SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Thames Advertiser, Volume XIV, Issue 4058, 31 October 1881, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION). TIIB THAMES CONTINGENT. Auckland, Sunday. • At an inquest on tlio body of Mr M. Leers' son, drowned in Mechanic's Day, a vcrdiot of •'Accidental death" was returned. Captain Wildman paraded tlio Thames contingent at 9.30 this morning, to kocp the men well in hand. Thoro was an axcollopt muster. Thoy parade at 830 on Monday morning in marching ordor for Onehunga by train. VOLUNTEERS' POLICIES OF INSURANCE. Wellington, Saturday. . In reply to a question telegraphed to tlio Government Insurance Coy. as to whether life policies on voluntcors now assured will do affected by their going to tlio front, Mr Lukio replies that such volunteers' policies now in forco in his dopartmont will in no wise bo affcoted. FURTHER VOLUNTEER ENROLLMENT STOPPED. • Tlio Governmont liavo now got tlio full number of volunteers requiscd for the present, and they have declined to tako monnuwly-cnrollod who havo not had previous training. GOVERNOR TO LEAVE FOR CHRISTCHURCH. His Excellency docs not leave for Christchurch to-day, but will probably do so to-morrow. TAtfHIAO DECLINES TO BE DRAWN INTO THE QUARREL. The Governor has received n despatch from Major Mair stating that Tawlnao is very anxious it should bo distinctly understood that lie lias no sympath" • '' Whiti, and will th# ' . -v wth To -oo uo drawn into any of ( . .;.aur s quarrolls.

VOLUNTEERS AT TAUANAKI. Tho Nelson Volunteers were disombarked at New Plymouth, not Opunake, as the weather was too bad to allow of their landing. Arrangements wero mado for billetti'ng them in town, and they procecd to tho front to-morrow. • VETERANS FOR THE FRONT. ' Wanoanoi. Sunday. A contingent numbering 142 inclusive of men from down the Coast, leavo for Opunako at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow. Many of the Wanganui Volunteers aro vetorans, who won medals in tho Maori war, ■' ..... ■■