A Gallant Colony.

Manawatu Herald, 4 February 1902, Page 2

A Gallant Colony.

11 New Zealand comes out first,” says a London paper under the heading “A Gallant Colony.” “Her offer, of 1000 additional troops, unasked and unexpected, is a stroke of statesmanship as well as ' of patriotism. The little ocean colony, away out in the stormy sea, ,1200 miles from the nearest land, has already sent 8000 men, with contingents and drafts, all of whom have done their duty splendidly. She now begs the Empire to accept 1000 more, and we may be sure that every man of them will be ae fine » soldier as ever went to war.: That makes 4000 picked troops—hot 1 unmounted preferred,* not yet ‘ unable to ride or shoot,* but perfect, horse* * men and horse-masters, dead bn the spot at 1000 yards, and ready for any kind of work by flood or that those sturdy folk, only 760,000 in all, have contributed to our army in South Africa. This is equivalent, on the basis of population, to 200,000 men from Great Britain. Considering that the New Zealanders taka their horses with which live and thrive bn. tlfo' vejdt, not agonised skeletons from'Hungary, which die in three weeks after landing, if they survive the voyage—it will be seen that this means very substantial help.”