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Bush Advocate, Volume XVI, Issue 602, 31 December 1904, Page 4

The Right Hon. George Wyndbam, (Jnder-Secrjetary '■.-* for ?•■. Ireland, is the subject of our Empire portrait and sketch to-day. ... . ■„->..■..,-' Aneat card, withi. New Year's greetings, is to hand from the Otaki Mail, and the good wishes expressed by our contemporary, are fyeartUy.^reciprocated

As an. ' indication of the departing Maori cust6n% it Noticed at the recent OtiUri, .^atlteririg ' that almost every , vestige of. • native clothing had disappeared, all the natives present wearing " store clothes/'. The chatter of the children was more English than Maori, and at the • conclusion of the chiefs speeches the listeners: marked their approval by the well-known Pakelia "Hear, hear," instead of the Maori, "JjCapai." Principal/ Firth, of Wellington College, doe* not think the New Zealand youth compare with their British confreras in the matter oi enthusiasm in gaining understanding. "The colonial boy does uot appear to be roused to a sense of the oi knowledge, the joy of hard work. *'It is here (says Mr Firth) that our New Zealand boys, on the whole, f hII bebind those of Sag land, and are certainly quite outpaced by those of the United States of America. They are too often satisfied with the minimum, effort that will enable, them to obtain the ail-too- modest goal which they have, set before ihein^ jd^ rather — for many of them have no -goal- to keep pace with' thd slowest on the road. No one will dare say that we are permeated through and through with the spirit of keenness for education claimed for the Americans. Our boys, like the American, wish to get on, but comparatively few of them are in' earnest over the necessary effott. are willing to give up the fancied pleasure of idleness for the teal joy of hard work. It isbecause we as a people lack the American education spirits that so mmy. N«? Zealund boys work only under compulsion." 'Jrk '.:!■ /:■ W-. -.■■■. ..

A handsome silver cup, to be given to* the winner of the jFiVe Mile BicycleRace on Monday next, is at preseatin the window of Mr, Drew^s jeweller's establishment, High-street: Mr and Mrs Norman Gurr returned to* Dannevirke to-day, after spending several weeks in the northern part of the district, and are staying at Andrews*' Hotel. . ;■■■'■ i

It -is stated (telegraphs the Post's Duneom correspondent) that a wellknown insurance representative in thfe North basVteft ;hw ■ usual' haunt* suddenly. An investigation of the company's accounts shows (it is alleged}' some serious'irreguktrities. * "' *

The Chamberlain Medicine Co. haye/ issued a booklet entitled "The Man behind the Counter,'/ we are authorised to state that the company, whose colonial headquarters fire in Sydney,, will be pleased to send a sample, free of expense, to any storekeeper who may write for *an)e. The booklet ts specially; written for" thie benefit of the salesman^

The Dannevirke Athletic and Cycling:' Club, in connection with their sports on Monday, next, has jdecided to put baathree mile motor^paeed cycle race: for a. sweepstake, with; trophies added by the Club. The event, ;whic^ will be % novelty to the district, sshotdd5 shotdd prove of : considerable interest, as the competitors t likely to take part. in it are first-class .riders.: .- ■„. „ ' ■.-■.'■'■ - : ' ' : ~: ■■■'-.

The avjfricioiisness of the Mabriis well Iffidi^^i^^i^^^iisity'was.fbrciblj.' iUustriitMWC^aki' t%e other day when a number of youtn> cbllected round thW gate of the enclosure in which the chiefs and people were receiving the Hon. Huia Onslow,; and demanded a shilling: from •all the pakebas who desired to enter. Needless to say they had no authority, to do this, but their "bluff " had the desired effect in some cases, with the result that they collected a good few coins.

(' Those intending to insure wifli the Government Life Insurance Department should do so at once, in order that they may participate in the 1904 bonus. Mr Norman Gurr, th&: Department's representative, may lie 'seen at his office, Station-Btreefr,;;:p.r at..., Andrews' r HpteL Dannevirke.- -••' '-^ ; •-.:.; :l -<- ■ r ' "":