THE CORONATION.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4636, 15 April 1902, Page 5

THE CORONATION.

LONDON, April 13. The King has invited King Lewinika, the enlightened paramount chief of Barotseland, to attend the Coronation. MELBOURNE, April 14. The Federal Premier (Mr Barton) proposes to sail for London on 6th May. CHRISTCHURCH, April 14. Six South Island Maori members of tho Coronation Contingent are in camp. Ono is a son of tho Hon H. K. Taiaroa, and one a son of Mr T. Parata, M.H.R. The North Island Maoris will arrive by tho Rotomahana to-morrow. NELSON, April 14. Mr H. Park, son of a Maori chief of Motueka, has been selected as one of tho Maori contingent. NEW ZEALAND’S CONTINGENT. The following are tho names of the men selected to form tho European portion of New Zealand’s Coronation Contingent and the regiment to which each was attached when on service in South Africa: —

N. H. McDonald, First Contingent, Auckland; M. Canavan, Fourth, Grahamstown; W. 0. Urquhart, Fifth, Romucra; Sergeant E. G. Smith, Second, Lower Hutt; E. R. Smith, First, Cambridge; H. F. Saunders, Fifth, Karangahako; H. H. Williams, Sixth, Epsora; H. B. Paton, Fourth, Dargavillo; H. Head, Fifth, Greymonth; J. F. Mackley, Fourth, Greymouth; A. J. Maofarlane, Fourth, Waimangaroa, Westport; R. E. Wyldo, Second, Kumara; Sergeant McMorrin, Fifth, Blenheim ; Corporal E. Robinson, Second, Blenheim; D. Burroughs, Sixth, Blenheim; Farrier-Sergeant Hall, Fifth, Spring Creek; P. J. McLean, Fifth, Blenheim; E. G. Smith, Sixth, Hukanui; C. Newman, First, Tawa Elat; A. R. Gillespie, Second, Tinakori road; Serct.-Major F. Pleasants, Third, Colyton ;J. Gilchrist, Third, Wanganui; R. A. Cameron, Fourth, Mastorton; R. Smith, Fourth, Westport; A. Cook, Fifth, Mount View Asylum; A. vV. Gammell, Fifth, Dannevirke; G. D. Howitt, Sixth, Wellington; W. Taplm, Sixth, Palmerston North; H. G. Smith, First, Balclutha; D. McDonald Second, Port Chalmers; Sergeant J. Muir, First, Waikouaiti; A. E. Shalders, Fourth, Anderson’s Bay; D. M. Jack, Fourth, Oamaru; R. Donnelly, Fourth, Invercargill; Sergeant-Major L. MeLean, Fifth, Dunedin; Private Monk, Fifth, Dunedin; Private Pellett, Fifth, Morningtonj D. Haines, Fifth, Invercargill; T. R. Butters, Fifth, NorthEast Valley; William Muir, First, Toko; T. Richardson, Third, New Plymouth; W. J. Bose, Fifth, Waitara; Private Carver, Fourth, Ohingaiti, Benjamin Ellis, First, J. D King, Second, Timaru; J. Gold stone, Second, Waimato; O. Moody, Second, Woodend; J. G. Cooper, Third Ashburton; C. E. Cross, Third, Fairlie; J. W. Harrison, Tliird, Cheviot; F. Wilkin, Fifth, Christchurch; H. EUlsou, Third, Lyttelton; Lance-Corporal Scott, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Hastings; Private Baghurst, Fourth, Martin oorough; W. C. Morton, Second, Dunedin.