VISIT OF IMPERIAL TROOPS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 32, 9 February 1901, Page 2

VISIT OF IMPERIAL TROOPS.

[i-wi? AS , .;o'J!A , n'>s' ] Uiittisrciiuscii, J'Vb; «'iry R. 7t .'-r. h>. antifnl wmtlsor for t'-io i-t'Cof th? I uii-nmi troops, a;«l ! .Uo hrgort eowd ovor nai-n in C !J)';c:oHiiv-i, ''' ti :if : I'lv.'ii.i i (iu til? ijni tfinau:!i to H i 1 , I' .1 k, vhiyh u.iiN dußKoly 'krf/nc;cil. Nearly a ttw>uf n.l Canterbury v/lunt.«rs to:.k purr I in the m irch and af.-ititid to keep tho If round cJosr. After tha wviav t):o •'iScere were wotortainad aS luncheon, I i:.nd luncheon »■»« also provide J for the I men. Tho lion. J. G. Ward anil Oolo&el Polo-Pen ton wore tunoag tfco<e present-. Oolonfl'i AVymlh'im, in reply t/) the. tosst of his hralrh, said tho ollicors and irien keenl)" atipreeiatpd the treatment reoaived in !New Zealand. They hud admired tho 0«lon ; al mounted corps at : U the 'owns thoy had passed through, "ha men gave heaity cheers for tao Mayors find citizens of Ghristchnrch iind Lyttsltin, and a'rout six o'clock proceeded to Lyttel'oa. Tha Canterbury Yeomanry acted as advance guard and the Garrison Hand played en route rhq mounted men were highly please! at the mannor in which they had been horsed, compared with the horses supplied to tbem in Sydnsy, which were weeiy and ill-mannered, and in some instances a'mist unbroken.

Wellington, Febrtmy 8.

Lord Ranfurly is going south tomorrow, and will therefore not be able to take part in to-morrow's reception of the Imparial treops. The Piomier has cabled to tha Imperial authorities asking them to extend the visit of the Imparial troops to New Zealand, eo as to enable tbem to visit Kotorua. This will mean an additional four days and give both officers and moa some rest before starting on their homeward voyage.

The Contingent of the Taramki Rifles and Guards selected to go to Wellington and take part in the reception there of the Impoml troops, paraded at the D: ill Hall on Friday morning, Ca.pt. Okey being in. Command. After being thoroughly inspojted, and their accoutrements properly fixed up, the men were marched to the station preceded by an express carrying their luggrage. They are all to bo cctmplimontod oa the pains taken to proseat a thoroughly smart and soldier like appearanco which, as they marched through the town was, quiokly noted, aud favourably commented on. The train left shortly after 12 o'clock.