NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS.
RETURN OF INVALIDS, PROMOTION OF OFFKJBRS. TBOOI'ER OOUTTS RECEIVES A QUEEN'S SCARF. Wellington, September 6. The Premier received the Mowing cablegram from the Premier of Victoria :-"E. Bennett (Second Contingent) and P. A. Delorre (Third Contingent), invalided troopers, left Melbourne for Sydney by the s.s. Damascus." Colonel Robin has cabled as follow to the Premier, under date 4th September :—" Troopora Witheford, Wallis, Marine, and Huiton have rejoined, and the following officers have been promoted :—Captain Madocks to bo Major, Lieutenants Bartlett and CVawshaw to bo Captains, and Sergeant Iloss, Third Contingent, to be Lieutenant, to fill vacancies. Major Cradock takes an Imperial command, I still command the Now Zualitiulers. The Queen has presented Trooper Coutts (First Contingent) with a scarf." ANOTHER NEW ZKALANDER WOUNDED. Wellington-, Nuntember (5, Kir A. Milner advises (he lion. K. •T. Sediion that Trooper Jieatiley was dangerously wounded at Crocodile, River on August liHh. His name was 'accidonta'ly omitted froo. the cable of , August 24th. Heasluy belongs to the Third Contingent, and came, from AsJiburWtt,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 194, 7 September 1900, Page 2
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172NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 194, 7 September 1900, Page 2
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