GENERAL CONTINGENT NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11675, 7 March 1900, Page 5

GENERAL CONTINGENT NEWS.

THK DATE OF DEPARTURE TO BE THE 24th INST.-"-.'A;

:A telegram has been received from'tlie'Premier that the departure of the contingent-.has' been fixed for the 24th inst. The transport could not be fitted up sooner. ■■>'•''' A further donation of £3. 3s has lieen received from Mrs M'Gl.lsha.n, Mts Bell,' and Miss E. Bell to the nurses' fund, each of the ladies mentioned giving £1 Is. ;'..' As Misses Rigg and Statliaih are 'le'avinjr Dunedin shortly, they find it imp.o'ssiblg' to" collect enough money for a horse, :as originally intended. They have therefore consulted several of the subscribers,' and decided to buy a saddl^with what tliey have collected.' The committee "have kindly granted their' rc^iiost; and a saddle will be allocatedaccordin"ly ; W. W. M. M'Kellar wrote from Dunbaek expressing the desire that if there was: any. surplus left over from the sale of forage'that it might go towards the. equipment of Frederick Baj-ley's brothiet, after Frederick Bayley had been provided for.- •

™- , £ ocl Ser, Tapanui,. wrote, asking that L-harles Duff, of Dunrobin; might take, the place of Iheir man. who had not been selected, m I?* s cost °f equipment. . . The Secretary of the Dunedin Plumbers' Association wrote asking tho,t Charles Duff should_get the.horse provided by. them.. ' y >V Lindsay,writes to say that the £20 subscribed to purchase a horse for Mr F Moore, if selected, came from the journeymen painters and shop employees, who desire the animal to be called ''Painter." Tll°-_M !IS A. nc't' e""> Roxburgh, wrote asking that £10 might be paid over towards' the equipment of Joseph Rumble, as tlieir twe men had not been selected. The employees at the head ofiice and-out-door office of the Union Steam Ship Company suggested that the £25 subscribed be devoted towards the equipment of Sydney L. Jones, and Oaptain Cameron suggested that his horss should be given to Jones. The Hon. George M'Lean and Mrs M'Lean *"£}'" • s? f°l' H- Buckland. The lieutenant commanding the Port Chalmers Naval Artillery forwarded a case- of books for the use of the contingent. '*>'_£ n ' A«;_i H;, Burton fonvarded a cheque for £67 4s 6d, tlie net proceeds of the entertainment given by him in the Garrison Hall, and asked that the thanks of the committee might be forwarded to those who had assisted him in making the entertainment a success. - / ?ml*. fT F° me "? d friends -Presented 200 yds of bandages through Mrs Gordon' Maedonald and Dr de Lautour for the hurt™ J. he nurses, it may be mentioned, who" left Xn., ' to°k a '^PP'y of *ese with'

Invercargill forwarded two trucks of forage lor the contingent s horses. The Secretary for Defence advises that badges for the Otago, Southland, and Nelson contingent will be forwarded in a day or

W. G. North and Co. advise that they are presenting two dozen-clothesbruslies. X H. Owen, Captain 5.0., wires from Wellington that over 450 men have already' beon accepted for the fourth contingent, and that the Premier directs that all those who cannot go m the fourth contingent should have a •chance for the fifth.

The residents of St. Kilda have so far contributed £44 towards the fund to provide a Horse and equipment for one man, but are holding back the contribution' in the expectation of raising it to £50. The collectors ask the residents to make a final effort in this direction. ■. i .

ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS: The following additional subscriptions have been received towards the contingent fund •—' Kyeburn, £3 16s;.Haka Downs estate employees, £20 (J. A. Hutchenson, £2- AY Moore, £2 ; H. Bradshaw, £2 ; R. Tully £1 • A. Macfarlane, £1; H. M'Cleary. £1- T M'Pherson,. £1; F. Johnston, £1; Amelia James, £4; and Thomas James. £5) ; Roslyn Woollen ALUs, £3 17s 6d (additional);' Clark's Laundry emploj'ees, £1 3s ; collected by MisseRigg and Statham, 18s (additional); married ladies,. £1 17s 6d (collected by Mrs M'Dermott): corporation employees, £27 10s'6dcollected by three little children at" Mosgiel (Bella Rankin, George Henry, and Lizzie Thomson)), lis ld. • -

the following are the details of the amounts collected by the members of the Maori Hill Borough Council from residents and ratepayers of the borough:—P. Duncan, Fergusson and Mitchell, J. Muller, £2 2s each; Mis Fairburn, R. T. AVheeler. jun., H V Haddock, C. R. Chapman, AY. Robertson, Miss 'M'Glashan. A. Todd, J. W. Rigby. P Pilkington, C. Grater. -T.A.J., £1 Is each •' Bishop Nevill. £1: T. Talbot, 15s; G. 4. M'Gregor. J. Pollock, Mrs R. Steers, E S Clarke. C. D. AYilson. A. Wilson, D. M'lntosh, D.8., 10s Gd each: J. M'Lennan, R Sandilands, AY. . Alexander. P. Smith, A. King, T. Christie, J.. Steven, J. Sligo,- R. Long. H. Harbour, S. Lawson, AY. Henderson. F. Mulholland. P. Dawson, AY. Wood, J. Slvrinvpton, .1., 10s each; A. Aaskoy, 5s 6d; G. Crowther, B.ienel], S. N. Brown Donald M'Lennan, R. Reynolds, J. Stowley T. AVhite. Scctt, L. M. Evans, T. Long' G. Lawrie, W. King, M. Newbury, W. Harbour, D. Booth. AY. Davidson, S. Maxwell G. Butler, M. Proctor, R. Galbraith, W. M. Henderson. H. Erridve, M. Coleman, J. Mitchell. A, Hop;;, 11. Skey T. Robb. T. Tobin, Jf. Murphy, fr. B-.ocis, "Briton." G-. Crowhurst. W. Irwin, D Henderson, W. Godfrey. J. AYakhe, 0. Lockbart, O. Towoll, "A

OvzHHEAno ma Bus .—" Sir. 3-011 are a clurray iellow—you trod on mv foot." " I am extremely seiiy—l. hope I did not hurt you very much." ■ he soft answer turned aivuy the other's wrath, aud even produced an apolop-* " Oh, uo, not very much—yo-. must excuse -mc, 1 am a little irritable—' vt is, out of sortsliver, biliousness, and t -a', sort of th-Mg, you _ know—.horoughly wr-tched." "Mv .dear :sir, of course I excuse you, Vit why don't you take something ?'" " Tr-'-d everything—no g»~l.'" " -Vmscnse, you haven't t.-ied Holloway's P'.lJs I know—they novel ■ fail in cases Tike yours." God! I never thought of'em. By jove I'll try 'em at once. Hi! conductor, stpo tjj>'%iifl."

