3rd REINFORCEMENTS
CHRISTMAS IN CAMP. Before troops were finally dismissed at Trentham yesterday the following message was read from Hip Minister of Defence, through the Officer Commanding at Trentham: — "I wish to you and all under your command a Merry Christmas. May the New Year be prosperous, and may what is achieved therein add to the stability and glory of the Empire and give to New Zealand its noblest traditions." The Camp Commandant expressed the hope that all who had beep granted special Christmas leave would remember that they were soldiers of the British Army, and that they would do nothing to bring discredit on it. This applied as much to men in plain clothes as to j those in uniform. All ranks should re* ' member, that misbehaviour on the part of a few could bring discredit on the whole force encamped at Trentham, and everyone should therefore do his utmost not only to avoid getting into trouble himself, but also to prevent others from doing likewise. The only men remaining in camp yesterday were those on duty. They were by no means neglected. At the forts special Christmas faro was provided as well as tobacco and cigarettes for every man who smoked.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 153, 26 December 1914, Page 8
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2033rd REINFORCEMENTS Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 153, 26 December 1914, Page 8
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