The Colonies and the War.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 215, 12 June 1902, Page 3

The Colonies and the War.

Auckland, June 10. Seventy.three officers and men of the Sixth anil Seventh Contingents, under Lieu'enant Chiisthn arrived by the Zealand ia vi i Sydney, an. I go on to Wellington, (The t'oa era inolude T. Crawford, Waimate, J. B. and W. J To.Diiki, and W, Andrews, Tima'U,

The re urn d t Mop' r.« are convalescent-, They arc moaly members of the Sixth and Seventh Contingents, A few were New Zealand rs wh.o, her<.yne members of irregular fences raised in South Africa. SeyQral 9ixt ! i Conti'-gente'S were in hospital svhon the 7 revious draft left Capetown, being unfit to travel. With two exceptio is the troupers are in splendid health. The exceptions are Sergeant G. W-Uingtm,who was struck b.v lightning on patrol diry ar\d partly paralysed in tho t {ght side, and Troopev D, ft. Ro" e ll, of Ashburton, who, ia but isi'r.nst well. Sergeant Coleman was unconscious for four days after he was struck, but improved greatly in the hospital, and his complete recovery is anticipated Jountv Council has decided to £IOO towards the coat of erecting ..me f'>r convalescent patients as a jmorial oi the war. WELIISOTOK, June 9.

Napier, June 9. The County Council has decided to grant £IOO towards the coat of erecting a home f>r convalescent patients as a memorial oi the war. WELIISOTOK, June 9. The Government haYo received advice that Lieutenant Egbert McKeich, of Lawience, Otugo, wa. killed near Vereenißing on June 4th. Lieutenant Henry Rayn«, of Raslyn, was slightly wounded in the thigh. Both were members of the Ninth Contingent. Corporal V. Fogherty, Tenth Contingent, died at Newcastle of pneumonia. Sydnky, June 10'

Many weeks ngo JiOO Bushmen, fli ing to be iucludod in the South African Contingents, ctble 1 in the na-ne of the r representative, Mr MoMdlan I# offering their servicra di:ect to the Imp m The men hu-'g »bot,\t tfc* city for weeks, but no rer\U' *>!»©< It ha 3 transpired that Lord; 1 Kitchener replied that Lord TujlMMrdine would he glad to accept the services of the men for the Scottish Horae. The Postal Department aent the reply to Sir William McMillan at Melfa mme. He was not aware of the Sydney movement, and thinking that it wa.9 a request for more men, handed the. message to the Minister of Defence. The latter informed Lord that the Gnvernmeqt raising their own Contingents, an,d; were to recruit for ! others. Qn. May 16ih Lird Tullibardine I cabled urging the despitch of ihsuien. ' This menage a'so went to the wrong M.c Milllan, and a reply was sent tlytfi 4he Federal Government could <ta aothing with Lord Tulltbard,y\e\i proposal The 300 men were, thus sobbed of ft Second chancy oJ| going to the front*