Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-04-06 | Page 4 | Local News

The British are a loyal old crowd On the 2Gth of January last the Sixth New Zealand contingent embarked Wel lington en route for South Africa The death of Victoria had Just been announced an-nounced nnd It was a very silent lot as the news prevented any music or I demonstration The command num bored 155 men they had 460 horses On the night of February 3irl there asa as-a parade shipbOard and IL wao thus described In a letter from one of the mjmber Pn Saturday nlfjht the 2nd of irebru I nry iA > Yhud I nll Hyntparado at noa at 12 tWenty n1lltu 9tlltpJt Thiswould bo i ocIpWriocfnyrlh Enfelnnd J the hour 1 when our dear old Quoou wftfi to be i burled Col Bunkfl htxd arrungwl with tho captain of the Cornwall to strike 1 12 at twenty minutes to 11 Tho > men tell I in D ton minutes before and at the Inat stroke of 12 the Colonel gave the word Stand at ease Tho bugler Bounded ono G which was tho 111611 for tho guard and sentries to stand at ease the shIps ejiRlnes had been KtoppfHl and theie was not n movo or whisper for ton minutes Although the ship was slightly rolling not a toot moved At the end of ten mIn I uttfl tho bugler sounded the Last POM nnd tho mon then ttlitA off to their ham I mocks without a word I suppose I I this was tho only ftmoral parade by J I troops nt sea ns we were tho Unit to em I < bark for action since Edward VII was i proclaimed King