Show CANADIAN TROOPS ANOTHER REGIMENT TO DEPART FOR SOUTH AFRICA new boik dec 30 A special to the times montreal says within the course of another two weeks the second contingent ot 1000 troops which canada is sending to south africa will sail from halifax tor cape town it will bo composed of cavalry or mounted infantry and field artillery the canadian contingent which sailed about eight weeks ago and now forms a part of gen lord Mel huens column consisted entirely of infantry and was made up 0 volunteers the second contingent will be different mounted rifles will be composed of four detachments two will be recruited from the northwest mounted police and from the cowboys of the west these will be genuine rough riders and col lessard who alil bo the superior officer in command has seen long and active service in the west and in africa tho second officer will be col T D B evans 11 C D who has a reputation as a fighter the other two detachments will be made up from the various cavalry corps the recruits not being necessarily required to be members of any regular corps if they can qualify otherwise in accordance with the imperial army regulations the artillery arm of tho contingent will bo recruited from the several batteries of artillery in the dominion regular and militia A and B batteries stationed respectively at kingston and quebec que bec which constitute virtually the only regular artillery service in canada will contribute largely to this branch of the contingent col drury R C A will have command of the brigade division in addition to the cavalry and field artillery with their complements of horses guns and other accoutrements captain howard of gatling gun fame will accompany the contingent in charge of a machine gun of the maxim pattern used by the cavalry and known as tho gal loping gun it takes ammunition and a great deal is being said about its being the most deadly weapon invented yet mra R churchill berlin vt says our baby was covered with running sores dewitts DeWit ls witch hazel salvo cured her A specific for piles and skin diseases beware of worthless counterfeits WALLACE DRUG CO |