EIGHTH CONTINGENT

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 330, 3 February 1902, Page 2

EIGHTH CONTINGENT

DEPARTURE OF THE SURREY. THE PREMIER’S STATEMENT. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The Northern section of e Eighth Contingent received an thusiastic send on to-day. The we: r was perfect, and the function •, . witnessed bj enormous crow Farewell speeches were deliver ./ the Mayor, Mr Seddon, General Jab'agton, and Colonel Davies. e , emier said there might be a fellow feeling between Auckland and Wellington in some things, but as regards the despatch of troops and in all relating to the welfare of the Empire they were unanimous. After the Ninth Contingent had been despatched the equipment- of the tenth would be commenced though he hoped it would not be necessary to send it It was only by courage in the troops that the war could he brought to a close. The scene in the harbour as the troop-ship Surrey steamed away was wonderfully fine, the water being al'ive with steamers and all sorts of boats, and above all there was a magnificent display of white-sailed yachts. In this gay company the Surrey was escorted out to sea

ARRIVAL OF THE CORNWALL. WELLINGTON, last night. The Troopship Cornwall arrived from Sydney at midday yesterday and will leave for Lyttelton at five o’clockon Monday afternoon, to embark the Southern portion of the Ninth Contingent . SECTION OF EIGHTH TO LEAVE NEXT SATURDAY.

CHRISTCHURCH, last night. It is officially announced that the Eighth Contingent leaves here nest Saturday.