With the New South Wales Contingent.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 95, 25 March 1885, Page 3

With the New South Wales Contingent.

The special conespondeut of the Sydney Mo^ijiy^fferftld wjth. the, troops. o«|. board the Iberia writes dating- from' , Backstairs passage^ South Australia: — Troopship duty waVcouiaveDceil on board the Iberia at four*p,irii,ou the<la3 T of embarkation,, and is carried on. jn. .accprdr. ancd'wiHVUia't 1 portion' Of ttie' Queen's riifiulfttioi/s'deftliHg'^iHl't^ ihoveinetit of j troopsi •by.sea 'iii *ired^Bbi|)e. ■' i 'Tfitf geiie-' ral routiue of duties throughout the day '. is as fttj)llow^^7r:Bj« a,^,, vpjyqUl'e) cpi^ei? and|biy^cuj I t,'S, ; .turii jput, of ,hamuiocks r beddiugkfor aniug tio b© taken oji deck ; half-past seven, rations^''' orderij/es draw . ; biWkfest i :' ! eißhtV i liresilcfast,'sit doWn-to I bredtiffrsl- jiialf^y^eigM.tlie day watch i goes on deck, clear the' hatdheß below, . clean' their; iriesses and' the troop .ideckb; | theiftße^y^6, jufJerwlyp.h.aU.buttUe' mess I oiderließ aud t op;^yck'-B>V|abJije^B..gp I.oft.1 .oft. deck aud reinaii\ till aiiotlu;r iiispoi^iou ; nine'. ri falI l in\ : ; < fol^ye ; d / byithe coiiipaiiyVi call/^'watbh'riiHs'in;' bejng 'on 1 f utV j till flitiS^:ui. k ,' ) te^iV i itsSe ; inbly' parade,' all' \ the itowps exoeb^tiie cookb'»aVid! meafei '■ ordejjifipi f ail!UioniOpp!er4eckfor itißpecri tion, officers of the day ibspect, -troopsmeß!??ij;.!^>H^ IYTSKft ftffl:* ; rntipns,.. , • orderlies draW4ini^er ; „onej r/ dipner f .sitdo\/n id diiVne'r ; ''half-past"^ one, issHfeiof gVd^ iftider' siiperidtenderico of! the officersjof the daj'j'^tJwo 1 , fourUgud nera bweep ottt ibesa 'and take all to 1 \ ashi-sbootji-svvieepem f all m -and -uivretpi -declwjihalf r .paßt two, rise,;, w,ith ; .ciwuor, pany-'a, jCjall, ..trpops decks to .bje. cleaved for;. sweeping,' watch falls m,! when troop; decks are cleared up all but w«tch but dec^'^h ''^'ot' V 'Jiaft-pkstf foinv rati3ws; J 6Vayiieß draw tea^'fiveyßit'ifdwn to tea ; half-past five, rise olertr troop' decks of alt' bift;swabbera and ; mess- or-4 ■■; deließ Jt^io^i:Kß*;eej>,::pUt; ( the ;ioe.Bsrf» \ and t}fcjff/i Sffitj^fHlV naI "" mock ; eight, close, clear up decks f.pt i the night's , r faU ; in, .= by «oSripanyVcaH,, iHgbi Vatch 'falls ' m, beimr on dift'yl^! *)hVe'a ! /m. ; quarter-past nine,, lie down, lights out, every mtfriit.o'bd'itY or on his hammock!;' :twrtnty; »iinu A te» past nine, ronud by- officers of the day and poHejj^lwlf-past niflejrretirey-eyery-one boldw tmt-tfie watctf-t>t^ trodps aiid sent^ies^ el»««n,-ligh>8 out m, officers--iaiog.vJ 1 "1 ■'.{ -i ;■-'■>- \J;:)J •-

(KLEOTRIO TElHßfcrKAfcfc';- — CJd^YRIOJtT.) Cspecial to pNiTßb''pßES6' Association.) ■«■;» to iot^iu^oinj^.-janV^^^ Acppu"n^s,,p,f,the battle ;i near Jiasbeen, Bho^J;/jajWhfi ! cWge^hiadf by the ■£&?$& < threif.tMlengSJ}Qa«ft]r7; into conf u?^'»>:and the Gjja^^crq, severely, passed by the enertvy^wnflh^st the^ficrul> locaHh^^.Th'^ 'Br }tjsb!do|«w^B 2| /ktHed;. . and 42 wofrndea^cbiefly Beugalese. The' Arabs lost abont!6oo'inieW'. ; ' ' ; The Advance on Tilgai will ;bej»in i rfc*; ' Mar^h 2^ Further particulars of s^^battle r ..ne ; aj,, Hashecn show thax.Hhe^*^ Firitish^ iiSope', were building a $&reba,-w^di&they''were :^ surprised by the 're ü b ! eli£...:.3/hpj. j ßtr.ugg]p^ the^li^e^^riv^ffi. ; The . Arab 1 caßdtd^A^^avßookilleH { ari'(l'W'o»iri:il*Vland that#f(fhej"Brifcish /iIJO .kilied /a;id wounded. .;The;]oßß on, the British side, was princfjiaityVf'nohja: tlie Indiatf troops. ' and^ti»falwßr^i nbYriber of fol-: lowgre3W§Pr||llt--iS r( <at b.ft> r P c v w *Btroad,§iJ amongst tne cain,els>. „_ , -. .y. :■■%-.

< nl/ (EBpTBR 8 n-j.ilv ':■> ,«u .LoKijoN, March 13.; Irt '-t^cif fioVi'So ;ojF : £otfds to-day a mes- ; sage "from' the 1 Qjoebn'w'as read .m reply to the address adopted on the : moiion of-' Earl Wemysß, conveyiflg'the thanks of theHouse for the-, acceptance of the loyal offer. p£ th6 x /lJe^,rSou.t,h ( -^a^es tjoops f or the Soudan j satisfaction that {he offer of the other Colonies would be •iS^pted r je^-^ >i tigK^ > -tiii9o.'''Heif{ Majfisty's'-ihe'ssage'Bta^edthat she Was; higHlj'jrratYfred at .the loyalty and patriotism displayedi by' the' Australian Colbn rf.S"i!^a e i = J ■••■;-.: ••-•-• «-v. .•:..; •.«■(;.::■■. fit d,:>o^,> •«'.; Svtiimy, This Day. The-.^e.bate, pif, tjie .question, of ( iqdemnif j^gtlCejiiJ^Y^rPjmen); for, trveir action m; desp'apHng^'rai^ary,.coqt^ng the • assisjt^aca^ '^og/ana ,'ia j^Squdan^, -was., cont"f^'u'^M i;i \t\js. ve. po.uijic^i;lapt. ; nigfit. . . .The divisijoa was/ taken early iin the .morning ; >y,it^ the, ,rcg.ult that; Henry Clarlg's^a^e^diu^ntj'; flond^ih^i^g iU t}»e Government, was rejeeteany 64 to 23,,, and i th<i..a f ddreps i in ,reply to the Gj;o,ve,rttpr>; aoe^'wjisradobted by^^ the^ ttbusft, ,. , V i.ii-7 'M ; -'-- '^■•'■:--- : -- = '■.!•=■ ■■■!■■ ■