SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. i NEXT WEDNESDAY WILL BB PUBLISHED, The " CONTINGENT NUMBER " Of the "WEEKLY PRESS," Containing, among many others, the following ILLUSTRATIONS. MEMORIES OF THE TRANSVAAL: The Famous Amajuba Hill, known as ; Majuba Hill, \riih Graves of British Soldiers. ' Majuba Hill and the Railway. Jameson's Last Stand. ' - "Dr. Jim." • v I INSPECTION OP A TRANSVAAL "COMMANDO" BY THE COMMANDANT. GENERAL SIR REDVHES BULLER ON HIS FAVOTTKITB CHAJSG-ER "THE GAMBLER." ' MR CONYNGHAM GREENE, C.8., BRITISH AGENT IN THE TRANSVAAL. DEPARTURE OF THE OTAGO CONTTNV GENT: Farewell at the Duncdin Railway Station. .VIEW PF THH WAIWEBA'S DECK, SHOWING HORSE BOXES. A NEARER VIUVV OF THE HORSE BOXES. TWO VIEWS OF THE MEiN'S SLEEPING QUARTEiRS ON THE LOWER DECK, SHOWING THEIR BUNKS. THE CAMP AT KARORI: Two Views of the Camp. The Contingent going out for Mounted Drill. Crossing a Stream. "Watering the Horses. Giving Out Hay. The Stables. PIONEERING IN SOUTH AFRICA. "FOR QUEEN AND EMPIRE." REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ELLESMEEE MOUNTED RIFLES. GUARD RETURNING FROM WAIWEBA TO CAMP. MARCHING FROM THE CAMP TO SHIP THE HORSES. THE HORSES' COMFORTABLE QUARTERS IN THE 'TWEEfN DECKS: Snowing Arrangement of Sheepskins as Padding. THE CONTINGENT RIBBON. CAMP SCENES: Our Soldiers' Favourite Recreation. Striking Camp. The Wairoa Rißes. A Representative from Southland. THE MHN "WHO LOADED THH WAIWBRA. • A. LOAD OF MATTRESSES. COALING THE WAIWERA. THE WAIWERA'S EQUINE FREIGHT. An Unwilling PaasStger. Going Aloit. - vTjrtv"' Lord Ranfurly and. Lady Coo*i*nce : Knoz were Interested Observers. MiTing a Ration. The Horses ita&e thek First Feed Kindly. His Excellency Leaving the Ship. ON THE MARCH:'The Troops in. Lannbton Quay. ARRIVAL ON THE WHARF. THE THUMPETEBS. A SNAPSHOT OiN THE MMtCH, SHOWING THE: MARCHING KIT. A HALT AT THE GANGWAY: The Final Leave-taking. "GOOD LUCK TO OUR CONTETO-ENT." Etc., Etc., Etc . The "WEEKLY PRESS," with the aboye Pictures and many others not enumerated, will give the Publio aa opportunity of seeing for themselves, the departure of the Contingent just ac if -they bad been is Wellington, and at the eamo time -will prove A UNIQUE aCEMHNTO Of one of the MOST 2MPOBTANT EVEN3CS IH! NEW ZEALAND'S HISTORY^ The departure of her Volunteer Soldiers for Service in Foreign War. THE "WEEKLY PRESS" CONTINGENT NUMBER, WITH 12 PAG-ES OF, ILLUSTRATIONS, Will be PUBLISHED KEXT WEDNESDAY, PRICE cd.
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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10483, 23 October 1899, Page 4
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