THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIII, Issue 12161, 27 March 1900, Page 5

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS.

THE DEFENCES OF KIM-

BERLEY.

SCHREINER'S ACTION

EXPOSED.

THE PROVISIONING OF

MAFEKIJNG.

BOER FICTIONS.

THE ENEMY CONCENTRATING.

KITCHENER WITH ROBERTS.

THE CONDITION OF TH& . FREE STATE, United Press E-leotrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Maroh 25. Twelve thousand troops landed at Capotown last w«ek. Four thousand sailed yeS;

terday. Correspondence has been published whilah shows that Mr Schrekrer declined to accede to requests made by the. Mayor of Kimberley in June and August last to strengthen the defence of the town. Mr Balfour credits Captain Lord Edward Cecil with acting on his own responsibility, and having the foresight to provision, Maleking for a long siege. THE LATEST BOER FABRICATIONS. LONDON, March 25. The Boer leaders are- circulating a story tha't the Russians hav© captured and' occupied London, and that General Gatacre ha* been defeated with great loss. THE ENEMY AT KROONSTAD.

KITCHENER AT BLOEMFONTEIN.

A REPORT FROM LORD ROBERTS,

THE FREE STATE BECOMING SETTLED. LONDON, March 25.

A great concentration of Boer forces, with enormous supplies, has been effected o>t

Kroonstad.

The rebels are entrenched between hardlt and Tan Wyksolei. Lord Kitchener, having completed his successful operations against the rebels ia north-western Cape Colony, has rejainesj Lord Roberts at Blo'emfoiitein.

Lord Roberts reports that the country ia becoming settled, and the people are. recognising the advantages offered/ to them "under the British rule, and are selling supplies to the conquerors. NEW ZEALANDEES ILL. LONDON, March 25. Trooper Harding and Private E. Smith, both New Zealanders, are seriously ill at the Cape.

NEWS BY THI ML.

THE RELIEF OF LADYSMTtE

. DUNDONALD'S ENTRY INTO ffiß. ■ TOWN, AFFECTING AND IM&R#SWE SCENES, SYDNfiY* : .March 26. The relief of Ladysmithr #as an inspiriting scene. The besieged garrison realiiwl that something extraordinary was happed ing by their battery at Caesar's was nob much used* in, order to -<lCHj*e*vw the ammunition —opening fife oix Bulw&na Hill, where the Boera could be 6bserv<jd endeavouring to remove their big gun oy; means of a derrick. During the 6£t*'tiao6fi: whenever the Boers were fefeen approaching the gun they were.shelled with a heavy fir*e. About four o'clock a terrific tnundenftoriin, accompanied with heavy rain, frurst ovc£ the 'town. Only a few minutes the officers of the 18th HuSsafts- had shp'fttfca across the river that they hioi redftiyftd heliograph news fronl the detachmeiit 6a Waggon Hill to the effect, that tW Bofers were in full retreat. The detachment. that they thought they had ctefecried our cavalry. As soon as the storm ceased diir long-range gun re-opened fire on Bjiiw&ha> but instead of maintaining its fire upon the earthworks, concentrated it gradually on the left, driving the Boers before, it. Ail hour later a party of British horseman was seen crossing the flat below the foot of Bulwana at a distance of some miles. Theft followed a great .rusihi as they and as their identity as frieiiGS was established, it J 8 impossible to- describe -the;.M» thu'siasm of the spectators, especially of thß Natal volunteers, on discovering that the first men to enter the town were their own, comrades, and that a squadron of thfe Imperial Light Horse actually occupied tile post of honour. Sir George White wia& &}5prised, and hastened to receive the reliever! with the most cordial Sand-shakes ana greetings. Lord Dunddpald entered thd town, and proceeded to the Oeiiierars head--quarters?, thus momentarily missing Sir George White. The nWijority of the townspeople had been driven by the storm to. their houses, and were unaware of the arrival of the relieving force until later. The enthusiasm of the garrison, ami the inhabitants then became intense. Men lefb thS hospital, and wonteii aM cfcidreii cam? forth to greet the he'ttcoiiieJTS, and it was noticeable that the latfce.r were most demonstrative in cheering the worijiep aaid l children whom they were proud to have come to save. At* 11.40 p.m. Generals Butter and White met, and a mighty cheer raiseiL

THE PRESENT POSITiOtf.

