DEPARTURE OF THE ST. KILDA WITH REINFORCEMENTS FOR POVERTY BAY.
The Colonial Goyernmeht gun boat St. Kilda took: her departure for Poverty Bay on Wednesday last with about 210 friendly • natives, '.under command, of Captain Kphb edy, of No,-2 Company Napier Militia. The following-chiefs also went down in 'thel-StP KildaTarehn, MvH.R., Behata, Karaitiaha, and ‘Paora Kai whhtu. The Contingent ; were marcL ed to the Spit in two divisions j one' about half-an-hour later ;than the other, — each division being preceded by the .Napier. Brass. Band,whiclr played several popular . airs with pleasing
effect.. The work of embarkation , completed,, our allies .were most lustily cheered.bv the spectators on shore—of whomj including: both races, there could'not have been fewer than 400-— : a compliment which'they heartily;, responded to. As on a iformer occasion,,; a salute of, three gunsjwas fired from the St, Kilda, and " shortly afterwards the little ; steam ertyas ploughing through, the yyaves ob her way to. Poverty Bay; -! jWe confidently look for some good mews from, .the- East Coast in a few ■ days. -• •
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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 99, 23 November 1868, Page 284
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171DEPARTURE OF THE ST. KILDA WITH REINFORCEMENTS FOR POVERTY BAY. Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 99, 23 November 1868, Page 284
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