The Canadian Contingent.
EIGHT DOWN TO BUSINESS. WELL EQUIPPED AND WELL PAID. Received 18, 4.40 p.m. London, October 17. The Canadian disembarkation continued on Friday, in strict secrecy. The equipment is excellent. Each man has an ample supply of shirts, three blankets, and a waterproof sheet. The private's pay is a dollar and ten cents I (about ss) a day, with the addition of separation allowances. Tliey are also receiving full wages. The Canadians are in camp at Bulford, 12 miles from the town, and have no distractions from the business of preparing for war. At present they aro in tenta, but wooden huts are being prepared. The camp is strictly teetotal. The men are determined to be ready for the front within two months.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 124, 19 October 1914, Page 8
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125The Canadian Contingent. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 124, 19 October 1914, Page 8
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