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Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1201, 9 March 1880, Page 2

"When General Crealock joined Ins column to take command fa go.ssipin.2r journal says) lie appeared m camp dressed more artistically than m uniform. A broad wideawake hat and feather, and suspended to his bolt by chains and swivels, as is the fashion with officers campaigning nowadays, knives of all sorts a compass, a corkscrew, a drinkingcup and other nick-nacks. Says one blue-jacket to his mate as thoy were oiling a Gatling, "'Ere'sa rummy-looking bloke, Jack; if we'd only a few wax candles, we'd darned soon turn him into a Christmastree." l'he following inimitable order was given by a well-known Irish member at the Kildare Club the other day : " Waither, get me a large glass of pure spring wather." The unction with which the words "pure spring wather" was enunciated would have delighted the ears of Sir WilfordLawson ; but just as the wather got well away to the other extremity of the room, rhi.s addendum was made : "And, waither, just put two gla."so.? of Irish whisky m it !"