MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 143, 7 May 1879, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Mr Vincent Ppke, in addx-essing his constituents at Tinkers, said that ho was prepared to limit the number of Chinese

, Am-. lidiU i an 3,000 members. At the beginning of gs century the average annual c ntribun for missions was 8 cents a member, year it was 7 dollars and 52 rents. kjKnce Lonis Napoleon, who sailed for ulli Africa, whore tie will join’'the Tlngh forces as a volunteer, has written a (ter to M. Rouher, giving Ids reasons br his action. Hundreds of people in Sheffield, Engmi. are without food, and dependent Ron the charity of their neighbors for jbsistcncc. The Mayor lias called a iblic meeting to devise means of relief. I Madame La Chapelle, at eleven o’clock u Saturday night, in Chicago lately, completed her task of walking 2700 Quarter miles in as many consecutive tiarter hours. On January 27 a number of female .■immigrants belonging to the County Terry left Belfast by the Royal mail Steamer Llama for Glasgow. From Renee they were to sail for New Zealand. Chinese immigrants landing - in San ’.•Francisco are carted to the Chinese quarters under police protection. Otherwise they would be roughly handled by (hoodlums. Ex-President Grant arrived at Allahabad, India, and is the guest of the Lieu-tenant-Governor. The Viceroy of India lias invited him to visit Calcutta. The Chinese Government -have purchased machinery and engaged experienced engineers and spinners in Germany to establish cotton mills in China. Of the Western American Colleges, the University of Michigan has 135.3 students, "Wooster 400, Oberlin 1015, Ohio Wesleyan University 470, and lowa State University 275. The Japanese are making groat preparation for the reception of General Grant. A new residence is to be built expressly for his occupation within the precincts of the Imperial summer palace.