OFFERS FROM THE COLONIES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8699, 19 December 1899, Page 3

OFFERS FROM THE COLONIES.

GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS BY -.:-■... CITIZENS. TROOPS CETTINC READY. Brisbane, Dec. 18. j A telegram haß been received by the " Premier from-the Mayor of Melbourne | ' offering 250 horses from his Queensland V Btation for the use of the troops in the Transvaal. Efforts are being made to raise a battery T- "„ of artillery. ;^/;,c,.The.Chairm&n of the North Queensland !''-i"liteat Company has offered the Premier '•'-' "■'."ilOOOJn cash and £500 worth of meat for -;_; -tlierAusiralian contingent. The offer has };: been accepted. . . V-■ sX- Deo. 19. — The Premier ■ to;day asks ; ' Parliament to "sanction the sending of 160 "? mounted'men to the Transvaal. 7.- ' T.:.: ,!■""' "'■' Sydney, Dec, 18. ?-" v-;.-..Mr Lyne has cabled to the War Office '■'.~. ;"bfferin_"the colony's crack A battery of ii' - artillery..; -:; 7., Several steamers, including the Orient ;-,y liner; Austral, have been offered to the ■--„^Government as troopships. •'.*■; ■■;;':Dootor. McCor—icks, Sydney's leading >;"'," Burgeon, haß offered for service at the u./front. r : h ;^Dkj..l9.—Mr Lyne today asks Parlia- ; fWm,ent"for £60,000 to cover the coat of a ;>^Becb'n_ cohtingent,''which is expected to go -^"a^fty the first week in January. ;.?i **.■. (ReceivedDeo. 19,10 a.m.) '■: ,7 Dao. 19.—-he Bialey Selection.CoramitHave decided that in view of the con;"•:"dition. of affairs in South Africa and the V iicallfpr volunteers, it is inadvisable to take V.^forther steps towards sending a team to Sv.England.' Every good, shot should first £4"consider his doty to the Empire. ';V v- c -rt ■•'■-. '■'.'-■ Melbourne, Dec. 18.- --; ;Mr!. Chirnside', of Werribee Park, has give the Government all the 'Jfejih'orfles; required. |^S|Cqnimandant Tockell, of the Victorian i^nSvy'rfhas^offered a naval contingent of |M^tw"men: with a aix pounder quick-firer. : lSr-r:Ciabih^ has discussed the gi^mdinlgpf a oontiDgent, and has wired Mr Si^nt4Mt;it;iaii?renar^ to send 250 men xl|£tp'isrnv; part of an Australian. contingent. §ll|l8<(yf iggllfe bis~' ready' to'<• embark about ?'^SanUwy*il^r; The-.Minister of 'Defence i £^S^S9ft»S^|o*e ■ «9?6 will' bo -35.000. S^P^^'-'-H." "•■''": Abß-Aidis Dec. 18.' , dißonssed the sending of a con- • and decided to ask Parliamentary ?,'- sanction to take part-in a contingent one ''^thousand Btrong, -They suggest that it b& j'^C'tMroited from all' the colonies, the coat to population' basis. If New ;-1'; JjealancL; comes in South; Australia will i VnrVvjde£p«-eleventh of the men, without jj:,.;;. few. Zealand one-tenth. V.i'j'ti"''■}-'' .-■ '■"■■' '"'•-■ <;. _ob_bt, Deo. 19. '■'i "V. Cabinet has decided to offer the Imperial an additional 45 unmounted "fi'menV-! bringing Tasmania's contingent up --.'-••■•tbi-i-fr :..'•.■■'•'■ .. A'.yVy/>-/•:•- - --• OakbTOWN, Deo. 18. H ; ' The!; Queensland troops suffered from -•-influer-- during the voyage. ',%;"; '"• ■ '"■ London, Deo. 18. . 5/ The Buriday Times correspondent says "■"•..Canada,is.afire from ootagon to octagon '■Z?: with patriotic fervour. <i:., ■■■■', 1\ r -."' -~ : ■";; '„• ;.j- '.'; ' Washington, Deo. 18. ; i. . Mr Dayisj! Assistant-Secretary of the ,'':Vliteri6rV has gone to the Transvaal to in- ."; ««t v on Anierica's righto to proteot British > =s:ioterestßf":'-