OPINIONS OF AN EX-ffILITARY OFFICER. (By RHAMABIDIKWI.) NOTES. There is an absolute lull in 6getfati'6&S in South Africa, but it is only &n ofiiinoli calm before the renewal of hostilities. £fi the meantime, until the time is ripej Ihe" bulk of the 'troops in the Free; State* awaiting the signal to are having & well-earned spell. From this quarter we should have news sonie time to-day of a fight, between the British .aitd the 4GOO rebels who were reported, by from Maseru, in Basutoland, to be tr,esMng in a north-easterly direction towards Laoybrnnd. Tidings should also immediately of operations against the 500 men of

tie enemy who were reported to (have entrenched themselves at- Fauresmith. General Gatacre, when we last received news of him, had captured waggons, am-> munition and guns, and a fair number of retreating prisoners, and was small body of Transvaalers who had giv : e,ri Mm the slip-just previous to the fight.. ,< Lord! Roberts reports that the country generally is gradually settling down, and at a very early date now, we mayrest assured, we shall hear of a decided forward move-, ment (against the Boers, who are massing and strongly' entrenching themselves at Kroonstad. Apparently, .even there, the enemy are not-by any means a raited family, or 'in a happy frame of mind, as wa arc- told 'that a; committee of burghers at Kroohsta-d' have met and'deposed President Steyn, and assumed the rems ot Government. '"•■,. ,-, Lord Kitchener, according to the cables, having, completed his successful .operations against 'the rebels in north-western Cape Colony, has rejoined Lord Koberts at Bloemfontein.' As pointed out in yesterday's article, these rebels have toot been completely dealt with, as there had been a considerable force reported as being at Kenhardt, and a cable appeared in yesterday's "Star" confirming that statement, and informing us that this particular body of rebels is now entrenched between that place and Van Wyk's Vlei. As far as the writer is aware, there is no very strong position that they could have taken up between those two places, and very probably Lord Kitchener had received information as to their strength, and considering them too insignificant to require his special presence, has delegated the duty of reducing them to submission to some competent officer. The other position from which we " hourly expecting fresh news is in the neighbourhood of Fourteen Streams and Warlenton, From Mafeking,; unfortunately, there is ■ aothing fresh to report, and 1 it is to be very much feared there is no hope of cheerful intelligence from this position for .the next fortnighb. at least. . From Natal there is hot one single word, - good, bad or indifferent, to. comment upon. In the 'meantime British reinforcements are pouring into Cape Colony in a steady, stream, and there is not the slightest doubt that operations on a large scale will be vigorously carried out before the commencement of the winter, which generally sets in towards the end of May. The sad casualty that-occurred to four British officers' is one that naturally causes keen regret. At the same time, their action in" riding eight miles into, the enemy's country • without an escort was, to say the least, of it, unwise,- as they were literally courting the disaster which unfortunately befel them. To-day we will bid 1 " good-bye" to one inmdred more Canterbury boys, who will leav.e our midst to join'the five hundred ' men of the Fifth Contingent who are being gathered together at Wellington, preparatory to their despatch for South Africa in the steamers Waimate and Maori. Of this they can rest assured, that our best, wishes lor their success and safe return, and our deepest sympathies for their welfare; go with them. Having carefully watched their progress from the time they went into camp Until now, it is a pleasure to bear testimony to the good bahaviour, willing obedience to discipline, and rapid progress towards efficiency which they have made in their drill under the able instruction of Captain Lindsay, Sergeant-Major ■ Coleman, and' ■ the other officers who have so willingly and gratuitously given their services. There ' ia reason to feel confident that in