SAILING OF THE UNDAUNTED.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 63, 15 March 1900, Page 5

SAILING OF THE UNDAUNTED.

CHRTSTCHUIiCH, February 27. n

The steamer Undaunted, with, remounts for South Africa, left Lyttelton shortly after noon to-day. She takes 9G horses. Forty of them canie from Otago, and were consigned to Major, Robin for the use of the First Contingent. The remainder camefrom Napier and Wellington, being sent to Lord Roberts to be used as he may deem necessary. The accommodation for the animals is admirable and substantial, as the stalls were when erected, and they had been strengthened, by direction of Mr Daniels, by means of additional braces. During the morning a cabls message was received from the charterers of the steamer, givingl instructions that the stalls are not.to b» dismantled after their present occupants have vacated them, and it is •understood that the Undaunted will probably return to this colony to convey a second draft of remounts to South Africa. The horses are in care of 15 men \mder Mr H. D. McGreg-or, of Wellington, who have been ■swettit; in for the duty of looking 'After thextk^ and are" expected to "Be; ai.ttachedvto one of the New Zealand cantitifgenijl on their arrival1 in South '"'■'Mtici'i; Meanwhile, they have been entered on the steamer articles as deck hands. The party consists of Messrs H. D. McGregor (Wellington). J. E. Hall, H. E. Oppenheim, A. C. Wilson, and H. E. Childe (Ohristchurch), T. E. Moor■house (Akaroa), H. H. Fajrlie, E. A. Rees, and R. W. Johnston. (Gisborne), A. B. Donald, and J. Feeney (Wellington), A. Ct. Reynolds, H. J. Gray, and 11. Mtmro. Most of these have been member's of the New Zealand volunteer force. The Undaunted haS; a large cargo of oats and other produce, shipped from the Bluff, Port Chalmers, and Lyttelton, for Durban anc! Capetown. ■ . . , , ;