"BEST OF THEIR RACE."

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16007, 27 August 1915, Page 9

"BEST OF THEIR RACE."

NEW ZEALAND'S DEAD. TRIBUTE BY MR. MASSEY. [BY TELECttAHt.— I'll ESS ASSOCIATION-.] ... Wj-u.ltn-cio.v, Thursday. Ulien moving th.. adjournment of "tho noose t0 , ,11^ , t!l ° Prime Minister said a. he desired to .say a few words on bo subjeet th ?n was l 'H>cmost in the Li" ,°', ,'• I , he I<,w * «i the past few ; ';»>'> had brought sorrow ail(1 mourning ! Kim, ,'i „* r >' ho, " '« the dominion, | the House of Representatives liad 1,, J'T aped , on - g«ntl.'men would remomUr that only a few davs ago ti n;> members had reeeivod uiforma- '" that heir sons had fallen. The \:" v> " "'. these was Mr. G. R. Svkes. been me.oher tor Mnsterton. who had' just been .nformed ot the death of his son. ;; t ,7 V 07 < Mr ', W T. Jennings had reC i- .his sad I i,,tclli«eiKo; and Mr. : ;•■■ Si ''-"" h.i« heard of the death "' l's brother. Only a week or UvG t,T o h!,r t f ,,n, * l<,r '"-, D'frnf-e had had to „ Lea, f ho loss '■' his ,„, The rela- .<•„, o| these virions of war, however. had the i ? I " I ° of knowing that they i.id -1-0.1 for us to,- their country, and to. the Empire. When these tine, bright young mci: wore sent away » few months orHi, , VV i Zealaiu regarded their, as d.nary beings; but now they must look upon them as heroes. Ihe men who had gone down in those y'ue.us charges at Gallipoli. continued -Mr. Mum, were amongst the best of heir race The Maoris Ld greatlv distinugutshed themselves, and had received th" highest praise from their superior Orel's, and New Zealand was as proud ot them as of her own white troops In sjoo ... the sad happenings, to which thev "-re now unfortunately becoming accustomed, he felt sure there would be no ■a-ternig or slackening off on the part of the t.eople of this Dominion in their sense '■; duty and fortitude; but that, instead, i hey would 30 on determined to rarrv on tK ' war ""til an honourable peace * was -uKlud.o, and so make a repetition of the ton! deeds which have been taking !.'•"' during the past 12 months imjiossi hie. '

Iho Prime Minister concluded bv erpiessuiz sincere sympathy- with the* relatives of the fallen.