OFFICIAL MESSAGES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11931, 3 January 1901, Page 5

OFFICIAL MESSAGES.

, The Acting-Premier (ias received a . cablo message announcing that Major. . Jladocks, Lieutenant Walker, Trooper % % 'Scott' (third contingent), and Farrier G. Orange (fourth contingent) sailed from South Africa for Australia or the Dumascua on' December 2B; , ' :;r ; ; : 'v : The Acting-Premier, has received'a cablegram from Sir A., Milner.stating .that Se:r-geant-major of the fourth, contingent, was severely wounded oh. the 29th December fit iWitpoort! also that Trooper W. Brown had been dangerously wounded on tlie same occasion. Sergeant-major .Jolly hails from Cromwelf (Otago) and Troopor Jirowii froni Temiika. (Canterbury). • . ■ Sir Alfred Milnei; wires :r-17()9. Trooper Martinis dangerously ill,nt Pretoria..'■' •? , The Premier of Cape Colony, wires to the Hpn. Mr Ward:—"Deeply. seflgible of the Fervicp rendered by your colony to the Empire in South Africa; May the new .year bring general peace and jrosperity." : , A Wellington telegram states tlwt'Lieutenant Boss (of the fourth contingent) and Ssrgoant Hogg (of the first contingent), returned yesterday from the front by the' Monqwai. The latter brings news, that Captain Hayhurst, who went over to Sydney to the celebrations, has tiwien command of the returned .New Zealanders by the Harlech Castle, how in Sydney. . i A CORRECTION. In the list of casualties to members of tho New Zealand contingents published on Tuesday tlie name of Trooper Riddle, of Dunedsn, should not have appeared among those who died of disease. His death was reported, but though that report waa not officially contradicted, letters have been 1 received'regularly giving particulars of, progress he was making in the hospital at Pinetown. By last mail a letter was received from Mr Pilcheiy of Capetoivn, stating that Trooper Riddcllhad been invalided home, and V'ou)d' be leaving for, the colony shortly. ' '