the stirring work that is ahead of them,: the men of the Fifth Contingent will,do their duty faithfully as gallant young soldiers, and that Canterbury and New Zealand will have every .reason to foe proud of them. THE FIRST CONTINGENT. sick troopers; [From Our Cobbesfondent.] WELLINGTON, March 26. The Governor has received a. cable message from Sir Alfred Milner,' dated March 24, expressing regret at having to report the ■erions illness of No. ] 86, Private Ernest James Ralph Smith,- No. il Company of No. 1 Contingent, and No. 198, Private Francis Harding, No. 2 Company of No. 1 Contingent. Both are suffering from enteric fever at Kimberley. THE FOURTH CONTINGENT. Major Francis, of the Fourth Contingent, has received congratulations from many friends throughout the colony, and he ■wishes to thank them, and to express his regret that, owing to pressure of military duties, he is unable to reply personally! THE GYMERIC. The b.s. Gymeric arrived at Lyttelton ' yesterday morning from Dunedin with Nos. 7 and 8 companies of the New Zealand Contingent for South Africa-—forming a portion of what is popularly known as the Fourth Cohtinf:ent. The steamer entered the moles at 0.26 a.m., and twenty minutes later was berthed on the western side of No. 7 Wharf. A considerable number of people gathered to watch her arrival, though the hour was not a favourable one for a large muster of sight-seers. The troopers were dressed either in kharlri or in the blue jerseys and knickers and long woollen caps of their seagoing "rig." As the vessel approached the wharf they gave the wild notes of a Maori war cry several times. Just before the vessel was moored a cheer was raised by gome persons on the Maori, lying on the opposite Bide of thewharf, and the troopers responded in hearty fashion. Directly the Gymeric was made fast, sentries were posted at the gangway, with instructions to allow no.one on board, and LieutenantColonel Sommerville, who is in charge, came ashore to arrange, certain business in .connection with Lis command. He has under him 275 men, with 350 horses. To these are to ;be added 100 men with 118 horses, of the Fifth- Contingent, expected from Dunedin by, -special train. The men appeared quite satisfied with their quarters, and oris of thiexn, replying to a query from a friend on the wharf, remarked that the trip so far had been like a picnic. It is uncertain when the Gymeric will leave Lyttelton. About 100 tons lof forage have to be taken on board and a quantity of coal and cargo has to. be shifted. Perhaps some more cargo will be loaded. There were rumours in Lyttelton yesterday that eerious trouble had occurred on board the vessel, principally in connection with the supply of fresh water. -A representative of this journal made inquiries, and found that the fresh water in erne, of the ballast tanks had become salt. It is supposed that the tank had not been cleaned properly* All, the water will be pumped out of it, and it will be cleaned.thoroughly anS refilled. . The, other ballast tanks will be treated in "the same manner'if necessary. The members of the Auckland Company were allowed leave for a short while in Lyttefton during the "afternoon, being marched from the steamer in detachments dismissed irtihe street and recalled by sound of bugle, As,"iew members received leave to go to CSbristchurch in the evening. THE FIFTH CONTINGENT. ■ THE CAMP AT ABDINOTON. At both morning parades yesterday, Ctop-SOTgeaat-Major Coleman took the men-in extendted order and) divisional drill, and again in similar drill at the afternoon parade. ' Mrs George Ferguson took a large bundle of periodicals to camp yesterday. At the afternoon parade yesterday, the men were exercised by Captain Currie and Lieutenant Bailey (Canterbury Company), and Camp Sergeant-Major Coleman in extended order and divisional drill and in firing and manual exercises. Miss Cabot acknowledges the receipt of

two pairs of hand-knitted socks and two Balaclava helmet caps from Miss Bessie Height on. '■• To-day breakfast will. be ait 7 o'clock, and 1 the first parade at 8.30, and the men will fall in to go to the luncheon in Christchurch at 12.15. Further orders will be "issued to-day.

