CAMP NOTES.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10616, 28 March 1900, Page 5

CAMP NOTES.

Just before the Canterbury Company left camp for town yesterday, 100 men, the Otago aud Southland portion. o£ the Fifth Contingent, detrained a* the Show Grounds siding. They are in command of Captain Jackson, whose officers are Lieutenants VV. H. Rose, W. Marshall, and A- McLennan. The men took the tents just vacated by the Canterbury Company. They' will detrain their 120 horses this afternoon. Captain Jackson is awaiting further orders. They left Dunedin, by special train at ten o'clock on Slondajyjiight, and arrived at the Show Grounds tiding about noon. The horses were all detraitxed shortly before one o'clock, and ]:sd been stabled and fed by two o'cfocK. Though Mr Buriie, the caterer, c:i"iy received very short r.otics ot the arrival of the men, and despite the fact that be and his staff were busy with the lua-

oheon taj the Ontcrbury Company, the Otago and Southland men were able to sit down to an excellent lunch at two o'clock. The officer in command, Captain Jackson, visited tho men at mess, and has expressed himself satis-tied with the arrangements, which he considers were excellent, m ©very respect. Trooper J. W. Jones was yesterday presented by the Christchurch Cycling Qvh, of which ho waa a, member, ■with a watou and wristlet. The presentution was made by the president, Mr F. T. Pannoll. Sergeant-Major G. E. Rhodes and Sergeant Parkinson, /of tho C.V.C., aocompiried the Canterbury Company to Wellington. The non-commissioned officers and troopers of tho company desiro to thank tns Misses Broadway tor kindly supplying supper to the guard tent every night. The little boy aud girl in kiltu visited camp yesterday, and brought 3pngs of heather'for each num. and, also a matchbox with matches for each man, with his initials stamped on it. It goes almost without saying that bolh gifts were highly appreciated. Major Wright, Serjeant-Major G. E. Rhodes, and Captain Mott'att, of tho transport Maori, wero also amongst those who were present at the social gathering to tho Contingent on Monday. Mrs Fox contributed a recitation, "Tho Rough Riders,' for which she received, and responded to, an encore. Some idea of tho pleasiira.blc nature of tne gathering may be obtained from tho fact that at tho request of tho entertainers, supported by Mrs Slater, Lieutt'iuinb-Colonol Slater granted an extension of time for hall an hour. Camp Sergeant-Major Coleman, in proposing a voto of tha'iks to the Committee and'Mr Walter Johnson, said that tho ar< range—.ents in connection with the* gathering reflected great credit on the ormunsers, who must havo worked hard, in tho brief time at their disposal, to make the function a success. . , Trooper Savage was on Monday ingot presented by the stall' of the Sunnyside Asylum and'his late comrades with iv beautiful Russia leather pocket-book and fountain pen. The presentation was made uy the head attendant, Mr Chapman. Trooper Savage is tho second attendant*, from Sunuvside who has gone to South Africa. "Colonel A. P. Pentxin arrived from Dunedin last night, and will probably be at the camp to-day.