OUR SECOND CONTINGENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 15, 19 January 1900, Page 3

OUR SECOND CONTINGENT.

THE GOVERNOR HEVIEWS THE :,I£K NAMES OF THE CONTTNGEYr. Welmxgtox, J-n.uary 18. His Excellency the Governor reviewed the contingont at Island Bay this morning. About 150 officers and men were present. There was a large attendance of spectators. Ihe men ■were put through various evolutions at tajfe, gallop and walk, and finished with a royal salute. They acquitted themselves very creditably, although a number of the horses were fractious. It is rather remarkable that, despite news from Africa of the first contingent substituting bone for brass buttons, the -* men of this contingent are all adorned with shining brass. It is understood that the Defence Department, say they have not official knowledge ot the alteration. At the cuuelusion uf tlie parade His Excellency brieliy addressed the men, and told them how their brothers in Africa had distinguished themselves, and cordially hoped they, too, would be able to do something to make themselves heard of in the annals of the country. Three cheers were given for the New Zealanders in South Africa, and the men then filed off to the camp. I The following is a list of officers and men of the Second Contingent as far as it is ascertainable: - | |Beghrental officers: Major Cradock (in. command); Surgeon, Captain Fenwick ; Veterinary Surgeon, Lieutenant * Sanderson ; Regimental, Sergt.-Major Freeth; Regimental Quartermaster, Sergeant Clark; Farriers, Sergeants McKenny and McGregor, Buglers, Chegwin, Jenkins, Murray, and Bell. No. 1 Company: Captain Keid; lieutenants Banks, Hutson, and Somjnerville; Colour-Sergeant Montgomerie; Sergeants Blair, Hay, Eastgate, and Dumaresq; Corpora's Wighton, Fitzgerald, Jones, and Price; Lance-Corporals O'Reilly, Molloumbie, Orme, and Devereaux. i No. 2 Company: Captain Hayhurst; lieutenants Orawshaw, Findliy, and Heather ; Colour-Sergeant Croshier; Sergeants Wilson, Kelsall, Overton, and Henderson; Corporals Neale, Overton, Sykes, and Robinson; LanceOorporals, Street, Parker, Thompson, and Norris. Hotchkiss B«ttery: Captain Smith ; Sergeants Todd and Da Cacbcret; Corporal Fraser. Unattached: Lkutsnur.. Hun-e (to jtin Imperial foicts t.t Gi>n.;, Trcopers Armstrong, Ait-ken, Anderson, Akiwcrth, Aches-,n. Broom?, U-iyo, Brown, Beech, Baraet, Brown, But-lor, Bierre, Borlase, Benib, Bouiß, Jju'co^, B-mcett, Bugoian, tfccoc, Erencan, 1 0 tt*r, Cur< is, Cob , Clot fit n. C .- :-,< Cmpuuui, Chapman, Cock, Crv.\ *nr. 0 ewr, Clarke, Gongd..n, Collier, Culhtv- S C .lemao, Cassidy, Cheaterman, C. ntrolly, Davidson, Delaney, Dean, Dicne, Dudi«y, Ellis, K!rablif r E.irj., li.tcott, Freeman, Fichy, F:ts immor;.-, ta| Foreman, Faiqr.havsor, Fn.wi ■ Findiey, Gillo-pie, Curries. Gaifi ■.•*., r"SStildl»tot e, Gr'ffi Ls, Givy. Gib, G i"ton, Geld-wn?, O.iiKu, G-.xc-Jand, Hwp, Hone, lio'.'L-, ;c. ,ii -i;, H!u~r, H'gKHiS'j! , lifjfi.-t-.:, liaJi ;.-, Ho''bs iU-wb.-is r, i-'mdw.ir', Jlu;. H ydou, Uawko, i;...---. Ji, ; - : , HjywooJ, ij.-id-.-., rr.: , Junfs, J ck, .)■! 'V- i', ]■":'>, Kim'lcy, Kendal!, Lvjj Brown, Leaden, L.ixb, L'.xd;.;-, "Lennaid, Leslie Lilburne, Lambert, McDavish, Mann, Mceiler, Meek, Martin, Miller, Milro'-, Moms, Mooie, Machirus, Malcolm, Mac Donald, MacDonald, Marton, Moodie, Moss, Morgan, Moutrayread, Manning, Mcßride, Nalder, Kay lor, Neilson, Kewcombe, O'Dwyer.'O'Callaghan, O'Neill, Poole, Patterson, Peters, Paul, Roundtree, Richardson, Robinson, Reid, Ross, Robbie, Ramsay, Rubick, Shtw, Stevens, Stuckle}', Sororaerville, Sheffield, Signal, Simson, Street, Stevens, Sommerville, Stackwood, Smith, Kmithsm, Stevens, Spencer, Seaville, Smith, Smith, Scott, Swainson, Thomson, Tarnbull, Thurston, Thomas, Thomp- , son, Thorean, Trevarthen, Thurston, Taplin, Taylor, Trotter, Tucker, Twislcton, Usher, ValentiLe, Vickery, Wood, "Western, Wallett, Wade, Windsor, West, Wilson, West-, Wigmore Worrall, Wright, Wilson, Whelan, Wallace, Williams, Wright, Walker, Wilde, Wilson, Young, Yendall. Bugler Chegwin has since resigned because the authorities, would not guarantee to promote him te sergent. Later. Bugler Chegwin, of the contingent, declined to proceed to South Africa unless guaranteed to i.e promoted to sergeant, alleging that he was senior to Fox, who went with the first contingent and was made sergeant. The authorities were not prepared to give the necessary guarantee, and Chegwin, declining to sign thy agreement, has left. At the last moment there are likely to be some changes in ihe j/ai'soimsl of the No. 2 Company. It is reported that Coptain Reid, owing to urgentprivate business, will be unable to go, and Lieut. Hutson is spoken of as likely to succeed him, with Sergt.Major Montgomerie as Lieutenant, Lieutenant Todd, of the Newton Rifles, Auckland, who captured a Maxim gun in Saturday's .-.Lain fight, I Is placed on l'uo list as .i ury. / It may bo nionrijued that Ca;it.uu Reid was not invo.aiu ai li.c rc'.;-;>v this momiug. Xli 3 reis'j.. of Ca;;- : -la V; •;.:'• ; ; .:.-;■ niO./l/irt':.i i'J. I Uu'..t ... T, .... ;:.V - : first ST-oned. ■, t.! >; . ~.u , x \,- ,- : I »>-.-'v.--.:e busi.".i>.-.-, 0.;. U.i: . t . ... ... ~ ai.J i:e:L.-:L.. HHTuO omcfi-s or t..e at Ly iii-j v'uv;-ii..o. W to-lligllt. hi is expected tiiafc the .--.nd-o:":' in l the con f ina:eiit ;.'i!;. ir- ;.-'i:i'. »i b' t!.r. ;i- - is fine, t-.h.' visiling voiuni ■<:;-■■ V.iii 1.-'.mbcr-i.j. .■ o.i lOo.j. ;i;siO!t

