BY THE WAY.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 833, 27 December 1900, Page 3

BY THE WAY.

Holidays oven '. - -"--.,..-_-..' . Everyone in harness again.- ."..; ■ ; •■ .f ■-- War going on in full swing, j '? ; . ■ Christchurch is to equip 20 men for service . 'in South Africa. .- - - ...,•> : • - ■'■ The next contingent sent from the colony will consist of 200— equal numbers of Maoris, and Europeans. -• - ,"- « ;-'■ When the festive Maori gete- there it will be a case of Ake ! Ake! ! with the lid off.t _ Gore men prominent in. the: Southland Rifle Association's matches yesterdays ■ The, championship and cup both won by Gore representatives. ■ • During last week . returns, were reported from 36 dredges, the total -yield being 930bz 7dwt Bgr, or an average of 230z per dredge. His Excellency the Governor is shortly to pay a visit to the southern islands, and on his return will start on a driving tour through the South Island, probably staying a couple of days in Gore. The interprovincial oricket .match at Dunedin between Otago and Qanterbury resultedin a win for Canterbury by 125 runs. \ The accident to Mr Geo. Crosbie : near ' Wyndham on Friday terminated fatally on the following day. • . Mr Chas. Louisson, a well known brewer and ex-Mayor of Chrislchurch, is to be called .- to the Legislative Council. * , f An eel weighing 19Jlbs was caught m the Hult river recently. Seven thousand pounds is about the sum the new post office at Wanganni is to cost. A trout weighing 14f lbs was landed from the Mangoamuki river,*Hawkes Bay, a few days ago. Like most men whose ages border on the sixties, the Prince of Wales has at length, acting on his oculists' advice, decided to wear a pair of pince-nez. The recent Presidential campaign cost the McKinley party £1,000,000. The cost of the campaign in 1864 w-s £40,000. Many marriages are being arranged in Pretoria and Johannesburg Between Tommy Atkins and the Dutch girls. The American papers are sometimes very witty in their headlines. Thus the ' Chicago Tribune ' in proclaiming Bryan's defeat for the presidency headed Its elections returns, " Thus endeth the second lesson." It is stated that De Wet came into Johannesburg some time ago "and had drinks with some of the C.1.V., who failed to detect his identity. Herbert Close, the confidentia clerk of a firm of Hull merchants, who embezzled £4000 to pay his betting debts, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment.