GENERAL ITEMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11659, 16 February 1900, Page 5

GENERAL ITEMS.

The Mayor of Arrowtown telegraphed yes-

terday that tlu-ce volunteers for the fourth contingent, two of whom being fully equipped, were waiting for instructions to proceed lo Duriedin. i Dr Coughtrey yesterday received the following communication from Mr T. Howard: " I have pleasure in informing you that the 30 'dozen towels and 57 dozen pockethandkerchiefs presented by the employees of A. and T. Inglis, being the complete outfit in these two lines .for 150 men, are ready and waiting your instructions." . "Mr Thomas Mackenzie will deliver a patriotic address at Warepa on Wednesday, the 21st insl\, early in the,evening, and also another address at Clinton on the same night. Tho Tailoresses' Union have decided to present a horse to Mr Tubman, school teacher; and, in the event of his non-accept-anco as a- member of the contingent; the horse is to go to Mr Hugh Paterson. If there is any surplus from the funds raised for the purchase of a horse, the union intend to hand it over to the contingent fund. The union are at present holding1 sewing classes for the purpose of making the "housewives" for the contingent, and the Singer Machine Company have very kindly lent thorn three machines for tho work. . Mr" Steele, cutter for W. and R. Scott, .has also rendered good service to' the classes :by cutting the material to be nmde up by; them. A canvass of King street on behalf of tho nurses' fund, by Mrs Albert Cohen, realised £15' 3s Id. Thfi horse given by tho fruiterers is to be called " Fruiterer," arid is to go to G. A. Ross, now in camp. The 50 Southland Rough .Itidors w ill come to town on Saturday in charge of Lieutenant Hazlett. one of the Jubilee Contingent. The Horse Selection Committee were at Tapiinui on Tuesday, when nine horses were purchased, including a first-class jumper bought by the Heriot-Committee for William Swan. Mrs Dickson and Mr Swinton assisted to decorate the Forbury Gymnasium on Tuesday night, on the occasion of the St. Kilcia patriotic meeting. The Gore Committee intimate that they approve of the Organising Committee's ar- , tnngoment that all equipment is to be pro-. ■' vided in Dunedin. . ~ I The men from St. Batharis are expected to '. arrive here to-day. .-■..- i;iMrs W. Bannerman has undertaken to give 51b of arrowroot por month to every nurse during her term of service, not to every ' member of the contingent as was "previously stated. . ' • ■■■■..

Outrani has subscribed and raised £126 6s 5d for the Otago and Southland contingent fund, besides subscribing £72 13s 6dto tho patriotic fund. The ladie3 are to hold a floral fete on Saturday, and are:working most energetically to make a success of it.