SUBSEQUENT to THE LUNCHEON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11949, 24 January 1901, Page 6

SUBSEQUENT to THE LUNCHEON

| HEARTY OREETINCr BY FRIENDS.. 1 As soon as tlie function was over the friends i ,111(1 relatives of tho troopers Honked down to 1 porsonally greet them. Tlio crowds winch | gathered about the entrances to the hull | anxious to catch a nearer glimpse of the men |] wero vor)' grout, aiul tlio gallant lutls m knalti 1 lacked for nothing in tho way of a cordial I "reeling. They immediately dispersed all 1 over tlio town, being taken in charge of | numerous knots of friends, and although tho 1 slreels were crowded to the utmost degree [l tho best of order prevailed. The absence of I demonstration or fervid enthusiasm which 1 marked previous occasions of the kind doubtP loss was due to the widespread feeling of I regret at the death of the Qncen. The only i outburst of popular feelin" that was noticed u occurred at o'clock, and it had its amusing 0 side. It was a spontaneous the chief II actors in which wero Trooper V'nlme and the | men of tho Hillside Railway Workshops. Tho | men. apparently, were no longer able io re- | strain (heir feelings, but, seizing- their nlil R comrade, thev hoisted him shoulder high and, notwitMandinp his rccistanm, carried him I] shoulder through the crowded streets. 1 Naturally the incident created a lot of mcrng mont and enthusiasm. AVhen the Colonial fj Bank was reached it nasaed off, and things H resumed their usual quiet aspect.

A DISAPPOINTMENT TO THE MEN, After tho conclusion of the Agricultural Hall functions a number of the men mado their way to tho post office for expected letters, but were disappointed to find the doors closed. It is to be regretted that the;: were thus deprived of tlio nleasure of receiving lon?-!ooked-for messages, especially_ as they will liavo no opportunity now of getting them before they reach their homes.