The Imperial Troops.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 103, 31 January 1901, Page 3

The Imperial Troops.

Melbourne, January 28. Unless further instructions are received, the Imperial troops will probably sail for New Zealand on Tuesday. The Second Grenadier Guards, with the Imperial Contingent, have been instructed to proceed to South Africa, and leave about February 11 with the FJrh Contingent, Speaking with regard to the visit of

i the troop* to .New Zealand, Mroeudon states that tlie Briluiin'c vill leave torn utow night, lmi >he I) ihoasio, with ■'lo Is-d.'.-ii": i'(.i.-:t.iii-,'.-:!i, will be unable, owing to the ue.cos.9ity for repairs, to leave till Wednesday or Thursday, As -die is only a ten knot boat Bhe would >'ily citch the Britminie at Lyttelton ; \iis would prevent Southland find: nago seeing them. Mr Seddnn has' k'vef'ire su;;:;m ,! d tlni the D i'h >usie ito thfi liiufT, oven thou:;h some days i'ter tl!« others, una the men would i') I mined through to Drmedin and 'iu-isteh'.nrh. Mr Seddon returns to ; ydn"y on Friday., and leaves by the Wonowai. January 30. The I'iieerial troops have bee .nstrneU-d to remain here til! forth.•• >rders. It id presuur-d that tlii .uoan.s thm. th'-y i>v.Ht wait till af'e the Qu-i en's funeral. Wkj.t.in-i.ston. J,mna 17 29. Thr Impel in! troops will arrive v. the JJIuIV mi Satm: uy. The Acting lYnuier leaves y/i-ihngtoii to morro\ night in the Tiiiaurkai to meet then Ihere. Mr Wind has suggested the as Saturday is ihe day of the Queen' iuivral. an open air service be ho : • hen at luvereargili. and after spendim a few hours tin re the troop-* wi' proceed to (lore, ■';)•> :-e they will snv. an hour and -i hah' driving the sam

nig hi at lXinediu. O.i Sa i.l i.v a m in iri.il Si-rviee ':'•'.'; be held, and 0 .Monday tin troop* will go on U <; lit'ist.ciiu .eh, st'),u>i:)g to:' iei hoar en rout.-: ,ir, Oam-i'"ii, Tiniini. and Ashb'.u'fon. They will leave Ohrisudrn-ch for on ihe evening of Tnes day, th" oh instant. The 1 Indian Ironps will not have the lllnlT till a weidc or ten d-iv-; rtft.or the others.

Tn cooseqiu-oee oi" a telegram sont by the M >yor m h'n Worship tin. Mayor of Timani, dm following tele grams have readied Dr. liarehiy'* hands in eoun< e:ion with the visit of the (mp->ial in>o;.»; to Timavu. Wn undii stand the M.ivoi- is asking for as long ;i st'jpp-!»n to l»o made at Stud holme as ptw-dolo to give local vosi donts a view of the lioops. " Have seat folio\vi:>i,' to Hon. J. G Wan]. 'Can you nrnvign Excursion I'iain from Ti-uighuta, F audio, and Waiiuato on day the imperial troop-; ar'ri\o. Have also free passe-; for vohmiocrs in uniform.' —J. Holu,

f;iyor of Tima-ai." '■ Just received the following win:

• Arrangements will bo made fo-' suitable Uvin services into Timiru from Kangitata, Fairhe and Waiin -.te. and volunteers m uniform will b- con sevod to Tiim-ru to iimt their biotlnr soldiers.' -T. ITolk. i'oavor of Tiiuaru.''