THE FOURTH CONTINGENT

Evening Star, Issue 11193, 19 March 1900, Page 4

THE FOURTH CONTINGENT

As the Contingent have been divided into two sections, Dr James H. Neil has been apposntofl as surgeon to the second sort ion. Dr A«'il. likv J)r Watt, i? mi Otago man. His ear,n-r education was received at the Normal .School ;n,d the Dunedm Boys' High School, anc. he obtained his medical Inuimig at the Otago University and Dune.din HoipiNi!. Any ex-Imperial service men visiting Dunlin during Contingent Week are requested to report, themselves to Captain J.) ri vis, of Roslyn. who vrill ho. in-charge of the cxImpcrial service men on the. 24th. On .Saturday night the. Organising Committee, at the invitation of Dr (':ou'"bt.ev visitedl the. Agricultural Hall, and there inspected the equipment for the mcmK-rs of the Fourth Contingent. Kvervtbiiig seemod to he as perfect.'in it* wav as could be ncsired. . ' The Dtmedin Suburban Gas Companv oihc.ia.ls and employes have subscribed £l7 14s 6d to the fund. Messrs Sargood, Son. and E wen's tender lias teen accepted for the supply of 174 pairs of men's fatigue boots. Mr H. J. Wvans. of Cnrgill road, has sent a parcel of literature. Mr A. Garden has forwarded a second lot of forage collected from farmers in tie Waitahitna district. The Anderson's Bay Cricket, Club forward 19s and the. Centra! TviUsion Cricket Club 6s. collected at a match plavcd at, Anderson's Bay. The Mayor of Gore has sent another truck of chaff from the. district. The Invcrcargil! committee, hope to be able out of the. surplus funds to "send thirty horses as remounts. Tin; Fori. Chalmers Committee have, allocated their horses Koputai. M.arnroa, Ro'omnhana. and Chatfiehl to Lieutenant, Bauehop, Troopers Ward, Salter, ami Bowiiug. '! he Mayor of Paimerston Las sent £sl 13s, and 96 bags of oats. 146 bag-- of ehalf, 10 bags of bra.ii, 4 bags of barlev. and 5 ba.es of wheat. The Oamaru Garrison B;md liave offered then- services on the occasion of the send-oft'. The following additional subscriptions have b-jen reeaivi'd:—-Collection at the Rev. C. Clark';? service at, Knox Church, £37 14s : Otago Golf Club. £18: boys of the Flat'. £1 Is; Pa.lme.rston Committee. £sl 13s. At a meeting of the Port- Chalmers Goodbye Committee the Mavor reported that thev bad arranged with Mr .James Mills for n steamer to convey the Port Chalmers residents and others nccompr.uving the Contingent to the Heeds, and the. Wr.nakn was mentioned as tli'.> probable steamer. Definite arrangements have been made with the contractor who is to ereet a.nd decorate triumphal arches, and also the barricade from the v.'h;:n t-> the Recreation. <• round, and thfv are to be taken in hand forthwith. A social h.:.s been ;'rr,ing:vl [or Tuesday evening to meet Lieutenant i'auchrn a.nd 'l'renrip'ra Ward, Salter. Bowling, and such other friends as may wish -o aitond it. The Comm ; tte ( > had already resolved t.o entertain the Fourth Contingent at. tea previous to emhnrkr.tion, and Although, it will increase their labors and obligations they have also deculr.d to include the Fifth Contingent, should it be decided that both Contingents leave on the 24th inst.

