[Special to Pbess Association.] NEW ZEALAND STATE FARMS. LONDON, Jan. 9. Sir Julius Yogel welcomes the de cision of the New Zealand Govern ment to establish State farms in various centres, aa they will encourage settlement ; and he declares thai | Europe will watch with keen interest the results of co-operative farming, as capable of the successful solution of a srrowiner difficult^.
OO J " THAW.
There ib a general thaw in England. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. IMMIGRATION. The members of the Immigration j Committee endorse the Bill intro duced into Congress by their Chair man, Mr Chandler, providing that cripples, paupers and illiterate people be not admitted into the United States. ■

A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
SYDNEY, Jan. 9. Mrs Johnston, a . widow residing in Bal main, in a fit of insanity murdered her infant child by inserting her hands in its mouth, and tearing the tongue and the bottom of the mouth out. Conoußsion of the brain resulted.
[PBB PBSSB ASSOCIATIONS] ECCLESIASTIC. " AUCKLAND, Jan. 9. Bishop Luck has given a donation of JBSOO to the funds of St Patrick's Cathedral, and £200 to the Maiist Bros/ schools, from the money which he col lected on his European tonr. This will materially reduce the debt of the parish. OBITUARY. A well-known journalist, B. A. Shorten, haa died at the Coetley Home, Epeom. ,

INSPECTOB THOMPSON. WELLINGTON; Jan. 9.^ It ia expected that Inspector Thompson will leave for New Plymouth and Wanga nui police district on Friday. A presenta tion of a purse of sovereigns, subscribed by the public, will be made to-morrow by Mr Duthie, formerly Mayor, in the absence of the present Mayor. The amount is expected to be close on .£2OO.
MOTHERS' UNION.
