THE THIRD CONTINGENT.

Evening Star, Issue 111548, 6 February 1900, Page 4

THE THIRD CONTINGENT.

The acting-chairman of the Op„tiki Town Board wired to the Mayor of Auckland that seven volunteers there wished to join The Committee appointed for Hie Romdi Riders' . Contingent are receiving telegram,"from applicants all over the district. One was received stating that settlers in Clevedon are raising funds to equip four volunteers. . Kilukllu and other parts have also made oners. £2OO to the Patriotic Fund, have now proTMncl d £s ° lmVf,rtS the Tllird Contingent Invitations to be present on the occasion of the departure of tho Third Contingent have been sent to the mayor of even- city ci-iwl borough in tho colony. Lieutenant Hurst, of the Wa.imate Rifles came in to Christchurch yesterday to join the troop; but, finding that there was no vacancy in the commissioned ranks he im mediately offere.d his services as a trooper and was acceptedAt the invitation of Airs Reece, the wife of the Mayorf of Christchurch, nearly a hundred ladies met yesterday for the pur pose-of-making “hold-alls” for the Canterbury troop. . total amount of the collection made in Christchurch on Saturday by » number k-of ladies for the War Fund is £157 8s 3d i u T h. M “?' 0r ° f Christchurch has .receive* the following letter among the great amount of correspondence relating to the Canterbury Troop:—“Do nob put my husband’s name down for tho Third Contingent ; he. has a house full of little ones, and, if ho goes, he must take them with him. He. is in'his fifty-fourth year, hud his leg broken when drunk, cannot read without specs, and had his head sewn itp. He gets fellows to tell apd, write lies for him. Please do not accept his name; he, gets cramp, and is only making a fool of himself.’’