t:■)?•: n.):a"MAXD.i':RB. The Oovernmcit have decided to divide the. Fourth font-indent into iivn section.-;. Lieutenant -colonel Francis (North (I»nierhury), ivith the rank of major, goes in mmmarid of one: and Captain Richard TTuttmi .Dnyies (ll;:.v,-ora), now at the C-mc v.irh the First f'oniinernt, will he promoted, to i-omm.-ind the second portion. Lieutenantcnlonel Np.wall row in command of the Fifth Contingent as far as Capo To-ivii. and will hand the. men over U> the Imperial aut.horitin<! in accordance with the a-rrcimsctnenls arrived at. TT-TR TROOPSHIPS. The riyni'-ric does not eome out of pratique till after leaving Lyltcltnn, so she will not go alongside, the wharves at Wellington or Lyltelton. She roaches Port- Chalmers on Friday night and takes in her horses, and leaves with the. Mnnowni on Saturday. Tintwo vessels will he able to lake hei ween theni the whole of l.he i'mirlh Contingent and the Oifijjn and Southland sect-ion of the Fifth prohahly a-bout 600 men and horses altogether. The National Mortage and Afjenr-v Company, r,iniik-d. have r«-i-iypd a iHesjrajn .stating that- the. Shaw, Snvill and. Albion Company's s.s. Maori has hren char;'-red b v the (rove.rr.ment as a troopship. She will take the balanr? of the Fifth (''witinctent. No. 9 iOTA(JO) COMPANY. The following is a. omnplcto list, alphabetic My armn};ed, of the Oia.jjn Company : ._ Officer in command: dpi.-.in. Fulton. _ Allan, William i 53), Corporal, sft Siin farmer, Middlrninreh. ~ ' Baxter, Ernest, William (21), 6ft, fanner Maun<:alua. ' Bowie, David (23), sft 101.i». farmer, Lovell Flat-. Brown. John Grey (26), sft Sin, farmer North-east Valley. Bur f; ,. s s fWr.s r)„ff m), sft 9in. horscDreaUer. \\ a.iv.r-va. Bi.ntinc:. William Kdgar (2.1). sft 6in. clerk. Busii. I'-urkiand. William Harold (28), sft Sin, run manager. Out-ram. Brown. William Noil! (23). sft 7in, rafebitcr Nortli-cast Valley. Bowline, Warren Allen (27), .Sip-nailer sft lJJin: t'm,r years a.nd a-half Permanent Artillery, Port, Chalmrys. Row™. George ?,!cams (30), sft 7'in, sailor, WeftrtrrDiirn. Bay ley, Henry (31). sft 9jm. farmer. Waihemo. Condon, ttichard (24), sft Oiin, groom, Hakaleramea. Clarice Alexander (23). sft 7£n, mur,(erer Koxburjrh. Walter fSI). sft 3iin, bugler s.s. Waikere. ' Cornish, Charles Neil Alhambra (24), sft. loin, asylum attendant, Dnncdin: ex-corporal Citv Guards. Colli.?, Frederick Henry (27), sft 7.', in, farmer. Omnaru. Crawford, Robert Francis (24). sft 6iin. carter, Dnnoilin. Corson. Douglas Malcolm (21). sft lljin, groom,. Utinedin. Christie, William Ernest. (22), Quarter-master Sergeant, sft 6in, storeman, Caversham. Corson, David Robert (21). sft 9s\n, clerk, Dtmedin. Carpenter, Charles (26), sft 71-in, horsebreaker, Dune-din. Cainis. Stephen (25), sft 8-lin. railway laborer. Clinton. Clynia, John Albert Carle (21), sft 6in, tim-ber-yard laborer, Diinedin. DutTcy, William Kohert (21), sft lOin, asylum attendant. Son el iff. Duncan, Alexander (23), sft 7.] in, railway porter. Lawrence. B-uiT. Chax-les Sinclair (24). sft GJin, farmer, Dunrobin. Dungey, John (24), 6ft horse-trainer, St Rattans. Drinnan, Robert Anderson (25), sffc lOJin, farmer and horse-breaker. ."Milton. Dalo-liesh, Charles Stewart (22), sft 63in, farmer. Kaihiku. Dowlo. Henry James (23), sffc 7-Jdn, sheepdrover. Waipiata. Edgar, John (25). stock rider. Queenstown. Findlatcr, Gabriel Napier Forrester (22), sft Din, asylum attendant, Seacliff. Fallowfield. AVilliam James (30). sft B.|in, laborer. Stirling. Gibson. David Fairb.iirn (22), sft 6|in, butcher, Mosjricl. Grant, John Bishop (24), sft LJin, farm laborer. Middlemard-i. Gray, James (28), sft 7}in, miner, Blue Spur. Harris. William (27), sft Bin, shearer, Oamnnl. Heeiran, James Patrick (27), sft 6Hn, clerk Dimcdin. ' Hiekey, Daniel Aloysius (23), sft lliin, police constable, Dunedrn; thrco yews Permanent Militia. Holden, Thomas Wilson (24). sft farmer, Matakanui. Hogp, Tliomas (34), sft 9in, shepherd, Hakaterumea. Jor.es, Sydney Leslie (26). sft Gin; clerk Dimcdin. ' Jolly, Ernest (23), Serjjeanfc, sft IOJm, storeman, Cromwell. Joces, Jitunes (21), sft 7in, farmer, Flag Swamp; two years in riCo club. Jack, David Nicklo (21). sft lljin, station hand and miner, Alexandra; three vesirs in I Batt-ery. Keddell, John Henry (22), Lieutenant, sft Bin, sharebroker, Clyde; served in I Battery. Kyle, Seth (21). sft Bm, farm laborer. MonV inpton. Low, -Tames Ireland (24), sft flour miller, Ravcnsbourno. Tjonaley, Silas (27), sft 11J in, laborer, Oamaru; two years N.O.T'. Rifles. Lament. - John Robert (22), sft 9in. stockrider, Oamaru. Lorrigan, Williain (30), sft 7iin, farrier, Waipori.

