30TH REIFORCEMENTS

Evening Star, Issue 16436, 29 May 1917, Page 6

30TH REIFORCEMENTS

DUNEDIN AND NORTH OTAGO MEN LEFT FOR TRENTHAM TO-DAY. NO TRAIN FOR SOUTHERN MEN. This morning the men from'the Dunedin group for the 30th Reinforcements left by vvfVr or Lyttelton, there to embark for vVellington and go on to Trentham Canip. ~r°y travelled in carriages which were hitched on to tho 8.16 train for Oamaru, the arrangement being that ■ from Purakanui the carriages with the recruits would go on as a special. ‘ Tile men of the Milton and Invercargill groups were unablo to get to. Dunedin, owing to the dislocation of tho railway service as a result of the floods. Major Woods went up in charge, accompanied by Sergeant-major Tiramings and Sergeant-major Healey, W. 0., and Dr Lyth is the medical officer for the trip. Major Moller had charge of the parade at the Kensington Hall, and he reports that four absentees were detained by the floods, and that three others whose absence was not explained will be rounded up. The roll appended below shows the men who actually left—l 29 in all—plus five who were to join at various places. There was a representative muster of the public at the parade, including many who, like Lieutenant-colonel Stoneham (chairman of the Recruiting Committee), make it a duty to be always present, no matter what the hour mav be. Colonel E. B. Smith, V.1)., during his address, referred to tho Germans having set out with the intention of victory within three weeks; hut now their deepest consideration is whether they can avoid defeat. Tho moral effect of continuous reinforcements from the farthest ends of the Empire was inspiring to our own people of the Homeland, with whom wo were equally interested in the winning of the war; and it also had a moral effect of an opposite nature upon our enemies. He spoke of Lord Kitchener’s advice to the troops, and urged every one of his hearers—who. he said, were now setting out upon the greatest adventure of their lives—to retain full possession of their will power in the wider spheres in which they were embark.ing._ He urged them to take every opportunity of perfecting themselves in musketry and rapid fire, and he spoke of the records and traditions established by our men, the 29th Division, and the Australians on Gallipoli. On behalf of tho Territorials of Otago he wished the 30th a safe return to their friends after a successful and victorious campaign. The colonel’s speech was evidently appreciated by the men. His Worship tho Mayor (Mr J. J. Clark), addressing the men, said that, though they were leaving in the grey dawn before many people were out of their beds, and there was not the customary farewell at Ammo square, yet none the less the hearts of tho people sent to them a tvarm good-bye. Their movements would be followed with the keenest interest and the full belief that they would worthily defend tho honor of their King and Empire. “Wc ■ all realise.” continued His Worship, “that we have reached the greatest crisis in our history, when tho fate of the whole world is swaying in the balance. Millions of lion-hearted men—the flower of our Empire’s manhood—are away over there on the blood-saturated, battlefields of France and Flanders, fighting day and night the mighty forces of "the Kaiser’s legions. They are fighting with a grim determination to conquer a hellish and hateful foe. Day after day, with grim and dogged determination, they are flattering down the brutal and tyrannical Hun. These men will not lay down their arms till tho German barbarism is finally and completely crushed. When we read of the splendid work of our armies our hearts thrill and our blood flows with a quick rush. The determination of the Empire’s fighting men tells us that the tremendous task which they are' so gallantly has only ono end—wo shall win. (Applause.) 'We infNew Zealand are proud that our men are doing their share away there at the battle front. Day by day those men of ours are winning fresh laurels and adding new glory, honor, and lustre to the British arms. When we read of their deeds of valor, their fortitude, their tenacity, and their heroism we are proud that we are of their land and of their blood. These men from the Dominions beyond the seas have done move to bring the_ Empire close together and link the various units in bonds of everlasting comradeship than all the politicians and statesmen. From their work there will come, I firmly believe, a. united Parliament that will guide the destiny of our Imperial British Empire. Soldiers, we are confident that you will maintain the prestige of New Zealand, and carry on tho work of tho men of the silver fern who have already gone from this land. Show the Hun that you are not decadent, hut can fight as British soldiers. Even- heart in this City echoes the prayer ‘ God bless and keep yon and bring you all back in safety and honor.’ May you ere long march triumphantly into Berlin and see our old Flag flying in victory over tho Kaiser’s palace. I bid you God-speed. Good luck and good-bye. Kia ora.” (Applause.) The Rev. R. S. Gray added a few vigorous words of encouragement, and in a fervent prayer commended tho men io the keeping of the Almighty. Mrs Macfio and Mrs Fenwick distributed cigarettes, etc., to tho men before they left the hall. Tho march in was very lively. The Dunedin Highland Pipe Band, under Pipemajor Grant, set the recruits a fine step, and crowds gathered at various prints along the route to shout appreciative cheers. Colonel Cowie Nicholls was at the station, accompanied by Captain Myers and Captain Dobson, and Major Moller delivered his recruits into the charge of Major Woods in plenty of time to let the train away punctually. At these functions n.uch depends upon the systematic work of the staff non-coms., and tho effective way in which Sergeant-major Connor, Sergeantmajor Little, and others on duty handled the details did much (as it always does) to ensure a pacific and business-like send-off. THE ROLL. —lnfantry. Angel, William Robert. Avery, Alfred Wm. Baillie, James Main. Bowie, Cornelius William. Buchanan, Charles. Bakewill, R, F. Bacon, Stanley David. Bayliss, Andrew George. Bond, Charles Vincent. Broadbent, Frank Hendley. Campbell, Charles Wood Victor. Chisholm, Janies Stuart. Clarke, Willie. Collis, Edward. Cain, James. Chapman, Spencer Harold. Clearwater, James Wilfred. Cook, Alexander. Cuming, James William. Downie, Stewart Kerr. Doyle, Henry Charles. Davidson, James Rhind. Dinneen, Richard Dolton. Donlan, Thomas Silvester. Dooley, Benjamin. Duns, George Frederick. Fastier ; Frederick. Fieldwick, Charles. Fitzgerald, Wilfred. Goodley, Thomas Hugh Logan. Graham, James. -A ‘ Garvey, Morris Aloysius. Hoare, John Patrick. Hewitt, Edward. Hamilton, Robert Dane. Hutcheon, Donald. Irvine, Donald M'Gregor. Jackson, John Stanley. Kelman, Mevvyn Smyth. Kiely, Janies. Knox, Henry Norman. Knox, Walter John. Latta, William Cathcart. Lerrigo, Robert Edward. Liddell, William. Lockett, John William, Mackey, Alexander.

