ARRIVAL IN DUNEDIN.
The Indian troops arrived in Dunedin on Friday morning from the north by a special train at 7.40. Mr Gaw, traffic manager, acting on instructions from headquarters, arranged for a breakfast to be ready on their arrival, and coffee, biscuits, milk, aerated waters, and boiled eggs for 200 men were provided. The traffic manager placed the order with Messrs S. Lean and J. M'Farlar>e, who had everything ready when the train came in.
The troops were met on the platform by his Worship the Mayor and Mr J. F. M. Frater. Colonel Peyton and his staff, who remained in Dunedin in order to perfect the arrangements for th© Btay of the soldiers in Dunedin, were taken to quarters at the Fernhill Club and the Grand Hotel, and the men w«re en-
tertained on the platform and in the carriages, being also supplied with plenty of food to take with them for use on the journey to Invcroargill. The troops, though feeling the cold snap and somewhat tired after their journey, seemed to be in excellent spirits. The Hon. C. H. Mills and Lieutenant Hughes accompanied the men. The train steamed away again at 8.10, and was timed to reach Invercargill at 12.30.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2451, 6 March 1901, Page 23
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