NEW ZEALAND: GENERAL

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 49, 5 December 1901, Page 20

NEW ZEALAND: GENERAL

The exploring Bteamer Disoovery arrived at Lyttelton on Inursday. A. kauri tree was recently felled in Auckland which is estimeted to produce 50,000 ft of sawn timber, worth about £300. The Government have decided to compulsorily acquire the o,V?.nn arDe °^' near Wai P a wa, Hawkes Bay. The property is of 2't (.00 aurflß, belonging to Stokes's trustees. There was a record attendance at the Otago A. and P Show on 111 1 uJuy . 1 1 is e«timaU d there were 1 G.OOO people present The gate receipts exceeded those of last year by nearly £50. Rotorua is at present lighted with 724 electric lights, of 1476 caudk power and 21 arc lights. The generating power is derived from«a waterfall soa.e miles away. Akrangkments are being made by the Department of Agriculture to ship to South Africa by the Otarama, on behalf of various firms, about 400 cases of frozen poultry, and several thousand egga liuch package will contain 18 birds. ' °ut of the three colonies which ship butter to England NewZealand waßw aB the only one last year which showed an increase as well as a steady growth in the past five years. • * Tl ! E J*J W Zealand loan of one million and a-half, bearing interest at the rate of 3 per oent., with the minimum fixed at 94 was quoted at a discount of about one-quarter per cent. The public subscribed about one-half of the loan. Mr. D. D. Hyde has made an estimated calculation that the number of eggs consumed annually in New Zealand is in round figures about 1,3 millions. This lot of eggs would weigh about uponT^flJ calculating them at 6d per dozen their value is cloae A daily mail service between Auckland and the south commenced on Sunday last. An arrangement has been made by the Government and the Union S.S. Company for a steamer to leaye Jvew Plymouth every day of the week except Sunday, and Onehunga every day except Saturday, connecting with the expreas train between Wellington and New Plymouth every day. Our Nelson correspondent writes to say that he inadvertently omitted in his report of the music examinations at the local convent the names of tome j oung- ladies— Misses Eileen and Edith Frank— who bad P**edin the preparatory grade (piano), and of Misses C Stewart (SI), May McMahon(Bl), and T. Curran(GO), theory of music— junior honors ; acd Mies M. Floyd, junior pass. At a recent meeting of the Ashburton Catholic Literary Society the members spent a very pleat-ant evening in listening to a lecture entitled ' Controversial Experiences,' by Mr. J. Moison The leoture proved of a most interesting character, the numerous experiences quoted by the lecturer being listened to with rapt attention and Mr. Moibon was frequently applauded throughout the proceedings A very hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Moison. ' The Department of Health has issued another useful little booklet dealing with scarlet tever, showing how it is spread and how to prevent it spreading. The Chief Health Officer, Dr Mason tieaf* his .subject in plain and simple language which can be easily underwood by the dullest intellect, and if part nt< and others only follow his aaviee they will nave themselves a great deal of anxiety and preserve their children from being attacked by this very catching, dibease. J A few days ago (writes the London correspondent of th« Otmto Daily /.,««) I heard from Mr. Grattan Grey that h* had aoceoUd an engagement m New York, and that he and Mrs Grey were to leave for America. In America they will write their book 'Travels in Two Hemispheres,' whioh will be abundantly illustrated from photographs taken by Mrs. Grey. A few evenings ago Mr Gr«r presided at a meeting of the London branch of the Unit«d" Iriih League at the Bijou Theatre, in Bedford street. The articles whwh make up the contents of the Noyember number of the Austral Light are particularly interesting His Graoe the Archbisuop of Melbourne continue! his articles on the Ro.ary, and the Ooadjutor-Bishop of Hobart has an instructive contribution on the Communion of Saints. Father Masteraon S J defanea the attitude of the Church towards gambling— a eubieet' of considerable interest. The advocates of the sites for the Federal capital have something to say on behalf of Albury, Orange and \\aggaVVag Ka The balance of the article, are up to the usually high standard of this popular Catholic monthly. Tun Rev Father James Tymons, brother of the Rev. Father Tymon. of I'almerston North (cays the Xno Zealand Timet) was ordained priest at the 10 30 o'clock Mass at the Church of the Sacked Heart on Sunday Archbishop Redwood, who celebrated, conducted the service, the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy and the Very Rev nY Kennedy being the assistant priests. The Rev. Emile Talon 'who in to work in the South Sea Islands mission, was raised to the subdeaconship. After the Mas, the newly-ordained priest, Father Tymons gave his blessing to the congregation, the first to receive it being Mr. and Mrs • Tymons of Grey mouth, his parents, ntllnl \ espers and gave the Benediction m the evening, when the Archbishop aloo preached a seruion on the dignity of the priesthood As an offertory piece a solo 'Abide with me,' was sung by Mihs White and the • Tautuin Ergo' v,as Ro«sf h , sung by Mrs Kellv Misa White, and Messrs. Carr and M.ManaWay. Father Tymons wt« to celebrat ; his hrst Mass on Monday morning at the Church oUhe hacred Heart. He is an ex-student of St. Patrick's College, and Knee"Snt. atMeanee The E ' ™» *" •£?