OUR RETURNED SOLDIERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11950, 25 January 1901, Page 3

OUR RETURNED SOLDIERS.

THE NORTHERN CONTINGENT. The South Island section of the returned troopers attended at the Garrison Hall yes- ■ terday morning, and those invalided—numbering 26—went before the medical board, . consisting of Brigade-surgeon Lieutenantcolonel De Liutour, P.M.0., Surgeon-major Coughtoey, and Surgeon-captain Fulton. Two were ordered into the hospital for treatment. One was Sergeant M'Gregor, of Hokitika, who was invalided for enteric, and was found to be suffering from an affeotion of the eye, re-» quiring a' slight operation, and the other was Trooper Lambert, also of Hokitika, another enteric oonv*lesoent, who was sent to the hospital for a slight operation. The remainder, who did not require to be examined, were questioned as to alterations that had taken place in their rank, address, promotion, or reduction since, leaving, and matters concerning their.pay, etc. Having furnished the requisite information, they were supplied with railway or steamer passes to enable them to proceed to their homes whenever they chose to do eo. The North Ot&go and CJiristchurcb men left by the express. A good number of people went down to see them off, and the Organising Committee was represented by Mr J. A. Park. A blinding squall of wind and rain came on just as the train was about to leave, and this had the'effect of pretty well clearing the platform; but the few who remained raised a cheer as the train moved off, and this was heartily responded to by tbose on board. A Timaru telegram says:—A dense crowd assembled at the station to greet the returning troopers, and but. for the Imperial mourning .they would have had an cnthupiastio and vociferous reception. Tho Timaru men were provided with a drasr and an escort of Mounted Rifles. The Mayor briefly welcomed them, and promised a more demonstrative, welcome later. Mr R. Bowie, father of Trumpeter Bowie, entertained the Timaru returns imd relatives last evening. A Ctmstchurcli telegram says:—"Troopers Riddell, Peebles, and Cm-tin, of Taranaki, who returned to Dunedin by ■ the Orient, came.to Chrißtchurch by the express train last night, and went on to Wellington by the Rotomahana. Nurses Teape and Peter, Trooper T. D. Barker, of tUe Imperial Transport Corps, and Trooper Hughes, of the third contingent, also came by train, and they were met at the station by' the Mavor, Colonel Gordon, and several volunteer officers."