GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 294, 7 December 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

SOL'TI-J AFRICAN TROOPERS' ASSOCIATION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. A meeting of tlie newly-constituted Hawkes Jiay South African Volunteers Association was held in Napier on Saturday, when rules were adopt \'l and olliccrs elected.

CITIZEN SOLDIERS OF THE FUTURE. Christeliureh, Last Night. At the public schools sports, the cadets were reveiewed by I.ieut.-Col. HawKins, oiliccr commanding the district. Addressing them after the march past, Lieut.-Col. Hawkins said he was exhomely pleased with the manner in U'lnch the parade had been conducted". . 're was a line future for the defence lorecs of the country, and if the same standard were maintained its'that which lie had witnessed, the Dominion need have nothing to fear. Mr. Ilardv, Jl 1> on behalf of the Minister for Education' thanked the officers for the displav, of which all were proud.

AMIiI'LAXCE COLLECTION'S. Christchurch, Saturday Might.. The annua] collections in iiid of the St. .lolm Ambulance Association were tnki*n up in tlic city by |a,iv collectors, who lumbered l."> 0. The lion. (I. Fowl,ls telegraphed lo the Association that the (.ovcrnmeiit would subsidise the collections pound (or pound up to C2UO. The amount, collected l.v the first shift ! totalled ,C."jß. Christchiirch, Lust Xight. I lie Ainbuliiiice Saturdav collections totalled Ui: 18, and there are .some smaller amounts to conic. I

Willi I.MJIKiIiAXTS. Wellington. List Niylil. Ibe Arawa, which arrived this morn brought MO passengers, of whon ~'JK were in the third class. (If tliesi . ' Wl ' ri ' assisted immigrants, 211 beiiK [ larmers and six farm laborers. Tlieiy were also thirteen domestic servants, I hilly-live of the "assisted*" were chililien under twelve. The combined capital possessed bv the assisted immigrants is .CI70!),