At the farewell banquet to the Eighth Contingent last week, Lord Ranfurly referred to the cabled report that a Dutch ambulance had carried despatches for the Boors in the present war. If this report was true, said his Excellency, tho act was the most inihuman one he had ever heard of, or .that had ever been done. Its possible effect would be to limit tho freedom allowed to ambulances. Many other reports had reached New Zealand of tho abuse of the red cross. If one only proved to be correct the very severest penalties should be put upon the abusers.
The Christchurch “Press” asserts that it has the best authority for stating that Lord Ranfurly will leave New Zealand at the end of next year, a few months after his six years’ term of office as Governor expires. Lord Ranfurly assumed the Governorship on August 10th, 1897-
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New Zealand Mail, 5 February 1902, Page 55
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