M‘Allan, Ronald Alexander. M'Bain, Alexander. M'Bryde, -Baron Archibald Wilson, M'Coll, Albert John. M'Donald, Charles Stewart. M'Dougall, John. Malcolm, Walter. M'Laren, David Cargill. Peter. Maxwell, John Watson. Mercer, Joseph Edward. Mitchell, David. Moore, James Francis. Morris, Robert. Murray, Arthur John Stamper. Newbury, Walter Louis'. Niven, William Benjamin. Orr, John Smellie Hollen. Panting, Henry Allan. ■ Park, Lindsay Morgan. Pomeroy, Francis Edward. Read, George Dunbar. Kendall, Thomas George. Robertson. James Kent. Ritchie, Thomas. Russell,' Stuart Whitworth. ' Ryan, Edmund. Seal, Christopher John. Steven, Allan Leslie. Stewart, Leslie Adolphus. Stewart, I C. I. Smith, Alexander Charles. Stanaway, John. Scott, Charles Roderick. Leslie. Swell, Gilbert John. Shrimpton. John William Spence. Tanner, Frederick. Taylor, David. Telfer, John. Thomson, Edward Charles. Thompson, Alexander, jnn. Townrow, Walter Howard. Walker, Alexander. Waddell, William How. Wakefaeld, Charles Henry. Wray, Cyril Georcc Alfred. Wood, Clarence William. Wilson, Arthur George. Wellington, Ralph Brabrook. Yates, Gwynne. —lnfantry .Non-coms,— Adams, Thomas Dagger. Carline, Daniel. Hall, Gerald Aymer. , , Roydhouse, Arthur Paton White, John Phillips. —Engineers •Black, William Prentice. Rush, Robert Wood. Tunnage, Alfred George. —Artillery Asher, Fawcett. Couston Charles Kent. Fullerton. Leslie Edward. Gibson, George. Hooper, Frederick Francis. Janies, Hector Freeman. Knewstubb, Raymond. Mackey, Stanley. MTnnes, Mc-rrel Gordon. Rcndel, Leslie Eric Cyril. Scolon, Edward Archibald Hugh. —Mounted Rifles.— Bray, Sydney James. Fotiieringham, James Hutchison. Gibson, James. Jensen, William. Meldrum, Peter. Thomson, William Alexander. —Signal Service.— King, Henry Edward. —Ambulance.— Dolargey, Francis Thomas. Harrison, John Hudson. Hendry. Gordon. Robertson. James. Suters, William John.