TE ARAI HONORS BOARD.

UNVEILING CEREMONY

. Tho unveiling ceremony of the WarHonors Board erected m a large 'class room oF the To Arai school was conducted j yesterday afternoon beiore . tlfe '" school pupils and a good attendance of adults. The board is a hajidsoiue^ljruciairo,. designed' and madd by Mr* W. F. .Bodrey, of Auckland, and presented to tho^chool by the _Tanutuke 'Women- _ -National 'Reserve. THb timber used is polished, rimu, suid tlio design is that ; of a sci'oll .^upporbed by an artistic pillar on each side, the '■- whole' supporting a canopy. The .structure isy 6ft! .by sft 6in iri dimensions, arid contains tho names of 70 old schoolbpys wjio; answered the call, and alsP 10 of them ! who paid /^tho siipreme sacrifice. : Tho j struct lire has been :put itvtho class room' temporarily, and will later "bo' erected m tho corridoi* when certain contemplated alterations' to" 'tho/ school biiildiiig have been carried out. Under. the canopy aro inscribed '■ 'the. words "Manutuke District Roll of Ho'iior."

On e^cb^pillar ilnrler ihe wdrds "The Supreme- Sacrifice" are' tho names of men who paid thosupreriie sacrifice. Their names are 7 John. Clark (junr.), A. ll. Clark, W. C. Daulton, C. Jones, U.S. Gibson/E/ P: R. Hills, James Hobbs,' R. W. Preston, R. Mills.

At, thp top of thp scroll is the design of. -the New Zealand Ensign and the Union Jack, crossed, with "1914 to 1919" irvscribed 014 each, side. Then follows the names ; ' of Itidse wti. served in' Uie war, I above the .Avoiids' ''Lest We Porget." At]' the foot of each pillar are the .words, 'f "For King and /Empire." The fact of the -'j donation of tho' board to the* school by,' the National ■ Reserve was ' recorded also.' The names of the 'men .who /enlisted are as follows: Mphi Akurangi, A.' #: Barber, . J. A. Baty (M.M. and bar), J„ Boyd, H. Black,.. J. Clark,, A. H. r Clark; E. -M. Cat- t ton, W. C. Daiilton, A; 'R; Cattori, P.- l 'H. ,' Daulton, A. J; Finucarie, R. F. Daulton, , : H. S. Gibson, H. ,T. Daulton, J. A.-'Gib-son, G. M. Daulton, W^Halbert, E. F. R. Hills, R. T. Halbert, P.; Hblibs, Rangi Halbert, J. Hdbbs, G. D.y Oobson, C. Jones, J. Jobson, _ A. r Kirk; Wirenui Karena, 11. Kirk, ilua Matiitka, H. B. , Livingstone, C. E. Leds,- ,-A\l. C. Morris, Rongo Mills, A. V. Morris, ,t. =G.rMulcaster, H. SCragg, J. Tiitapo, T. Tooki, W. Taylor, A. J. Wilson, T, "VYarcl, R. Waipara, C. \ Wcstnipp, - P. Waakay' E. Williams, P. Waikaro, J. Watt, 'H. -.William-' ■ son. '

-Mr C. Gibson presided,- and explained ■■ the reason; for. which/ tho gathering had been called. He explained that tho chairmail of the ' school '.committee (Mr P. RobeVts) had temporarily lost his voi«i, and ' therefore - wa s unable' to "participate m tlie function. , ; The speaker said he was sorry, th&t 'Mr' 'Roberts had been handio#pi>ed m this way, as ho had had sucb.aferigthy association with the school ' committee. „ , The chairman read a number of, applogifes, for. . absence. . /He 7th£n/ called upon. Mr C. Matthews (chairman, of the Cook County C6uricil('to'tttiveil the board. -Mr Matthews, said 'he felt- it a^grqat • horiorito __^'o*tlled . upon %>'^^performr a. J task^of tKis, %po. • Tie .refe'fred r tor the spleri_id*y6u^\*m'eril*^li l !i> bSdr'^,^ tbij % ._i_trist'to ;faee. uriheraldcd harddiips m th o ■; of ttee'lr coli^try,/^ the Gaman ' hor_'es 'who were seekirig -; :.'. Had- tho -irieri w„rj!?iri'between 1 tho, GermHri"^Eriyi_ror andy his ayowod endeavor failed, /.the; offect of^wa-r would undoubtedly have, extended toy our .' «ouritrsr ywitli ..its \ poiioefyl Isur'roundirigs'and' siriiltng farms. Germans had 'studied " : ingeriib'Usly ' ihe i latest i and'riib-t deadly -Cicnces of 'Var/ Though . iirepared; arid r better' equipped 'thej/llun did not wiri, for'Hho 'simple reason that ! God rwas-on ptir aiid: by ~t-ih means success attended our ' aiiris 1n : "the 'f acei of oyeipwhelming ;pdds. 'Tlie/ speaker, m, p. feelirig' manner, , referre(T^te;the r _!Jcriftco mado by the men whose najries" a^iqared m tho'list of killod-whlcli^appearea- iirthe grim, lists of casualties . piiblishe'dVhi'.' tho iiewsp^pfcrs.* To the: reTat-ivbtT'of fallen the best sympathyy'of the people' '. tvas extentled; ' Victoi-y'liad- _^ii/a"cc^_iplifehe.d, btifc at.gt?e«tVßaerlrlce.'' -Tffib'iiW'-'wa_ f> paid to the \^i e -'''_f r 'tjh«3 Manutuke/ Worijen's ;Nati6nal t 'Re^rvo'duririg''the war m send'irigr ify ttio-sdldier m the' trenclrCs' a parcel of coriif6¥fcß"<o cheer him- itpj lie ihen called upon' Mrs'T.TPreston' (presiderit of the Manutufee-Wonien's; National Resei"ve) to pull thp cord arid as 'the/New .Zealand Ensign slipped from the^ memorial '* the. gathering ■ rose_,and 'stppd m; •silence^ f Whilo the chainniMi rpsid .put the names of .those killed' in th«e great \j*air.// '■ 7 Tlie speaker then 'referred to tlie glori-. ous nanic made by the men' from ttie district and.country m the fight for justice. The boarcl Would stand mi th>> scliool for irrany: ycai*s afepV/tho/PXpiratipn- of the present, j generation, ' tjn. everlasting memorial to thoso brfi\rc men who left .this district m the ftgljit for freedom. (Aplause.) 7 • .-.-

