HONORED DEAD

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10392, 9 May 1927, Page 5

HONORED DEAD

PALESTINE MEMORIAL

UNVEILED BY LOUD ALLENBY

TRIBUTE TO N.Z. MOUNTEDS iN GREAT WAR.

(Received May 8, 5.5 p.m.;) LONDON, May 7

Lord Alleuby unveiled a war memorial in the chapel of the Mount ot Olives, designed by Sir R. Burnet. Flanking the curved walls on wlncli the names of tho Empire’s mission are inscribed, are pylons bearing the Australian and New Zealand coats of arms. Inside the- chapel is a Mosaic gilt from New Zealand, contaming six figures symbolical of voctory, peace, patriotism, faith, humanity and hope. Unveiling this, Sir James Pan said it WUS the good fortune of the New Zealanders to serve under both Boiu Plumer and Lord Allenby, whose names were household words in the Dominion, which sent 100,000 troops, of whom none were more efficient than the mounted men, who were fully entitled to their country s magnificent memorial mosaic. A. and N.Z.O.A. INSPIRITING ADDRESS BY SIR JAMES PARR. (Received May 8, 11 p.m.) LONDON, May 7. Sir James Parr said: /‘TUs scene fires the imagination apd thrills the soul. Here, on the Mount of Olives, Britain and her children, who undm God’s providence m 1918 liberated the Holy Land from the Turn have reared a beautiful temple, dedicated to the men wlio fought the good fig i and restored to Christianity its ancient cradle. New Zealand, is proud that her sons playcci no inglorious part.”—A. and N.Z.C.A.