Cavalry Troop.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3186, 6 May 1879, Page 2

Cavalry Troop.

A meeting of gentlemen desirous of I joining! the proposed Cavalry TrdJJp'was | held in the Shortland Hotel last evening.! Mr Strange, Chairman of the Committee, presided,; * and •-<, :Mr; r Spencer acted as Secretary. The -minutes of the last meeting'rere read, and tlie liit^f names of those^willing to joini read 6ver. aErom the list it appeared that over 50 persons ir.ew wiHiogctoioffer/their, ssrvices ;& jthe Goternment. j^rj^eo_ailough proposed that the list of names be forwarded to the "Eefence Minister thTough —Major Murray, f asking^thja.- Govefn,ment te accept their iervices. .This was carried unanimously,, after which some details 6f j dress! * cbstr^-fiftin'gs^Snd other matters were touched juppo, but nothing further was done pending <t|o reply; \ .from 1 .the/ Government.,.= J Majpr Murray was supplied by Mr Hume) frith ther list of names to-day.jind seutfKtelegram'to the Under-Secretaty for ©ifeace recommending 3 thai the-services: of the t men be acceptedj; believing jt tojpe the nucleus of a representativei ctroop the Thames, Valley! His' Worship th ( e Mayor'(also wired,'; to Mr Sheehan, the Defence Minister, Urging tbat.cbn; sideration should be giren to the requeyt for acceptance of, the, series of the troop. '