RELIEVING DISTRESS. THE YEOMANRY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9940, 11 December 1900, Page 3

RELIEVING DISTRESS.

THE YEOMANRY.

Advances to Colonials.

Attack on LordCarrington

(Received Dec. 11, 12.27 a.m.) London. Dec. 10. A South African women and children's distress fund, irrespective of nationality, has been opened in London, with the object of preventing famine and replacing farm stock. They will probably issue loans secured on mortgage. Mr Copeland, the New South Wales Agent-General, in a letter to The Times, sharply attacks Lord Carrington's interference in connection with the advances to colonial invalids. He accuses him or deliberately insulting and slandering New South Wales by implying that all the other colonial governments attended to their soldiers while New South Wales neglected hers, whereas eighty-two New South Wales men received £716, the highest amount advanced by any colony.

Thanksgiving Service.

French Anglophobes.

Casualties. (Received Dec. 11, 1 a.m ) London, Dec. 10. The Hon. St. John Brodrick, Minister for War, has appointed a committee to consider the reorganisation of i he Yeomanry. A thanksgiving service in connection with the war will be held at St. Paul's Cathedral on January 3rd. The Prince of Wales and Lord Roberts will attend. The Anglo-Portuguese alliance has embittered the French Anglophobes British casualties—Sergeant A. C. Francis, Victoria, killed at Bnffel's Poort; Troopers Manns and Thompson, New South Wales Mounteds, died of enteric.

[per press association.]

Wellington, Laet night. This morning the Premier received the following cable from Lord Kitchener :— The following wounded in action on November 29th, are progressing satisfactorily with the exception of Lieutenant Sommerville and Private Goldstone, who are seriously ill: —Particulars of wounds: Captain Crawshaw, abdomen, slight; Surgeon Captain Godfray, thigh, slight; Sommervilie, arm, severe ; Montgomerie, hip, slight; Tucker, abdomen, slight; Hille, hip, severe ; Goldstoce, forearm, severe; iieath, shoulder, eevere; Mcßride, leg, severe. Others wereslightly wounded and are doing well.