THE FIFTH CONTINGENT.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10613, 24 March 1900, Page 8

THE FIFTH CONTINGENT.

THE ADDINGTON CAMP. . At the first parade yesterday morning Lieutenant Bailey took a squad! in , extended movement drill, and Camp Sergeant-Major Coleman instructed another squad in firing and manual exercises. At the 9.30 parade there was no mounted wort done, SergeantIvtajor Coleman giving the men further instruction in divisional drill. As many of the saddles in camp have been taken home by their owners, it is probable that there will be no more mounted parades. Owing to the rain yesterday afternoon, the men were given fire and manual instruction by Sergeant-Major Coleman in the produce shed. Captain Lindsay left camp shortly before the 9.30 parade, and he was cheered by the men as he drove away, • Mrs T.. G. Russell, Fendalton, sent an acceptable gift of fruit to camp yesterday. On. Wednesday evening the members of the Akaroaßoating Club and other friends met to say good-bye to Troopers Frank Perhajn jße} H. Thomas, The Mayor was in the .cnair, and said be had asked $o present eaehf~ of their guests with an /order for a field-glass in Christehuroh. He had also to give another order to Perham, co that,'Hβ might procure another field-glass for hca brother Luke, who had gone in the Third Contingent, and like their present guests had been a distinguished member of the Akaroa- Bcati»?"Club. At the annual meeting of the Educational Institute last ni»ht the following resolution was carried.•—"That this meeting learns with pride that one of the members of $be Institute, Mr W. Kain, is about to.proceed to South Africa with, the Fifth Contingent, and wishes him a. successful career and a safe return to New 'Zealand." Several spoke to the motion, which was carried with acclamation. Trooper E. J. McGowan, who has joined the Contingent now leaving, was presented on leaving HortelvUle. on Thursday with a pipe, on which was a suitable inscription from his friends. (PKESS ASSOCIATION TEI^EGBAMS.) WELLINGTON March 23. The riding test of the Hawke's Bay members of the Fifth Contingent was flrst-claes. but that of several of the Marlborough and Nelson candidates was far below the standard, and they had to be rejected. Dr. Thomas also rejected of the applicants ias medically unfit. _ j A meeting of citizens was held this after- ! noon to consider the auestion of a send-off Ito the Fifth Contingent, The Mayor presided, and it was resolved to entertatn the Contingent at luncheon at noon on the day of departure, , and an executive committee to carry out the arrangements for the sendoff was appointed, All the town and country bands are to be invited to be present on the occasion, and the Government and Wellington and Maoawatu Railway Company are to be asked to carry all volunteers free on the railway. DUNEDDJ, March 23. The colleagues of the Premier to-day presented hie son, Lieutenant Seddon, with a spirit flask, golden sovereign case, and a hunting crop, bearfag inscriptions, "Good luck to Lieutenant Seddon, from his father's colleagues."The Premier said that it was probably the last opportunity he would have of addressing his son. He urged him to be maaly.- steadfast, and upright, and yield implicit obedience to his sunerior officers. The horses of the Fifth Contingent were brought into town, and were about to proceed to Port wheii it was ascertained that the Gymeric could not possibly receive them, not being ready, and they were ordered back to camp. The Premier states that they will be shipped the first thing in the morning, and the Gymsric will leave in the afternoon.

Lindsay. Patrick; Timaru. The farriers are: —- A'Court, Sidney; Christchurch. X, Hill, Victor J. ; Kaiapoi. McTaggart, John, Ferry road; Linwood, Pirie. The following are the names of the troopers: — ' Anderson, JVC, Christchurch Acdrews, Horatio George, Mount Somers Andrews, Thomas, Mount Somers Atkinson, J. H., Sheffield Barrar, E. R. Timaru Berry, William, Waddington Buraip, George T., Lyttelton Bull, Clarence F., Waddington Brooke, John, Akaroa Barker, E. Byng, J. Boakes, H. J., Christehurch Carlyle, William, Kaituna Campbell, Arthur S., North street, St. Albans Chaplin, Peter A., Templeton Ciough, E. J., Chatham Islands Cox, Cecil Cleve, St. Asaph street, Christchurch , Durham, Joseph W., -Uublin street, I>ytteltoa Dunlop, David, Ashburton Emms, C, Blue Cliffs Fitsroy, J&nies, Colombo street, Christciiurch Foster, C. N. Grofski, Joseph, Hills road, Marshland Grofski, Alexander R., Marshland Gardner, Jamea McK., Cust Gould, Jamea William, Timaru Green, Arthur, Christchurch Guest, William, Christchurch Geddes, Guy Westland, Orari Gorge Gosling, W. C, Timaru Hardey, Edward A., Chester etreet, Christchurch. Harwood, John Henry, New Brighton Hight, Ernest, Sheffield Hobbs, John Burton, Timaru Hill, Charles William, Glengarry House, Opawa Hawkins, Albert Thomas, Waddington Hanson, J., Upper Hiccarton Harper, Ernest, St. Martin's, Opawa Hodgson, Stanley, Woodlands, Invercargill Johnston, Andrew C, Tuam street east, Christchurch JeSrie9, W. E., Island Farm, Harewood roa4 Jones, John William. Wilson's road Kain, "W., Russell's Flat Knox, Frederick, Ashburton X, "Lorrimer, John, Kaiapoi lie Grange, Hugh, lioi:gbeach, Ashburton Lindsay, J. D. McX, Eipon street, Lyttelton Lindsay, James Ferguson, Waimate Low, John Gibson, Styx Lunn, Herbert, Longbeach, Ashburton Lloyd, John, St. Asaph street, Christchurch Leslie, A. E., Temuka Lange, W., Marshland Lange, Albert, Marshland McGowan, Erneet J., Horrelville Murphy, W., William street Murphy, Joseph, Briggs road, Marshland McKay, Daniel, Winchester McLaren, Donald L., Ashburton Mackay, William John, Amuri , Manson, J. Dβ Putron, Kimberley, Kirwee; : Nicholls, Harold, George street, St. Albans Percy, Ernest R., Hororata Philpott, T. H., Styx ' Perham, Frank, Duvauchelle's Bay Parker, Charles, St. Asaph etreet, Christchurch Ridley, J. W., Rangiora Rae, Charles A., Waddington Reed, W., Manchester street, Christchurch Robertson, Frederick W., North belt, Christchurch Reeves, William H., Belfast Reynolds, Gordon, Little River Simpson, Walter Stewart, View Hill, West Oxford Savage, George, Sunnyside Sand, T. T., Auckland Smith, Frederick Charles, Cooper's road, St. Albans Smith, John Henry, Westerfield, Ashburton ' . . Smith, S. L. ' " Seymour, Hugh, Colombo street, Chnstchureh Strong, B. Thompson, J. H. . Threlkeld, Colin, Lichfield street, Chnet- ° Taylor, L. A., Stationhouse, Christchurch Thomas, Harold, Duvauchelle's Bay Vidal, J. C, Mount Somers Williams, George Salter, Barnes etreet, Sydenham Williams, Nathan, Timaru Walls, Albert, Belfast Watt, George, Mendip Hills _ Wilson, Andrew, Dean's Bush, Riccarton