. Tho Rev. H. T. "Rawnsley, m an inspiring address,' 1 i-eferred to/the fact A *fchnt 'fclfe .''great p W»ir tiftd proved 'ttia'ty a per- ,' pettittl pearj^?in ; tliß. world was impossible.,; Ho rememb-reil^att ocftftli^ti only five days' before the outbreak r bf /the war when a minister said to him, "I wonder how . nian^.wa'r^scares/W© v .arer- going,- to have ?" Little did- he' know?" whai , blooUstied was ; to follow * befoixy |lie ruthless German army was to be suppressed. Tlio calm .wife ' ift'v/a;ri_bly' y-'tli© jireriedent to. the storm. Tho speaker paid a fine tribute to tlieu deeds of tlie ' bravo soldier who, although tie was instrumental m bringing about peace,; did nofcytioar tbe/ jgferfoua functions arid services^ -- ; delebratlng- vfclbry ) ! by tho Allied arms. _Ir yp_i_wrigtit\; (Mata%hsKy . .Presbyteri'rfn: ctiar^o.) r^ffe^red i»we^ fact that m the future men and women would 100k 1 to this : memorial and, others ajl ' over tho world' 1 arid ' teed with : '* inspect ' .the : names t of men wl»o m 1914 to 1919 were among ) those ' who saved the prestige of tho ' countiy. m its. time', of dir-Sjwr/H. Tho <^rirjl©>tia!_ -,' riot r^flilished : ; wrfll'' ttie re-,, t^er^ of all ttie woufeded; the n'a'tfonhad ; yet. to deal with the mor^l and physical', suffeririga dfr ariauy' of ihete tnfen ■ J**o so I gallahtly^reali-ed ihelr 'roapoftsibil rties'" to ' .thefcountry arid answered; the oall of : the : King. Ther^ Avas sorr»>one who/boro, £reat . Offering- .'ini.-th*s .lnter^terpfr_umanity^rarid| that was God, arid this' fact should' give , '£$ou_{it% of corafbrt ; arid' hope to all. " (Ap- \ plarise.) '' ' Z '-'■■'■ x Tlie Rev. Mr Puha tho total Mftort population*: of ttie l>r)tnirii-ri; *Jvas ; r^frietltin^ 11ke;40,000.' ahd'of this riitrttber '3000 'vojunteerea. /Although tho .hand ,' .tai^en 'i\y ihe:ivar -waayfoeble' Hws.:.pajtiv)6B rr>/qip?«; m tho Lf act.. t]iat fcoth JMaori aTjd pakehavfouehf; '^lorilrlejr, |o .fiiioui'der. and 'l-H-ewii©'' -met.^e'atb m. the :'^awie > "fl^lt*-, arid , 1 «ris£*'«#rftora' a^'th* 1 .r»aW*tia. /\nr>l -»«.•«» ) ■f ' *Mr ! : \l. .' Pl'gririfi, chnfrmnnopf /rhp -/W**. -. ir<ir?lra' C^mmitMo. y^for^r' *"*»' *^ie _t)len'd ; d > 'Wi^t«orial : - orettecl ' 'iti •■■■■'*li»»' f*AVWo1 # ';; vvd hW ndmittecl .thai is **>*'. a p finrr .'•s+mv-* • t-ujle/ttiari"'' even oth'at0 th'at ift./.h!s-. oy,n • .«?>.rt;Tjri "of" tJw* district. Great,- .r.rfvlH- *57* is *|«r. ,fo < v tr»o M?Tiut.«lj^ > .-V^om^T) , s N^fi^iifil.^j"rve for tlie donation of buW a eplendid memorial. •/ '".''7 7 "ff. ''•■'' '"' Mr Gibson, m nn eloquen|i ; mariiier, moved' a hearty vote'^ihariks-to/the Reserve for the linndsonjo'donsLtion, 'and ; th'a was carried wiih.' enthusiasm- » '' i I A vote of thankV- to the speakers, , and 1 the singirig of the/National Anthem, con- j eluded an interestingj f nnctjibn. I