TROOPS’ VISIT

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1940, Page 2

TROOPS’ VISIT

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TO-MORROW

Final arrangements have been made by the Army Department and local authorities for the visit of the West Coast troops from Burnham Camp, tomorrow. One hundred and ninety-nine men, of all ranks, will make the trip, of which 150 will parade in Greymouth and 49 in Reefton and Westport. The time-table for the special troop train to-morrow is as follows: Arrive Greymouth, 11.55 a.m.; depart Greymouth, 0.5 p.m.; arrive Hokitjka, 0.55 p.m.; depart Hokitika, 3.25 p.m.; arrive Karoro, 4.5 p.m. The troops will not'detrain at Greymouth on the way through to Hokitika, but on the return journey, they will detrain . at Karoro, and will march, via High, and Tainui Streets, Mawhera Quay, Boundary and Mackay Streets to the Town Hall, for a civic reception. The Greymouth Territorials and Greymouth Municipal Band will parade at the Karoro station at 3.45 p.m. and join the march, through the streets. Members' of the Returned Soldiers’ Association will provide a guard of honour at the Town Hall, but will not parade at Karoro. The speakers at the reception will be the Mayor (Mr F. A. Kitchingham) and Mr J. O’Brien, M.P., and leading citizens have been invited to be on the platform. The above arrangements .are subject to fine weather. In the event of rain, the troops will detrain at the Greymouth station and will march direct to the Town Hall. Arrangements Trave been made with the railway authorities and the police to exclude civilians from the railway stations at Greymouth and Hokitika during the detraining and entraining of troops and the public are asked to co-operate in this matter. Following the reception at the Town Hall, the troops will march to the Drill Hall, where arrangements will be made for the billeting and tickets for the complimentary dance in Scha-ef s Hall in the evening will be distributed. At the Drill Hall, persons who are billeting soldiers will have an opportunity of meeting their guests. It is not yet definitely known how many billets will be required, but residents have responded well to the request and a large number of billets are available The special troop train will leave at 11.30 o’clock on Thursday morning on return to Burnham. The troops will parade at the Drill Hall at 10.45 a.m. and the Greymouth Highland -Pipe Band will lead the inarch to the i ailway station. The public are requested to assist the entraining operations by keeping out of the enclosure on the platform. The Inangahua and Buller troops will detrain at Stillwater .to-morrow morning and will proceed by buses to Reefton, arriving at 1 p.m. They will march through the main streets or Reefton, headed by the inangahua Silver Band and will be given lunch at Dawson’s and Barry’s Hotels. I hej will leave Reefton at 2.15 p.m. for Westport, where they will arrive at 5 p.m. for a parade, with the Westport Band, Territorials and members of the Returned Soldiers' Association. They will rejoin the main party at Gieymoutli on Thursday morning, .leaving Westport at 7.30 a.m. At Hokitika, the main party will be given lunch and will parade through the streets, the arrangements in, this regard being similar to those at Greymouth The dance In Schaet's Hall to-morrow night will be conducted by the Women’s Committee of the Grey-, mouth Patriotic Society Twoi orchestras, Am Becks' and the Marina, will provide the music. Employers of Greymouth Territoiials are requested to allow them to leave work to-morrow afternoon, in time to don their uniforms and parade at Karoro at 3.45 p.m.

GREYMOUTH ENLISTMENTS. There was one further enlistment in the Expeditionary Force at Greymouth to-day, that of F. E. Stollery. The effective district total is now 571. The next sitting of the Medical Board at Greymouth will be held on Tuesday, April 23, at the Drill Hall, at 9 o’clock. A number of men who have enlisted are awaiting medical examination, and any who enlist between now and Tuesday morning will also go before the Board and, if passed fit, will be drafted for the Third Echelon, which is expected to go into camp at an early date. WAR CORRESPONDENT. MR. J. H. HALL APPOINTED. WELLINGTON, April 15. . Mr. J. H. Hall, Assistant-Director of Publicity, has been appointed war correspondent with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The question of the appointment of a second correspondent is to receive the further consideration of the Government.

Mr. Hall has had a notable scholastic and journalistic career. He was born in Southland, being the' eldest son of Mr. Andrew 7 Hall, farmer, of Edendale, and he received his early education at the Gore High School. After a year’s experience on a farm, Mr. Hall joined the staff of the' “Southland Times” in 1916 as a copyholder in the reading department. He was placed on the reporting staff. a few months later and he became chief reporter at the age of 19. In. 1918, he joined the staff of the “Sun,” Christchurch, as a reporter, and he represented that paper in the Parliamentary Press Gallery from that year until 1920. Early the following year he resigned to further his studies at the University of Otago, w’here he spent the next three years. He was the first Otago student to take the Diploma of Journalism. He later won the University of New Zealand Arnold Atkinson Memorial and Haydon Essay prizes. In 1923 he was James Clark Prizeman in English at the University of Otago. In 1924 Mr. Hall returned to active journalism, being appointed cable subeditor of “The Press,” continuing his studies at Canterbury College. In that year he was college prizeman in political science. In 1925 and 1926 he was editor of the “Hawera Star,” and in January, 1927. he returned to Christchurch as editor of the “Sun.” Four years later he graduated' as Master of Arts.at Canterbury College, with the equivalent of honours in economics.