Friend," J. Fletcher, J. Roy, D. Roy, sen R. Mason, W. Brown, D. T. Roy, J.L.H., Mrs Cettleburgh, T. Morrow, 5s each': smaller sums, £5 18s 6d. •': DEPARTURE OF THE FOURTH -..J "y CONTINGENT. ' :,A,meetiug of the Port Chalmers Organising Committee to make? necessary arrangements for the'departure of tlie fourth contingent was held last evening, when it was decided to ask a deputation fronr the Dunedin Organising Committee to meet the committee on the Sth inst., in order that mutually satisfactory arrangements might be made for the occasion, various suggestions as to decorating were discussed and plans exhibited. It.was arranged tb have a cycle stand in the dock reserve, in charge of Mr Godfred, for wliich a charge of 6d will be made; also a carriage stand in Beach street. GENERAL ITEMS. Mr James Mills has received from Jlr.Brydone, on behalf of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, a cheque for £200 towards the patriotic fund. The company has, in addition to this, presented six horses to the fourth contingent. Cr Shirtcliff, treasurer to the committee appointed by the Mornington Borough Council, reported to the council last evening that tho total cash receipts amounted to £163 4s lOd, and that donations in kind at a value' of about £12 had also been received. It would appear that different portions of lhe colony are being treated differently by tbe Government in regard to the organisation of the .fourth contingent. The arrangement as to the Otago and Southland section of 150 mien is based on the. understanding that the men shall be fully equipped by public subscription, the cost of equipment being estimated by the Government at £50 per man. It now seems that 10 men are .to1.-bo supplied from another portion of. the jbolohy, which undertakes to hear the expense to the exteat of,£4ojper man. Need' it' be said-thaf these men-arc 'from-the West .Coast? 'The'telegram from the Premier oiji the subject of their acceptance runs": " A.'Mathesoii; -mayor, Gi-ey-mouth, —Do not like to refuse ; men .fdrVsako. of £10 each, but rather than disappoint them and for their sake,shall accept,..'bi'i£ at the same time think Greymouth conld find £100 if it so wills, rather-than put me in a position of breaking the conditions.' However, send the men along.— -R.J. Seddon." it is somewhat invidious that while the Otaco.' and Southland representation has been limited to 150 men, and that many excellently qualified applicants "liave consequently had to be sent away from .the camp, for whom complete equipments would have been forthcoming if ' they had been accepted, men should for their own sakes and so that they should .not snffar disappointment, be accepted by the Government with an incomplete equipment from another part of the colony. AiVe have_ received from Mr Herbert Seaton, of the Rpyal Arcade, a sample of the new medal they "have struck in connection wiih the departure of the fourth contingent. Tho ■medal "in question has been accepted, by his. Excellency the Governor, and is quite the best design we have s.een. A portrait of her Majesty and the words " British-Transvaal War, 1900," are on one side, and oh the reverse appears a Rough Rider on horseback and " Success to oiir New Zealand Rough Riders." The medal is in sterling silver and bronze, and, surrounded with tricolour ribbon, forms a- pretty souvenir of the colony's patriotism in the Imperial cause.!. ' ;. •The sum of £17 15s 6d has been'received from the gangers and platelayers on, Inspector Chisholm's section between Greytown and Clinton. ■ The subscribers were: —Sympathiser. £2 2s ;T. Fisher, 7s; F. Parson's, 6s; D. Dougherty. 6s; J. Beaton. 7s: J. Smith, 6s; D. M'Laren, 6s; G. Lorrie, 6s; P. M'Fayne. 6s; J. Gordon, 6s: J. Brook, 6s; C. Lane, 6s; J. Kane. 6s: R. M'Kittrick, 6s; J. Hannah, 7s; D. M. Gillies, 6s; J. Faulkner, 6s; J. M'Kinlay, 6s; J. Curran, 8s; R. Brown, 6s; H. Cunningham, 63; AY. Aitken, 6s; P.. Finlayson. 7s; Jas. Curran, 6s; J. Cockburn. 6s; J.;'"Cunningham, 6s ;' V .T. Mackie, 7s; G. Hansein. 6s: J. Bourke, 6s: I. Serpless, 6s; W. Denneny, 7s; W. Gordon. 6s; J. Pedlow. 6s; E. Moore, 65.: W. Barnett. 7s; H. Pedlow. 6s; J. Cameron, 6s; D. M. Auld, 6s; J. Kelly, 7s; R, Jones, 6s; Darroch, 2s; C: M'Pherson, 7s: J. Wilson, 6s; T. Wright, 6s; W. Wright, 6s; G. Gordon, 7s; Mid'delton, 6s; R. Craig, 3s 6d; A. Stewart. 6s; J.. Gordon. 7s; A. Cameron, 7s; R. Powlev 6s-' total. £17 15s 6d. j The total amount collected in the Wakatipu district;, in aid of the Otago and Southland, contingent is £113 4s. / .'. -'..,,