COLONIAL TROOPS APPRECIATED.
Capetown, February 15. The second Victorian contingent, which arrived by the Euralyus was enthusiastically welcomed. The men have left for the front.
The Australian forces at the front are being hard worked, but the foot fighting is thoroughly appreciated.
London, February 15. Speaking in the House of Comons the Hon George Wyndham, Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office, deprecated fussing over the terms of the colonial offers of assistance. It was inadvisable, ke said, to discuss the rates of pay for troops from different parts of the Empire. Colonial troops had a right to claim in future a share in the work of the British army. In commenting upon the work done by colonial troops during the campaign, The times says that the distinction won by Australians at Rensburg is proof of the great value of Colonials. The paper in question especially instances the pluck and readiness shown at Slikgersfonteim by Captain Maddocks, of the New Zealand mounted infantry, who ordered an effective bayonet charge at a critical moment.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6624, 16 February 1900, Page 2
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172COLONIAL TROOPS APPRECIATED. Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6624, 16 February 1900, Page 2
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