CAPETOWN TOWN GUARDS.

Feilding Star, Volume XXII, Issue 166, 16 January 1901, Page 2

CAPETOWN TOWN GUARDS.

Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright. London, January 15. \ The Capetown Town Guards num ber six thousand. Lieut. Wyley, V.0., of Tasmania, who was dangerously wounded at Nooitgedacht, is doing well. BADEN-POWELL'S POLICE. TRANSPORT FOB AUSTRALIA. The War Offioe deny that recruit ing for Geueral Baden-Powell's Police has stopped, lt is hoped to raise 10,000 fresh Yeomanry and Cavalry, the Australians furnishing another 10,000 mounted troops. Transports at Durban are preparing to proceed to Australia. Christchurch, January 15. At a meeting of tha Patriotic War Fund Committee, an effar was received from tke National Mutual Lie Association to insure 25 men of tho Sixth Contingent for twelve month". The Committee decided to thank the Association for its offer, but to inform it that as the funds in the hands of the Committee could m t be applied for insuring of only one section ot the Canterbury troopers, and as tbe insurance of ihe who'e was beyond the committee's means, they regretted Ihe proposal cou'd not be entertained. Auckland January 15. At a meeting of the Six'h Contm-gentjsend-off committee aHv y discusHion took place on the motion of Mr Wesley Spragg, that in deference i> tha withes of Lord Roberts no aho holic 1-quor be provided at the dinner to the troopers. A majority voted for the motion, but the minority declared the meeting had been packed by temperance peo;> o It was then deoided that only those wbo attended previous meetings ehould vote, the result being 8 for and 8 a. ains*. Finally it was decided that the rt freshment committee bo asked to make a recommendation on tha matter. Wellington, January 15. Dr O'Neill, assistant-surgeon at the Dunedin Hospital, has been appointed assistant-surgeon to the Gth con tingent. He was educated at the Otago University.