THE SCHOOL HOLIDAY.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 157, 2 June 1900, Page 3

THE SCHOOL HOLIDAY.

On Friday morning the school children were assembled as usual, though" U*e news that thoro was a holiday having gone the rounds, the, attendance was much 'low.Gr 'than usual. The children were all brought into. the biggest room of the school and were addressed by the Rev Or. Barclay. His worship the Mayor was present, 1 also Messrs Hamilton, Mathias and Cameron, leprosuiting the School Committee. 1 Mr Hamilton, in introducing the bpeakar, stated how the holiday came to bo granted. It had been the wish of the meeting on Thursday night that the school should have a holiday and that the Ilev. G. Barclay should address the chillren. Before calling on that gentleman to speak, he would ask the children to give three choers for Lord Roberts. The cheern were given with a will, and the Rev. G. Barclay briefly addressed the children. He ref< r^ed to the causes of the war, the inability of the Boers to govern well, the disabilities under which the Uitlandors laboured, to their being unable to obtain redress The Boors had begun the war. We had lost some battles but had won more. Tli6 Boer had proved himself despicable and treacherous in the conduct of the war, and President Kruger was a typical Boer The British Government is not perfect, but it is the Government above all others which is striving after the right. He would announce a holiday for that day, first asking the ohildien to sing "God save the Queer;," under the leadership of Mr Goldstono. The children were dismissed aftor cheors had been given foi Mi IlauaiUqn and the Rev. G. Barclay.