SHETLAND RELIEF FUND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2454, 27 March 1901, Page 71

SHETLAND RELIEF FUND.

The tieasiuer (Mr J. J. Ramsay) reports the amounts icccived to date ?s follows .—A. Gar- [ den, £1 Is . A. C. S., 10s Gd , A. Lone, £2 2s ; , Maude, 10= , John Crviham, 0% , J. Christie, 2s Gel, J. S. A , 10s, T. John'cn, £2 '2s; J. John- j ' son, £1 , C. Johnson, 10s; J. Dingwall, 10s, W. Sutheiltr.cl, ss; Mr 3 M'Donald,. 3s 6J : J V. Cuiloch. 2s Cd, G.\EI. Cnrcv. 2s; F. Omand, j 1 4s ; J. Pickering, s= , F. C jilouat, 2s 6d ; A. 1 Harris, 2s 6d : W. Harris, 2s Gel , M. ILimlyn, Is 6d , Mr? Steel, 2b; Mis Douglr.s, 2s, Mr^ Hodgson, 2s; J. Elbric, 2s 6d, C. King, '4s, j Mrs Driw, 3?; James Smith, 2?. Mrs Li-kins, 2s, H. Bntte:ic!on, 1* 6d ; 'i\ Lean, 2 a , A. Damclsoi. ss. liiead, -= , Jamts Abauicthj , 8s; Lerwick, 10s; J. W. B-ullic, 2s; J. Lv.v, .-£1 Is; W. M. N., 2s 6d, Frazer, _?1 is; W. B. M. Fei, i £1 Is; Irvine, 10s; J. MacGregor, £1 Is; received in veiy many sums by Mr M. Johnson, ! £12 19a; B. SievAvright, £3 ss, C. M'Nei!, £2 ' 2s ; J. Paten, 103 ; W. M. Brown, 10s ; J. wilhamson, 10s; 3.'hos. Davidson (Glenore), 53, ! James Mouat (Moer.ilu), 10s. Co'.lecied by Mr J. Y. Peterson: Mrs Williams (Mormngton), 3s; Mrs Casey (Parksi£e), ss; J. Mitchell (South Dunodru), 2s Cd; R. NeiJson (Portobello), ss; J. T. L. (Dunedin). 2s; friend (Duneclm), 2s 6d; H. K. W. (Dunedin), 2s 6d ; John Peterson (Duuedin), £B; N. (Dunedm), 2s Gd ; "Wilkinson, 23 6d; Mrs Peterson, 3s; MCupps, 2s 6d; J. Y. Peterson, £1 10-,;— tota', .£lB 17s Gel. Mr M. Johnson's list vill be published on "Monday. Mr Kamsay has al«o receive' 1 . £2 from Mr L. Irvine, which will bo acknoAvledged when Mr Ir\-ine's list is con;- ! plete. An accident happened at the Chat lo? <")„] ] pit on Thursday last ' (^avs the Gore iSuu - j dard) wheieby one hor r e v. r° killed and iv o others so severely injured that ihr-u- da.3^ < ' j usefulness are numbered. A th^e-hcuii ten n belonging to Mr David Smith avhs 1 into the pit. on one Mdc 01 wj'ich v. ao a steep faco of lignite and »trippir.ej abou f 201 l deep/ "While tbc dray was being loadad l !<1 - , face of material came down and complete!, covered the horse--. The leader \\a.-' killed ] outright, and the other tAvo hor^eN weif ! s-evcrely bruised find knocked abo-.ii. u!'i\> the diay was smashed to pice. ~. The dri\ <1 I of the team laivo^lv escaped mm A". bo:i 2 knocked dovin by the falliiift debria. Mr Smith eatimatci His lo a s at £UO. On tlie ofa=lon of the Goverrr;"* j-fioi ' A"is:t ro Tnkajnu, the Maori© received hi E\cell2;icy with a haka of wclromo, und al-s.mgal-s.mg a lament. Te Her. brat welcomed i\.< , Cioverum, -md hid a Jar^c ' umber of Mir>* mntt-, ki-.vi avid £ax kits, two .cry ar.< Ici t whalebone mere«. and a number of p.cct- • > preenstono before thi' Go.f.^<r, e\plc>i~-^ t they Av-crc a fiuieral nro=p>i! to hin.. a-> ti - King's represent a tiA'o, to -how their pr" 1 ' sorrow for the Queen-, deati 1 . Ainoi:»-t i?i" prenenl? Ava-- a \ctv !ais>e -ione r.xe, whif*Te Heuheu infni'ircd ibi-> (-Jovprnor ! ad r\ ,i L generations as;o belonged to To TV<~rr>. m celebiated tohunga. Raw in Kn'iia, c'lief f", Tuaranga Taupo, al<so welcomed the (lo\ ■" j nor, and presented him with a famous « chi--el, which wav used long ago to build a j famous house called ITuuhautureranai. TL" \ Governor t'.ian'vcd the Native* o.i bc'.i.xlf ' f 1 ihe Kir.g lor tlieiv.cxprpsi en of di p■i. c I for tl 0 dentil of our 'oolmetl Q,ic\ *i, ' of Jovaltv li"r I'khv.irJ TIT. I'- , al-o referre I to tho jj'ithpiint* of Mi io . meet the Duke ard Duche-s of Yt.rk v ' Rolorua.