THE COLONIAL TROOPS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7435, 23 June 1902, Page 3

THE COLONIAL TROOPS.

A MILITARY TATTOO. . MAORIS IN HOSPITAL. (Received June 23, 8.57 am) LONDON, June 22. Two thousand: colonial troops, at Alexandra Park, engaged in a military tattoo. At the conclusion the troops mossed beneath the Royal Standard, and sang the "Old Hundredth" and the (National Anthem, thousands of spectators joining in. The New Zealand' troops and tihe Maoris, •who . arrived by the Kinfaun Castle, were present. "V ' • Captain Taranaiki and! Lieutenant TJru contracted enteric on the I Voyage from the Cape to England, and have been removed to Netley 'Hospital.

* A CORONATION GIFT. ((Received June 23, 9.35 ai.<m.) SYDNEY,, June 23. An anonymous lady has forwarded a Coronation gift of £1000 to endow a cot in the ChiHwin's Hospital.

j RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRI- ! . SONERS. (Received June 23, 10.6 a.m.) SUyA, June 23. The Government has. bffen. instructed to release all the political prisoners at the Coronation. ■ • ,

I ■ ■ • ... .•■ , CORONATION FESTIVITIES. '■ ' " TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— ls it true that at one school in ' Ghristchureh no scholar under the Fourth Standard .will be allowed to participate in the above school festivities on Wednesday? There is reason to believe, it is. lam writing from undeniable facts, backed up by a teacher's public announcement in school. Can you explain why Third and Secon Standard boys and girls, loyal subjects of our King and Queen, should be debarred from, . participating ?— I am, etc. , E. F. CORLEY. Christchurch, June 23.