THE MAORI WAR.
:■ .:.The;: fortnightly.,,meeting: of- the:.Sydney Street-.: and,' Northland Primitive -Methodist 'Mutual. Improvement Society was lieid . last ..evening,- when thero was a good attendance iof: members, the. chair being occupied by Mr. ■J. Bh Haddon.(vice-president). • The "New--.Zealand-Evening" 4 was-continued,. when th< President (Rev. C. E. Ward) gavo.-an in-teresting-account of his experiences in the. :Maori war, which occurred in Taranaki,, Mr. ' Ward, who served in the ranks of the Rangers/'.' related some of ..the thrilling', skirmishes'and ambuscades -wliieh took-place. Graphic.accounts-wore given of, the trials of ! soldiers and., settlers'in thoso J troublesome ;days:. Whilst: referring to the stern .realities ' ',of,warfare, Mr.-Ward also mentioned'some of,-the amusing aspects •of . military: -life. Amongst' those-..who' participate! in the in« teresting. discussion which ensued. was Mr, :Hunt;'a Crimean veteran. A hearty vote o(' thanks was .accorded,. to the President for having, provided such an interesting ovou« ing. '-.. ' ■ ■- .
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 255, 21 July 1908, Page 9
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