A meeting of the executive of the Demonstration Committee was Oield in the City Council Chambers last evening, iMr C. Louisson presiding. ■ Arrangements were made for the demonstration that will take place to-day. The members of the Fifth Contingent in camp at Addington willj march from the Show Grounds 'to the Opera -House, where they will be entertained at puncheon by the Canterbury War Fund Committee. . The Premier, Avho arrived last evening, and the Hon W. Hall-Jones, who will arrive from Wellington this morning, will be present at the luncheon. The volun-' teers will muster at the drill-shed, and will march to 'the Opera House," and, with the Garrison. Band, will escort the contingent to the railway station. A special train will take the soldiers to Lyttelton, where they will embark on board the steamer Maori, which will sail at 6 p.m. Last evening, Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, with Mr F. A. Archer, manager for Messrs Dalgety and Co., agents for the steamer Maori, and the captain of the vessel, met the Premier at the express train, »and .arrangements were made for the steamer to get away from Lyttelton with the Canterbury section at 6 o'clock this evening. It was arranged that the steamer should take all the men, and about thirty horses, from Lyttelton, and that ithe balance of the horses' should be sent on by the Tutanekai and the Union Company's .steamers. -r [Per Press Association.] -..-■ ,-. 'J-' WELLINGTON,'March 26. / ■ ':■ Before' the Broughs left for Sydney to-, day Mrs Brough empowered Mr E. J. Hill" to purchase a piano on. her behalf and present it.to the Fifth Contingent. . . The troopship Waimate came up from Lyttelton this morning, and a yisit showed ■ that the work of preparing her for the Fifth Contingent had been carried on very rapidly. Several changes 'have been made in the camp management since Saturday. Control was assumed that' day by Lieutenant-Colo-nel Messenger (of the Permanent Force), a very popular officer, and! yesterday another popular military man, Master-Gunner Richardson, took the post of Camp SergeantMajor, relieving Sergeant-Major Sanderson, who has returned to his district staff duties. Corporal Conley (also of the Permanent Force) 113 assisting Master-Gunner Richardson. Captain Dunk is now camp quartermaster, having charge of all mounted drills. Captain Loveday is adjutant. There axe now 350 men and 225 horses in camp. No fewer than thirty-seven men were sent out of camp this morning as dejected, xejecteds. Of these, . twenty-nine failed in their riding tests, I wcnty-Sve were medically unfit, and of the other three one was rejected because of his negro nationality, although he was a smart trooper. After all the . weeding out by medical and other tests, there still remained some fifty men too many in the Wellington division (including Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, and Gisborne). Nelson and Westland sent fifty and these, by order of the Government, were all accepted, consequently, after allowing for twenty as a reserve to fill up gaps, over thirty men who passed all the tests had to be rejected, and this wais done this afternoon by ballot. Those men who had been in camp from the first were not required to pass this final ordeal, and when it was over several insisted that their names' had been omitted by mistake. Their claims will be.inquired into. Three others who had been unable to get into the Fourth Contingent, and'were unlucky enough to be balloted out, will also be given a chance if possible. ,

DUNEDIN, March 26.