Marshall, William ;<SO), sft, lliin, sheep farn;er, Herbert. • Morrison, Waiter George (22), sft 9/jin, State iorcster, lapanm. Mathie, John Alexander (25), sft sJin laborer, Duncdin. ' M'Kcnzic, William (22), dredge hand, MataMaedonald John ilmscll (33), Lieutenant, sit 3 o.n !r,:cher. Duncdin; two years North Otiiro Mminlod Riflesj. JS^T" 1 - A!i! ? andpr ,36 )' sft llin, farmer, \\ odrfr-rburii; vwunteer IlauirSr'' Winil ""- (28 )- sft farmer, 10'iu u!."]'.' 1 " 1 M:,lc °lnison (28), sft 251 sft in - blacksmith Melville. James !>.,,„,;„. , 2 .T0, sft 74, ip farmer. Maeracs Flai,; member MounC^Kifles" Bai'tons " i,S K st ' C 7ii "' farmer > St - J^&a n, " SJObn(2S) - sfl6iin '« l » l! » -^c^crr^ednT 1 ' lI:VV,C ™> sft 7i "> M'Donah! Henry John (22), sft 7in, salesman. Duncdin: vohml<T~ M'Do, ; a.!d. Jnln, Tiiomas (22), sft stockrider and miner. T/twrojico Newman. Cliarlcs (32), Corporal, Eft 6Hn, compositor, Duncdin. Nicolson, Lieutenant; member Duncdin I'.n'-iPcera. Crb.-.11, FJliston Scott (33), sft 9in, clerk, Wailtoii'iiti. Orange, Grorge (21), sft 10J|in, striker, Duncdin; Duncdin Navals. Palmer, .John Ames (22). sft 9sin, farmer, raieri Mouth. Po|ihi:!!i, 'llinmas (23), sft 10-Jin, sheep farmc". Middlcmareh. !i.i..s. t: c Alexander (28), Sergeant, sft GJm, stock inspector. Duncdin; Ofago Kus.su's. and marksnian. Ross, John (28), sft 7jin. laborer. Palmerston. Rumbic. Joseph (22). sft Sin. stock-rider and hr>i'~e-bival;ei\ I-'iller Flat. Koberiw, Alii'd James (27). sft 9in, stockman. Oama.ru. Ross. William Johnston M'Ara (27), sft 9i,in, stock-rider. Duncdin; volanleer. Roberls. Alexander Wi'liam (27), sft lOJin, gaol warder. Duncdin; Pcnnnnent Artillery and volunteers. Sailer, John (22), sft 9in, butcher. Port Clmlniars; seventeen months Port Chalmers Navr.ls. Herbert. (21). sft lOiin. farmer, Bciualwpa; served in Clutha. Mouiued Ri»!cs Sniitji, George Feris (22), sft 9in, traveller, Duncdin. Khaldcrs. Arthur Edward (30), Corporal, sft lOjin, liorsc breaker. Glcnor-oby. Spain. William Henry i23i.'sft Sin. blacksmith. Alc.xiii<dni; cx-iurmbcr iv.iscbv Rides. Stringer. vVilliam Wa.iicr (23), sft 7Jin, rabbiter and butcher. R.-xburgh. SiiiiCi. Thomas (51). sft BHII. wajgon-drivcr, Crcmw^ll. Smith. Sydney Archibald Douglas Gibson (2-'!. sft G!i;i, slation cl.?rl<, Baldutha; been in Hie Regulars. Smeaton. TJobert 124), Far.-icr. sft 7in. blackPiuitli. Mo.yricl: ctirporal in Ea.\t Taieri Rifles. Slock. Arthur Francis (21), Cft, farmer, Oninaru: vo-hin'pr.r. Soseiifon. John (24). sft sin, groom, Duncdin. Sutherland. John (23), sft Sin, farmer, Riccavton. Sullivan. William Thomns (27), sft lOin, grooiii. Hrriol. Swanwitk. Frank (25). sft lOin, carter, W( •ibrrstonee. Teimanf. Lennai-d Cov.-p-r (21), sft 9;Mn, cierk, Dunrdin; two vcaiv. tl Bat-tcry. ■Tburlr.w, .Mbcrt. Iviv/ard (22), sff 7Jin, sad-dl-r. Si. Bat bans. Thomnso,,, Robert. Mark (22). sft 11' in, shep-h.-rd. Middlcina.rch. 'Hioni.son. P>oyd 121). Eft 7rb'n, stock-dealer, Kakanui. Thomsnn, Alfred (24). sft 9J,in, farmer, Milton. Turner. David (28), sfi, Tin. idoughiiKin, W T ni-

wrra. Wait. .Tamrs (M). sf(. 10;iu. medical pracfitionrr. Grrr>n Is'nrtd; voluntrvr. }V;:-il, ci.iirlpr, Kefforrl (23). Signaller. 5 r L Sjiii, l:ihnrrr. Pnrl. Chalmers; Mirer voars Port Wail. John David (23V sft 7Jiii. drnm.-bf small, DiiM.vliti : mnni.hs in l!m volunt.nprs. Ward. Pr.l-.rrt Heavy (22). sft. 7Ui,. farm laborer. Hainan). West, Arthur ('0). sfi V.'.in. enr>ine-driver, Dmn-din: IT Cnmpanv, Dimrdin Rifles. White, Hamilton (35V Sfi Rin. stnl.ioii hand. AW:n,rlr:i. White, Kmest (21), sf|. Gjin, laborer. Hainpdrn. Wvso. Charles t22), sft Clin, wnol-sortrr, Kelso. _Wilki>i=on. Rorror William (22). sft. Bin. law ricrk. ware; cv-mr mbcr' 'Dimrdin Highland Pities. •' Williams, Gemse. (27). Sff 6Ain, carter, East T.iicri.