Kreymborg's mission from Miss Florence and Messrs. Edward and James lteid, Orepuki. 'A Child of Mary' Invercargill, has also sent us a parcel of used stamps for the same object. Is reference to a paragraph which appeared in our issue of last week, we learn from an Orepuki correspondent that the sum of £11 10s was collected by Mrs. NeL-on E. Griffith towards the erection of the sacristy at the local Catholic Church. A list of subscribers is appended to the correspondent's note. Tin: many friend* of Sister Mary Joseph (says the Ti-mulia Leader') will learn with regret that she has been transferred to Melbourne. Sister Mary Joseph was one of the Sisters who arrived in Temuka first, about IC> years ago, and her scholastic capabilities were only surpassed by her z al and gentleness. Mit. John O'Mau.i.y. ckrk and overs-ocr of the Geraldine Road Board (bays the 'ft ma ha Luuhr), will contest the Ashley seat at the next election as v strong bupporter of the present Government Mr. O' SI alley was 1 * y t ars county clerk in the Aniuri district, and is well known in North Cantcibury. Ho intends to stand against, all comers.