Mr. Hall was appointed editor of the “Dominion,” Wellington, in 1933, and in 1936 resigned to seek further experience abroad. After some journalistic experience in London, he was appointed officer in charge of the New Zealand court at tiie Empire Exhibi-

tion, Glasgow. When the exhibition closed, Mr. Hall served for some time on the staff of the New Zealand High Commissioner in London, and for a.

time' was in Geneva as a temporary collaborator of the staff of the League of Nations. When he returned to New Zealand in August last year, he was to have taken up .the post of publicity officer to the New Zealand Railways Department; but, on the outbreak of war, was appointed Assistant-Director of Publicity. Mr. Hall represented Southland at Rugby in 1917, when the competitions were restricted to players below military age. In 1924, when a member of the Canterbury College Club, he was selected as a represntative for the' college on the southern tour, but he was not able to travel. He is a double blue in Rugby and athletics for the University of Otago, and he is a University of New Zealand athletics blue, being also a former amateur champion of Canterbury in both the high jump and throwing the hammer. AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHER. CANBERRA, April 15. Mr A. G. Silk, who came to Australia from Auckland some months ago, has been appointed official cinematographer and photographer to the Australian Imperial Forces overseas. Mr Silk, who is, 23 years of age, is described by the Minister of Information as a man of outstanding capacity and promise. SCARVES AND MITTENS REQUIRED FROM WESTLAND It is announced by the hon. secretary of the Westland Provincial Patriotic Council (Mr. D.M. Evans) that the National Patriotic Board has requested the Westland district to supply 280 scarves and 280 mittens for the troops on active service. The wool is promised in a few days, and will be distributed from Hokitika to the respective districts. The following is. the allocation for knitting the articles: —

When macle, the articles should be I sent to the nearest of the three cen'tres, Reefton, Greymouth and Hokitika, for packing and dispatch. PATTERN FOR MITTENS. TwlOf ozs. 4-ply wool: 1 pair No. I'2 needles. Cast on 60 stitches: Work lii rib of 2 plain 2 purl for 4 inches. Knit 6 rows in stocking stitch. Commence the thumb: Ist row: K 25, knit twice into the next stitch, knit to end of row. 2nd row: And every alternate row, purl. 3rd row: K 25, knit twice into the next stitch, knit 1, knit twice into the next stitch, knit to the end lot the row. sth row: K 25, knit twice iiito the next stitch, K 3, knit twice into the next stitch, knit to the end of the row. 7th row: K 25, knit twice into the next stitch, K 5, knit twice into the next stitch, knit to the end of the row. Continue working increasing two sts. between the increase rows until there are 19 sts'. thus: i K 25, knit twice into the next stitch, Kl 9, knit twice into the next stitch, knit to the end. Next row: Purl. This' concludes 1 the increasing for the thumb. Next row, K 49, turn, purl back for 24 ,sts'. Now work backwards and forwards on the 24sts. Knit tog. the first 2 sts. on each row for 4 rows. Rib KI, Pl, for 3 rows, cast off loosely. That completes thumb. Place the remaining stitches on one needle, join in wool and KlO rows in St-st. Then rib KI, Pl for 5 rows. ' Cast off loosely. Fold the mitten in half and sew neatlj r , stitch for stitch. Do not draw tightly. Sew up thumb likewise. The divisions between the fingers . can be made either by a tacking stitch with a darning needle, or with two or three strands of wool, the width of the finger, blanket-stitched. i

SCARF IN BASKET STITCH Basket stitch is worked in blocks of 4 knitted stitches followed by 4 purled stitches, for 4 row’s: The next block, starting with the sth row is knitted or purled stitches over the previous purled or knitted stitches. Two No. 5 needles: 4ozs 4ply wool. Cast on 44 stitches, (this makes a width of lOin on No. 5 needles). Do 8 rows in garter stitch. There is to be a border of 4 stitches in garter stitch at each side of the scarf. 9th row: K 4, P 4 to end of row, ending with K 4 always and starting each row with K 4. 13th row: Change the blocks of knitted . stitches to purled stitches for 4 rows: keeping garter stitch border. Continue in basket stitch until the work measures approximately 54 inches. , Then do 8 rows in garter stitch right across to correspond with the other end of the scarf. Castoff, . . .iL' iiA ALLMS

SOLDIERS’ HUSSIES. COUNTY COUNCIL OBJECTION “Why pile up things in this -way on the soldier, who has enough in his' kit to carry?” asked Cr. E, B. Beamish at the monthly meeting of the Hawke’s Bay County Council during a discussion ion a letter from the Central Patriotic Council appealing for assistance for the provision of hussifs for soldiers. Cr. H. E. Crosse said he considered that a reasonable issue from the ordnance was all that was required. The chairman, Mr. C. C. Smith, said there was supposed to be an army issue, which evidently was not sufficient. Cr. Beamish said if the army issue was nlat satisfactory it should be withdrawn. Soldiers had enough to carry without haying two hussifs. The chairman and the clerk were empowered to act.

The council also decided to urge that steps be taken to have lifted the embargo on the sending of tobacco and cigarettes to men on active service loverseas.

District. Scarves, Mittens Inangahua County 37 37 Grey County .. 54 54 Westland County .. 54 54 Greymouth Borough 80 ’ 80 Runanga Borough .. 16 16 Brunner Borough . . 10 10' Hokitika Borough . . 20 20 Kumara Borough 5 5 Ross Borough 4 4 280 280