alone will accommodate over 10,000 people.

A special train will leave New Plymouth for Wellington this evening at 7.40 o'clock. A XiJlltU CuVi'INGENT.

JWiXLK.Gtt,*, Jacuary 18. Mr. G. G. iiucad, cf Uhrisichurci 1 , has lvquorttd tlie Press Association to l_ publish the fiilowing:—•'Canterbury Y having definitely undertaken to provide and equip a troop of not less than e 50 mouDred men for S;uth Africa, it if 1 hoped ilut other provinces will fall k into line, and each similarly provide J and equip a mounted troop, so as to " make a third contingent of, say, 250 " men. Such a body, if composed of s hardy rough-rider-?, selected from * fanners, stock-driveis, boundiiry-riders, '■ rabbiters, mu-tsnr.- 1 , etc., should prove ' in a. hilly country like South ' Africa. L'ghi.-wcigh?-, aetive ineu, ' mounted oa ii:-st-c!ass licrses, can be moved twic.) as quickly as heavy ' dragoons, and it can readily be und-er- ' »tood ih:it tlfb valu» of a fighting force in a mcuntr.iuous e;>";!fcy de|joud-i vtry much upon its mobiiioy. Great Britain is not in need of money, but is much in need of hardy mounted men to do 1 scouting and outpost work, necessary to cover regular infantry in South Africa. Our Government having undertaken, on behalf of the Imperial Government, to accept contingents from all parts of the colony, provided the total number of men does not exceed 250, it is oarnestly hoped that the several provinces will rise to the occasion and show their public spirit by each providing their quota of the class of men so much required to help our kin in South Africa, Yours, etc, Geo. G. Stead, Ohriskhurcb, 17 th January, 1900."