MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10483, 23 October 1899, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

(HUBS ASSOCIATION TXUU3UAM.) -__ -, : WELLINGTON, October 22. Mr Seddon received several telegrasas from various parts of the colony last night congratulating Urn upon the despatch of Uμ Contingent, and wishing them God speed There are some twenty thousand item* in tin equipment of the Contingent. The men left with very complete kite, and they spoks highly of the quality of the ttiekm they contained. The streets of the city presented a lively lad brilJknt light on Saturday night Dense crowds of people thronged the principal thoroughfares, and the utmost enthusiasm Jinn displayed • Severn people who arrived by late train* on Xtiday night had to walk the street* until daylight, mug unable to obtain accommodation anywhere. One hotel served considerably over one thousand meals oa Saturday. A To-day-large crowds witnessed the) church parade of the Garrison volunteers at Sfc. Peter's Church, when the Bey. W. C. Waters preached an appropriate termon. The Governor and party, Mr Seddon, and many other military and civil dignitaries were amongst those present, xv» editor of the "Evening Post" states that the demonstration excelled that in connection with the despatch of the New South Wales Contingent for the Soudan. Some of the steamers accompanying the Waiw»ra down the harbour were a wonderful aighi. The Botorua, canting over towards the troopship in an nncanny manner, was an enormous human hive. In the course of hie sermon at the Cathedral yesterday, the Bey. E. Wbitehoueo mentioned tfoet he had had ft very brief interview with the officer who wt» in command of the N«w Zealand Contingent. In the few words spoken one found reason for devout thankftimcsa to God for the spirit in whaoh oar troops had gone forth. "I wished the j gallant Major good-bye," nid the speaker, "and expressed a hope that the Contingent would speedily and safely return covered with glory. I was carried away with the entlwuaaflm of the moment; but the Major wm calmer. 'Never mind the glory,' he answered \ 'let m hope we all do our beat. . And If this is the spirit in which the troops faum gene forth shadi we not have reason for thankfulness to God that even by this terrible means a higher Christianity than that which obtains in Soath Africa may be preMttted to those living there," concluded the reverend genUeman. At the conclusion of the performance of Wo Van Winkle" by tJ» Natives' Aaeoclafckin Operatic Society, on Saturday nijrht, when the tableau "Britannia, and Her Daughters" was shown, "Bole Britannia" end "God Save the Queen" were song, and rousing cheers were given for the Contin-

Tbe following ftxtract from a> short essay by a Oteistehnrch schoolboy, on toe present tu'toAtion in the Tramwftftl, if said to be nilihiwutir r *•""— Empin is snxued, and tin British lion has put down his foot with s> #trooji honcL" Qn» large Union Jack was hobted in Kaiapoi on Satunfay. in honour of Trafalgar Day md tii* dofwrtuw ot Oμ Contingent The combined «MU«menfc and fatigue of a InuiT day's continuoua exertion proved too ra«a*for W»l member, of the ConUnCS: At ail wmta, it i* »ported that S» members fainted while the ipeech-Tnaking of the businees places, the bank*, etc., bad the Union Jack flying oo Saturday in honour of the departure of the Jfew- Zealand Contingent from Wellington.