THE PRO-BOER CAMPAIGN. London, June 20.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11686, 22 June 1901, Page 5

THE PRO-BOER CAMPAIGN. London, June 20.

Several indignation meetings were j ' held outside the Queen's Hall, when , resolutions were passed condemning ' the pro-Boer campaign, and it was j : enthusiastically resolved to support j | the Government. i |; DE WET AND STEYN. |, London', June 20. • ; De We', «nd Steyn recently made unsuccessful attempts to cross the railway lines between Standerton and Heidelberg. RETURNING TROOPERS. [ill TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] Ixv ercarcill, Friday. ] At a meeting oi citizen)! held to-night it ; was resolved to roake preparations for the inopei' reception of the Fourth and Fifth [ Contingents. The district has the assur- ; ance of the Premier that the contingents will disembark from the s.s. Tagus at the ' , Kiuff. Committees were set up lor various departments, and mailers have been starred with a suing that augurs v.ell for a great, reception. 1

THE LATE BOMBARDIER HATS. A melancholy interest attaches to the following letter just received by Mr. W. J. Napier, M.U.R., from the late Bombardier Mays, of Devonport, who recently met his death while serving in tin* war in South Africa, 'the '<■•:; -r u ■.-■ writ to 1 . a day or two lx?fnro Mr. Mays' death. Mr. Napier has also received the subjoined letter from Sergeant Bern, giving an account of how Bombardier Mays came by his de.it " IClerk.-uoip, Transvaal, April 15, 1901. "Captain Napier. Ileal Sir,- I received your kind iunreath ie ' imported Stock.' tin reading the Fame to my comrades they wue very pleased to bo assured by you that on their retur-.i to the colony there 13 not much likelihood of their being displaced in any way. and ai-o that their services have Pee i of some value to the Mother Country in th* hue campaign. I be.: to - .'Wp> receipt of the WsKKti Xkv?s, fonW-insn* my tier—many thinks for tb-» rant". 1 will now conclude, thai' ■■ -c you on behalf ot my comrade? and self IV; kind sr< -lini- of the ;.,ias,-)i[. I:1 TTi. V,, ~ ; ~.: !.i'~ ; -, J-ii>Mli. Mats, New Zealand V,.-t<»;y, M.A." ' "Kaokemjir. April 19. 1901. "Captain Xi: ' ■', ■"•■ o.:;. .-...- _,-,,r„ - the enclosed letter was wri-Hcn. T r.nj "rbjved to say ih'r. tiie .u..'.<-'r !'.,;nr». Mays, met wi'h an accident in m■> ■'•'■•• he died the next day. vi/., April 17. He was out exercising his horse over a. jump, * ''■<■-. 'he animal fell with him, kicking: hint on tho head. He never regained r-,r. •'."•'•"-'-'. ~.- .lootrr here Dr. Moir, did eve.-ythii::,- in his power to relieve ra r 'e and a true, soldier. mid the greatest sympathy is felt by iho whole garrison, lie '>~ .„,! : ■ -..•• ■■••■'»'-. '•',]). at Kiel Usdoryi. with military honours, '•v*'' , made a nice eof- (,,, to:- lt =m. .-,.. pro i;»tlinj{ a head-tone from Joliannehlmr^. — 1 remain sir, your.' obediently, V. W. IitSAR, Sorgt. New Zealand Batterv. '