NEW SOUTH WALES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7197, 24 June 1885, Page 2

NEW SOUTH WALES.

■ ■ - ■•■;;.' '■ ' - ;~---&§£&- (Beeeived June 23,11.16 p.m.) ■' ,ff'- : Sydney, Tuesday. :^§§ The landing and formal reception off!* 1 the New South Wales contingent ; on §S their return from.the Soudan took place v*|^. this morning, as. had been arranged; *<|: but the heavy rains which have be«n\>f:-1-prevalent during the past few days cpn-.;^yS tinued through last night and during ||& this morning, necssitating a considerable HM change in the plans which had been- jM prepared, and marring to a great extent ,'<-^fi the success of the demonstration from a : J|i spectacular point of view. The Goyerni ||| ment of New South "Wales had'len{itj|j| great importance to . the occasion, a'"!§; public holiday having been , gazetted !jj|j throughout the colony, .while the whole ?>?| available forces of the coloDy, to tHe M . number of over 5000 men,- were massed in the metropolis for the purpose "o^TR taking part in the ceremony.; >TJiflfJ| transport Arab was brought alongside 'M Circular-quay from her moorings in ti}e 'WM, harbor, and the contingent dißeinbarked-|| on the same spot from which they sailed |p iv March last. When the work of'dis^}M embarkation was completed a procesoiongl was formed and proceeded to : thei^ Paddington barracks by the same Aiti^'iM of route which was adopted on the,'fl occasion of the departure of the coii-i^ tingent. Eear Admiral Tryon • f urniahed.t|; an Imperial escort of aeamen and 1 marines belonging to Her Majesty's >| ships now in harbor. In the/prooession^ were the following :— His Excellency jthe:| Governor, Lord . Augustus, Ijoftusjii Admiral Tryon ; the members of. the^S New South Wales Ministry ; specially representatives of the neighboring^ , colonies, "namely, Victoria, Sir G-eorge^ Yerdon ; South Australia, General^ Owen ; Queensland, Colonel Mein ;^ Tasmania, Colonel Legge ; and NeWisl Zealand, Colonel Haultain. Then oame|| carriages containing a number of perdonSjMf

occupying public positions in the colony. Jj On arrival at the barracks the troops, || who had all along been loudly, cheered || by the crowds of. spectators, whoy . not?|| withstanding the rain, thronged the Hne|| of route, were addressed by his Excel-;|| lency, who thanked them v in the' 'namer^ of their Queen and country .for,'th'eir|| services, after which they .were •dia-itl missed. The original intention was tb|| have held a oombined review of the|| forces, but the heavy downpour, <pre^|f vented the carrying but of this part-Vofr|| the programme. ' •■ -j v.lf|