The Otago-Southland section of the Fifth Contingent left this evening by special train for Christchurch to join the Gymeric. Twenty horses were placed on trucks during the afternoon. When the time came for the men to leave, the Garrison Band, tike City Guards and Cycle Corps turned out to do them honour. There was a very large attendance of the public. The night was somewhat dark, and the street lamps not being lishted, there was some confusion, but the " eendoff" was most enthusisatic. Colonel Penton and Colonel Webb were present and saw the men entrained. There was no attemnt at speech-making, and the train steamed out of the station amid the hearty cheers of the assembled crowd. , THE TROOPSHIP MAORI. The work of fitting up the s.s. Maori to receive a portion of tho Fifth Contingentwas begun yesterday morning. Mr Daniels, repairs superintendent of the Union Steamship Company, arrived by the Gymeric from Dunedin to superintend the work, and a ,strong force of carpenters, who had come in the Tutanekai from Dunedin, where they had been engaged in fitting up the Gymeric, set to work to erect the fittings, which had been sent down from Wellington in the Rotomahana on Saturday, and were waiting stacked in trucks On the wharf. PRESENTATIONS AND FAREWELLS. A GIFT FROM THE IRISHMEN OF CANTERBURY. At the afternoon parade at the Aldington camp yesterday, Messrs T. I. Joynt, E. O'Connor and M. O'Brien, on behalf of the Irishmen of Canterbury, presented .fieldglasses to the officers of the Canterbury Company. Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, accompanied by his staff officers, was on parade, and introduced Messrs Joynt, ' O'Connor, and O'Brien to the officers and men.

Mr Joynt briefly detailed the circumstances under which the presentation had been decided upon. Lord Ranfnrly, the Governor, he'said, had generously offered to bear the expense of the congratulatory cablegram from Ithe Irishmen, of Canterbury to the Queen, and at the same time suggested that the funds collected for the purpose should be expended in field glasses for the officers of the Canterbury Company. The (speaker expressed the best wishes of the Irishmen of Canterbury for the success of the company.

Field glasses were then handed to Captain Currie and Lieutenant Bailey, and Captain Currie took charge of the glasses for Lieutenant White.

Mr O'Connor said he thought it was their first duty. to thank the Queen for giving the Irishmen, in the Army the privilege of wearing their national emblem on their national saint's day, and also to thank her for her condescension in deciding to visit Ireland when, at her great age, she would find travelling a great inconvenience. He trusted it would be the beginning of a new epoch, and would bring Britain and Ireland closer together. He hoped the Queen would live to see that she had no more loyal or worthy subjects than, the Irish.

Mr O'Brien (said he could only endorse all that Mr O'Connor had said. He hoped that the Canterbury Company would be as successful as were the contingents from New Zealand.which hadi .proceeded, it. . Cheers were given with great heartiness for the Irishmen of Canterbury and for Lieu-tenant-Colonel Gordon and his staff.

Captain Currie, on behalf of the company, returned'thanks to the Irishmen of Canterbury. He said that when the members of the company reached the front the presents they had received would be so valuable that the troopers would never forget those who had; given them. Lieutenant-Colonel Slater thanked the men for the hearty cheers given for Colonel Gordon and has staff. Turning to the civilians, he said: " You see the work of our hands for the past few weeks, and we are proud of them, and I think you will saythat we have reason to be proud of them." Addressing the men, he impressed on them the necessity for keeping up their discipline when they left the camp.

In the drill lall at Kaiapoi yesterd'av, a public "send-off" was given to Trooners V. J. Hill, R. Johnson, and J. Lorrimer, members of the Fifth Contingent, who resided in the Kaiapoi district. A large number of citizens gathered together, and short addresses wero given by Mr E. Feldwick, Mayor of Kaiapoi, Mr J. Temple ton, and the Rev H. H. Mathias, and Miss R. Moore eajig '-i-Thff Red,, White, and Blue-" The

Mayor presented each trooner with a Kaiapoi rug and a " hold-all" which had been obtained by the women workers at the Kaiapoi Woollen Factory. Patriotic songs were sung with great enthusiasm, and cheers were given, and the crowd then accompanied the troopers to the railway station. Mr D. Nome made a presentation to the troopers on behalf of the-'voima; ladies of the town, and the Rev W. "j. Cow gave an address. The band''attended and played patriotic tunes. ,Wtroopers were carried on to tnc platform slttulder-higli by the largest crowd that, to been seen 'en the Kaiapoi railway station. ■-.-..

