THE TRANSYALL WAR.
NEW ZEALAND CONTTN-
GENT.
[TOniO PBBBB ASSOCIATION.]
Wblldsoton, January 4,
Oapt. Reid, of the Waikato Mounted Rifles, was offered the command of No. 1 Company of the 1 contingent, but as he cannot arrive till late next week, it may not be possible to utilise his services. Recruits to the contingent continue to arrive daily, I A selection will shortly be made of men for the Hotohkiss batter^ As 40 men are required for the battery, there will be some 240 men m camp before the contingent leaves. Trooper Chapman continues m a bad way, but Signal is nearly conralescent. Heather, who hails from the Auckland district, has been appointed one of the Lieutenants of the New Zealand Contingent. Auckland, January 4. Another detachment of volunteers for the seoo-.d contingent left by the Mapoutika to-day for Wellington. Five Austrians oflered for the contingent, and many others will offer it these are accepted. *^ Messrs W. H. and A. T. Williams Broß., Kaipara, offer two hor&es ior (he contingent.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4, 5 January 1900, Page 4
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170THE TRANSYALL WAR. Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4, 5 January 1900, Page 4
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