New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1915, Page 5

New Zealand

THE MAORI CONTINGENT. Per Press Association. Auckland, January 11 To-day was a red-letter day at t Avondale camp of the 'Maori Cont genters, Sir Joseph Ward, Sir Jan Carroll, Colonel A. M. Myers, Mr. Maguire, Mr George Hall, Mr Dene! and others paying a visit to the can The A. Company was at Penrose ri range for musketry instruction, and i B Company, which comprises most, the East Coast Maoris, was engag in field practice at the camp* T visitors Aere received by Captain 0. Ennis, Adjutant of the Maori Cc tingent, and Captain Titt, Oflk Commanding the B. Company. T Company performed evolutions By p toons, and also carried out rifle ext cises, the whole of their work showi a smartness and finish that reflected : finite credit on their officers an&ffl structors.

After the exercises the Company \\ formed into a square of platoons, a short addresses were given.

RETURN OF THE MAUNGANUI Dunedin, January 11, Three invalided troopers returned 1 the Maunganui, which arrived at Po Chalmers to-day. One of the. tri Trooper Kelk, of Auckland, was i capitated through getting his hail badly injured while trying to stop vicious horse from pawing him. Th first time the horse rusned film, Trooj er Kelk gave it a smashing blow on th mouth, but as he was backing awa to avoid the second rffsh the auinu sent him flying against the stanchion! Trooper Kelk fears his hand may hav to be amputated. Information-gleaned from various ui official sources indicates that the arr: val of the troops in Egypt caused n I'.iss, but was apparently unexpectei The men went into camp a few mill out of Cairo. Out of about 200,horse shipped by the Maunganui, 195 wen landed in excellent condition.