CANTERBURY REINFORCEMENTS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15488, 15 January 1916, Page 8

CANTERBURY REINFORCEMENTS.

BAND INSTRUMENTS BADLY DAMAGED. MAYOR'S APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO , REPLACE THEM. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE TEKSS:" ,' tJ f > Sir, —I have received to-day an eMU* _ est apueal from Major R. A. Row, Offi-, cer Commanding the CanterbuU Infantry Reinforcements, dated Novefii- ' ber 20th. The following arc from his letter:— "I am writing you to ask your kw c s in the replacing of our band ments. Immediately on receiving ders to proceed to Lemnos for a rest, ths O.C. Regiments cabled for their instni- " ments to be sent to Lemnos. We, gether with Auckland and Battalions, wero ate in that a number of our ments were so badly damaged in trant* from Alexandria to Lemnos as quite useless. The other battalions VP 4 replacing their instruments from regimental funds, but in this respOct*o j are in an unfortunate position in having had a regimental fund to on. ... It seems a great pity, had such a good band, to have it bro)t«tt& up now for the lack of and for us to bo the only battalioaj*jy| the Brigade without a regimental baßMp I enclosc two priccs my bandmaster M&f. had made out. The first is the which we can replace the ' ns * under the now contract made by .Mai War Office, viz., £113 10s. The se«M|S is the price at which the same instrC|p ments can bo supplied if purchased ®i? 3£ New Zealand, viz., £193." .igM This appeal speaks for itself. sure I have only to make the our Canterbury men known to cnsuro ready and generous response fro® ,®|§ over the Canterbury 'Military Are»."|«dß| the letter is nearly two months oiPrjt;® hope to be able to cable the mon < %.W during next week. The band great pleasure not only to the banOSiffl men, but to all the company. TbcrttXtM really no fund available for this Pvj!"s pose in Christchurcli. Donations, may sent to anr of the newspapers, or the Town Clerk, or to me direct.. Yours, etc., IS H. HOLLAND, Mayor/.. *.£ Christchurch, January 14th. '