THE COLONIAL CONTINGENTS.
! MAJOR DAVIES IN COMMAND. Wellington, August 31. The Premier has received a cable from Major Davies that Colonel Francis has gone to Kimberley unwell, and that 1 he (Major Davies is left in command of the First and Second Divisions of the New Zealand Regiments. Lieut.-Colonel Newall has cabled to Mr. Seddon that the Fifth Contingent are well, = PRIVATE STORES FOR THE CONTINGENTS. A CAUTION TO SENDERS. Wellington, August 31. The Governor received the following cable from Sir A. Milner: —" Owing to the great difficulty in forwarding private stores to the front, I would suggest that senders of such perishable goods as apples, etc., run a great risk of their being wasted, owing to the delay in despatching them, There are large accumulations here already, and with only a single line of railway on which to forward them."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 193, 1 September 1900, Page 3
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141THE COLONIAL CONTINGENTS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 193, 1 September 1900, Page 3
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