COROMANDEL
[Lieutenant Harrison, of the local Volunteer Corps, expressed great disgust at the action of his captain m not voting that the company should go to the Front, and said, avlicii he read of the departure of the Thames boys, that he felt like a whipped cur. I sincerely "felt for the gallant officer under the circumstances, and am sure that had he been allowed to take Lis men to the Front both he and they Avould have distinguished tthemselves Patroitism is a noble tiling ! lloav ■our hearts beat when avc read of a Wallace, a 'Tell, and other heroes ; but all these arc put in •the shade by the noble patriotism of Coromandel "Volunteers who have arranged on the suggestion of the worthy skipper not to go Lo the front Avhere the war is likely to be, but to stay at home. What a noble thing it is to defend our oavii homes ! The country feels grateful to Capt. Gatland and his brave band, and it is expected that subscriptions will be raised from all parts of Ncav Zealand in order to give the company a suitable presentation for its "bravery." The ensuing general election is exciting considerable interest. All the candidates are hard at work canvassing the district, and the contest is likely to bo a A*ery Avarm one.
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Observer, Volume 3, Issue 61, 12 November 1881, Page 137
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221COROMANDEL Observer, Volume 3, Issue 61, 12 November 1881, Page 137
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