Canterbury members of the Fifth Contingent were entertained in the Caledonian Society's roorife last night by Mr Walter Johnson arid a committee consisting of Mrs Jonnson and Misses Winny, Campbell, Fox. and Johnson'(.secretary). About forty members of the contingent were present, and Camp Sergeant-Major Coleman, Lieutenant-Colo-nel Slater and Mrs .Slater, Captain Palairet, and Captain Currie were also present, llie entertainment consisted of dances and songts. The refreshments were provided by the committee and their lady friends. An enjoyable evening was.spent,, and before _ifc was brought Ho a close cheers were given tor Mr Johnson and the committee. At the - Christchurch' Meat Company's works at Islington on Saturday, Trooper P. A Uiaplin was presented with a pair oi field glasses, a shaving companion, and a pocket knife. The presentation was made by Mr A. Burt on behalf of-Trooper Cnaplin's fellow-workers in the pelt department. Cheers were given, and those present sang "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow!" . At Riccarton on. Wednesday a large nunv-,, ber of the.residents met in the church schoolroom to Bay "good-bye" to the Riccanon members of the Fifth Contingent. The sum of fifteen guineas had been collected (mostly by shilling subscriptions),iivthe' short space of twenty-four hours. The Hon Ci C. Bowen presided, and referred to the patriotic.manner in "which. New Zealand'had responded to the call of the Mother Country. He had no doubt that the members 'of the Fifth Contingent;would acquit themselves eoually as well as-members of the contingents already at the front. The Rev W. T. P. Winter presented the troopers with a case of pipes and a silver match-box suitably engraved.. He expressed aV hope that a still larger audience would be present to welcome them home after'the close of the war.- During the evening patriotic songs were sung, m which the audience joined heartily,-and refreshments were handed round by the ladies. The troopers from Riccarton are : —J. Hanson, A. Wilson, H. Limn, and T. Y. S. Shand. 4 suitable memento- was also provided, for Trooper A._ Joseph, who left with the Third''Contingent. Yesterday Corporal Johnston was presented with a handsome case of pipes by the members of the Medical Corps, of which he was formerly, a member. LIST OF THE' MEN SELECTED. Below is given a complete, list, corrected- to date, of the hundred men, selected as the Canterbury portion 1 of the Fifth New Zealand Contingent for South Africa. The officers appointed to date are Captain Currie,' of Auckland, and Lieutenants' Bailey, of Timaru, and Whyte, Christchurch. The acting non-commissioned officers are': Campbell, Murray Graham Lyon, Studholmo Dunlop, Daviu, Ashbu'rton Glendinirig, Logan, Glenlogan, "Waimate Hight, Ernest, Sheffield Hill, Thomas' Clifford, Sydenham Johnston,, Robert, -K'ada.poi- ■ Strong, William Blundell, Pahau Pastures, Culverden .

Vidal, Iltyd Cunliffe, Mount Somers . , The buglers a-re: Chegwin, Frederick Charles, Sydenham Lindsay, Patrick, Timaru The, farriers are:—A'Court, Sidney Charles, Christchurch Hill,'Victor,John, Kaiapoi . M'Taggart, Duncan, Morven, Waimate - , Pirie, George'Carey, Christchurch The,., ..following'" are ttfcfe <nia.mes of the iroopors:— ■ • Andreserr, Martin Christian, Little' River Andrews, Horatio George, Moun'fc Somers Andrews, Thomas.; Mount Somers Atkinson, James-Hattersly, Sheffield Barrar, Ernest Robert, Timaru Berry, William, Waddington Burnip, George Thomas, Lyttelton Bull, Clarence FTed-erick, Waddington Brookes, John, Akaroa • Barker, Frank L., Ohapi, Orarai Byiig, John Anstrnther, Pareora Estate, St Andrews

