AUSTRALIANS AT THE FRONT.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 134, 19 April 1900, Page 3

AUSTRALIANS AT THE FRONT.

Mr A. B, Patterson, " Banjo," in a letter to the Sjdney Morning Herald, wakes the following references to colonial troops in South Africa : — Our little colonial coatingencs are mere hand "uls of grain in the great saok of the Empire's forces ; and ,y&t it is strange how one seems to be constantly finding them. They are so easily distinguished by the demeanour of she men and the style of the horses that if thero are 100 colonials in a field of 4000 troops one is sure to see them. As soon as the Bushmen's corps landed, •three separate Orenerals of Division met at headquaiters to see Lord Roberts. The first said to the second "What are you after?" -"Come to see about supplies. And you ?" " The* same as you. Here the third man broke in with " I expect you are both here on the same business as I am — to 'try and get those new Australians, the Bushmen"-'-and sure enough it turned out that the three of them wore all aster the Bushmen's corps. This will show how well our troops are thought of. Major Poet, A.A.G. to Lord Boberts, told tne that at first the men were only tried out of compliment to the colonies, but now -they can't do without them.