MAORI REINFORCEMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 224, 20 September 1915, Page 9

MAORI REINFORCEMENT.

GREAT WKI.UNI.TON DEMONSTRATION. d'.y Ti-|piirin>li. —I'rPHs AMiM'intli'ii.) WKU.INIiTOV. Sun-lav. Luiiic i-roiViUi in f lic streets wilmsapil till' parade of till' Maori Keinforeeni.-nls yci«teiil.i\ on their illtivill from AjK'kiiiinl. Tin- pi-ople of Ui-lliiiglou lime liny '.ii'i'iiiiii' used tv the |Kira<li'H of BoliliiM*. lillt then , were distinctive features nlioiit Sit unlay* ili'iiioiißlrntimi in eon ni-etioii »illi tlie Mauri I oiitiiiffeiit nliich rreated -pisial interest and marked 011----tliib>iil>>ll. Tlhm made is liravf show in a-.-oeimioii uitli sdllle .M'ctiou n:' Trentham )>ii\r>. The .set. determined look nil tiii'iv fa.es a* llii-y pa-eed the eh. ering thluny- .n.lir.ili-.l that llif.V had no mis-. uppri'lii-iieiou h< I" «li.it they niijjllt po-.-iMy havii Id face. That they will hiiead\ for the Ili-riivt lighting nheii the moment for iirtitiii iirriven was vividly ■ 1.-n!.-t.-.I l>v the r\i-itiiig hakas tliey ill .lulled in >\ itliiti tin- hall at the l)i liling ~fir .lame- ( arriill. "hose oratory was tin' riiiwniiijj item of a great orc.ision. -atunlaj'- proee.ssion wan witnps-e.l from nn area ill front of the (inrernniriit linildinu-i l>v h>l oflii-ial party, inelinliiig. 11,,- I': me' MiliUti-r and Mrs. Ma.-sry. v ,■ 1...-.-..1 ,ml 1.a.1y Ward, tlie Hour-. Millies Vllcti anil A. U llenlman, the Mil Mil an I Mrs. .1. i. Luke. General Rol'iin Kill] srvernl military i-talT ollu-ers. 111,. Tosm II ill |TOWpJilipH were mi ilMinll.i niiiinati-.1. and were uitn.-s-ed liy ..1 ime'ke.l a-r.eml.lape. Tin- Mayor |inmilpil. ami. aM'-r a t-pppi-ll from the liov.'nun:, a i-r.| on (if the trunp< PXprp-tfPil I |l:i- i ii;i|ir<-eiiiti>>n lij liiirntiliK int«i hnkas. I I Tμ- l'nne Mini-tor intro.ln.e.l i-ome-t'l.iu" M.">ii into nhrti he hnd to -ay. f 1 Ul l i , ,- \er-atility of .loso|ili Ward ; . »a- -li.i.Mi when !"• iraeko.l a Maori i ! joke, ttllii-h roliililetely l-iiimil«<ej all the , ! \:t,-: the Minuter of Defence. who i 'dwelt most on a note of -glorioita « 1 |..- tati..n." i-aiiie JaniPfl I arrol! in a ■ i line or.it.on. whieii aroused tlie uiulienef .It,i !i,-r,e n,u eh.int.-. liakas and other I I P.\|.i<-.»jon> of aiyre. union. [ : T.w Hon. -V. 11. Hi', nes adiled a few remark*, al-o .|iiot.n>.' Maori, and then . Hi,. 11..n A T. NV'atn ma.le a presenta- - t i.in from tlu- Maori troupe to Udy ■ l.ivrr|»M>l. After thi* the Maori lun I tinXPllt'- war ron K «>« biiiir, and evoked i ,„. .t.-n: demands for an encore. Ri>--1 fu-Oim-nt- ! r tin- Maoris closed the proiei-'linK'. ll| i- troops then marching u.vav t-.i .(iiarters.