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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11866, 18 January 1902, Page 5

(Received January 18, 1.15 a.m.)

London, January 17.

BOER CATTLE RAIDS.

Commandants Kemp and Belliers raided a thousand cattle in the Mafeking district.

RETURNED TROOPEBS.

WELCOME IN AUCKLAND.

Twenty- jtroopers returned from South Africa arrived in Auckland by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's; steamer Aotea yesterday. The men were under the charge; of Sergeant-Major Lockett, of Wanganui, of the ; Seventh Contingent, who had the misfortune, to loss his arm at Losberg in August last, '■ and returns with the D.S.O.

:;Following is the list. of the returned men: Sergeant-Major Lockett, Wanganui, Seventh Contingent; Quartermaster-Ser-geant' Parkinson, Gisborne, Sixth Contingent ;• Sergeant-Major :T. Porter, Gisborne, Seventhi Contingent; * Sergeant A. Atkins, Auckland, Fifth Contingent; Sergeant G. Bougen, 'Gisbonie,; Seventh Contingent; Sergeant J. Hawkesby, Auckland, Firth Contingent;'.'.' Sergeant H. *: McDonald, Auckland, Seventh ',' Contingent;'.'•■• Sergeant J. McDonald, Auckland, Seventh Contingent; Sergeant T. Wolford, Masterton, Seventh Contingent; Sergeant W. E. Stack, , Wellington, Fourth Contingent; Sergeant ; W.; N. Mulville, Dunedin, Thor-. neycroft's Mounted .•■'lnfantry; Corporal J. S, Allen, Cbristchurch, Kaffrariah Mounted: Infantry;';. Private J. M. Bull*!, Wellington, Seventh Contingent; Private; H. Hou-; chen, Auckland, Seventh Contingent; Private E. Phillpotts, /Blenheim, •; Seventh Contingent; Trooper R. F. Mullah, Wei-' . lington, Imperial Light Horse; Trooper W. I J. . Notlen, * Duuedin, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry; Trooper N. J. Cameron,; Auckland, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry; Trooper W. Kidd, Christchurch,; Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry; Trooper 11. J. Horner, Invercargill, Kaffrarian Mounted Infantry: Trooper J. Solon, Taranaki, Imperial Light Horse; Trooper T. J. Skinner, Seventh Contingent. The Mayor (Mr. Alfred ■ Kidd) went 'off to the Aotea with the health officer to welcome the men back to New Zealand, and was followed by the town clerk, and by Captain Reiu, on behalf of ,the Defence Department.; On the arrival of the Mayor on board, the men were paraded on the main deck, and the Mayor-addressed a few words of welcome- to them. He congratulated them on the way in which they had upheld the . honour of" their country.' He was proud to feel; that the Seventh New Zealand Contingent- had been equal to that task as had all the contingents that went before them. He regretted that many had returned'': horn© wounded, and it .was a sadder fact that others would Hot return at) all, but it was a pleasure to him to welcome, the men by the Aotea, who bad ; come back to their homes in' good health and with a splendid record behind them. Sergeant-Major ; Lockett returned <■ thanks : on behalf of the returned men, and mentioned that several of them desired to enrol; in the" Eighth '- Contingent. )■■'• Some of them had reached the rank of sergeant and ser-geant-major, and they thought it Would be fair with their experience if the Government.' would coaeider their claims for commissions in the Eighth Contingent. -. ■";..;.•:■: ■', The Mayor promised to represent this matter in the proper quarter. Captain ,'Reid also accorded the men a hearty welcome back on behalf of the Defence Department. ' WELLINGTON WORKERS AND THE ' ' .-.WAR. ,; ' . PRO-BOER RESOLUTION RESCINDED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Friday.-/;;; The Trades and ; Labour Council had an-; other stormy and v lengthy > meeting last night, when a motion ito rescind the previous anti-war •' resolution came ;up for dis-', cussion. ;' At " times the debate waxed warm, and one delegate was excluded-from the meeting. Ultimately the motion to rescind the anti-war resolution was carried by 19 to 3. /It{was also decided that the motion, be expunged from'.the records: v of the Council. ■ . - THE EIGHTH CONTINGENT.

: [BY TELEGIUr-H.— COBIIKSPONDJHSrr.] Wellington, Friday. There is a stringent regulation that any man who has suffered from enteric within the past 12 months must not be allowed.to join the contingent. ' Despite : this some • men have succeeded in forcing their war in,'' and have had to leave. • One man was discovered to-day at Trentham, who, from this cause, was medically unfit. for service, and the regulation has \ been enforced against him. Three or; four full-blooded ; Maoris have obtained admission to the contingent, but it is understood that they, aro not to be allowed to:proceed to South "Africa.; There is ■ also ') a") South '; Sea ', Islander,"who is de-) scribed. as one. of the smartest and most ac- \ tive men in the contingent,.as well as onej of the most popular; but ;the question hasi been raised in his case also. The sole ob- ; jection against these men is that of colour. The men themselves are very much ' con-! cerned, at the prospect of being excluded.) One of them told his officer that he was willing to take all risks, including that of being shot if he fell into the hands of the Boers,' if he were allowed to go to the front. ■■;■?)The) half-castes will not be objected. to, and will proceed with the contingent. \ The Auckland men," nettled at a. suggestion that the Wellington men were able to beat them in the tugs-of-war, challenged their rivals to another of these contests today, when the honours rested with Auckland. There was a great pull between two teams from Auckland, one representing the "C" 'squadron and the other the "D" squadron. .'.'■ Finally the latter. team won. /