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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9098, 16 March 1901, Page 1

Greenland statistics show that at the end of last year the island's population was 10,974. The latest invention takes the form of ap automatic alarm post, which not only rings up the fire station, but also grips the wrist of the alarmist With a steel bracelet, blows a police whistle, and presents the man with a shilling for his trouble. The prisoner can be released by the policeman, and the authenticity of his alarm can thus be verified. Lorenzo Marquez despatch of February 12 states: — The fever season here is exceptionally disastrous: Many deaths of prominent British subjects have occurred. The majority belonged to the Imperial railroad administration staff and had to be removed to a hospital ship. Patients from Komatdpoort ore arriving daily. The hospital ship is now filled to its capacity. The mortality among the Boer refugees is heavy. Auckland is to have a new system of water supply, the works for which have been commenced. A new fire brigade station is to be erected, and the whole fire establishment put on a better footing. Drainage works have been commenced, which, when completed, will materially improve the - condition of the city. A tramway system is to be inaugurated which Will have an important effect oh the whole locality.. All the« things have been begun. Interviewed by a representative of the South Australian Register, Colonel Wyndham said Australasia was a firstclass place for volunteers, particularly mounted men. "I was much struck m New Zealand," he said, "with the excellent lot of niount«id volunteers they hod there, ... They were fine fellows, and all well mounted. I believe they have got 7COO to 8000 of them. I think; the New Zealand horses are better than the ones Lhave -seen, m Australia. I have not come across any really good Australian horses, but I have not been m the way of seeing them. They gave us capital horses m Sydney." Asked how he was disposed-towards rifle clubs, Colonel Wyndham said, "I think the sound thing is to have rifle clubs all over the country, and I may say that I advocate rifleshooting on Sunday., afternoon. I don't know what goody-goody people will say to that, but many parsons would agree with me. ! It is much better for men to be doing that than be loafing about, drinking, and getting. into mischief." ;