.'Boafces, Henry'Jplhn, Snirley Road, 'ChiistCa'rlyle, John Thomas, Jtaituna ■ Campbell, Arthur Stewart, North Storeet, St Albans; : • , Chapiin, Petecr Alfred, Templeton Clough, Edgar John, Chatham IslandsCox/VCecil Cleve, St Asaph Street, Christohurch,'" Durham, Walter,- Dublin Street, LyttfceKozi Emijiß, Ernest, Blue Cliffs James, Colombo Street, Christchuriefhi:' Foster, Charles Nelson, Papanui Grofq;ki, Joseph, Hill's Road, Marshland Grofski, Alexander Robert, Marshland Gardner, James M'Kinley, Cust Gould, James William, Timaru Greeny Arthur, Christchurch Guesti- William, Christchurch Geddes, Guy Westland, Orari Gorge Gosling, William Charles,, Timaru Hard'by, Edward Alexander, Chester Street, Christchurch H.a-rwood, John Henry, jianks Peninsula Hobb3, John Burton, Timaru Hill, < Charles William, Glengarry House, Opawa; Haw-kins, Albert Thomas, Waddington HaJi'Sori,';josep'h J Upper Riccarton Harper, .Ernest, St Martin's, Opawa Hodgson, Stanley, 'Woodlands, Invercargill '

Johnston, Andrew Charles, Tua-m Street east, Christohurch

Jeffries,! William Richard, Island Farm, Har,ewood.. Road >' . '

J.oqeisi,' John William, Wilson's Road ,Kain| Wcjlsay,-Christohurch Knox, Frederick, Ashburtpn Lorrimer, John, Kaiapoi Le Grange, Hugh Comit, Longbeach, Ashburton

Lindsay ;'/ James Douglas M'Knight, Ripon Street, Lyttelton Lindsay,. James Ferguson, Waimate Low, Johh Gibson, Styx Lunn, Herbert Guthrie, Longbeach, Aahburton ■,'■'-,. Lloyd, John, St Asaph Streeit, Christchurch Leslie, Alexander Forbes, Temuka Lange, William Francis, Marshland Lange, Albert, Marshland M'Gowan, Ernest James, Horrelville •Murphy, William, Cheviot Murphy,, Joseph, Briggs Road l , Marshland . M'Kay, Daniel, Winchester M'L-aren, Donald Alexander, Ashurton M'Kay, William John, Amuri

Man-son, John De Putron, Kimberley, Kirwee

■ Nicholls, Harold, George Street, St Albans Percy, Ernest Roger, Horo-rata Philpott, Thomas Herbert, Styx Perham, Frank, Duvauchelle'.s Bay

Parker, William George, ,St Asaph Street, Christohurch Ridley, John WdlJiam, Rangiora Rae, Charles Alfred, Wadduigifom Reed, William George, Masterton Robertson, Frederick William, Cashmere Reeves, William Henry, Belfast Reynolds, Geoffrey, Little River Simpson, Walter Herbert, View Hill, Oxford Savage, George, Sunnyside Sand, Tyro Tressilian, Riccarton Smith, ~ Charles Frederick, Cooper's Road, St Albans Smith, John Henry, Westerfield,, Ashburton Smith, Sidney Lambert, Otahuna, Tai Tapu Seymour, Hugh, Colombo Street, Christchurch Thompson, James King, Highbank Threlkeld, Colin, Lichfield Street, Christchurch

Taylor, Leonard Albert, Stationhouse, Christchurch Thomas', John 'Harold, Duvauchelle's Bay Williams, George Salter, Barnes Street, Sydenham Williams, Nathaur, Timaru Walls, Albert, Belfast ■Watt,-'George Alexander, Mendip Hills Wilson, Andrew, Deans' Bush, Riccarton.

The yew at Ankemyke House, near Staines, is believed to be over one thousand years old. Beneath it "was signed the. Magna Charta, the keystone of English liberty, and beneath this same tr§e Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn had their -trysting-place. ; ■ The intense cold has driven packs .of wolves''down- from the Cevennesj and a ! t Bidon a pack attacked a flock of sheep in the main street,- the .inhabitants o'f the place precipitately fleeing into their houses , and barricading their doors and windows at the approach of the wolves,.