WELLINGTON DISPLAY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23840, 16 December 1940, Page 9

WELLINGTON DISPLAY

ADDRESS by lord galway DEEDS IN WESTERN DESERT [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION'] Q WELLINGTON, Saturday A parade of troops from the Trentham mobilisation camp brought Wellington residents into the streets this morning. It was hot and sultry after heavy overflight rain. The march suffered 'from a paucity of band music, but the men were a soldierly lot and the spectators were greatly impressed. People assembled mostly along the route of the march, and at the seem* °i the parade itself, at Parliament House, numbers were somewhat thin Representatives <>l the State, Army. Navy and Air Force were present, together with Allied Consuls and representatives of Empire countries. In an address, the Governor-General Viscount Galway, said: "No doubt wo have turned the corner, and are making progress toward a victory of right over wrong. We are thrilled to read of the deeds being accomplished in the Western Desert in Egypt, where the First Echelon and others of the New . Zealand Forces", no doubt, are taking •their full share." Lord Galway also referred to the success being achieved by Greek arms. The only way victory could be achieved was by striking hard blows wherever we could. "We are all linked together in this great war effort of crushing our opponents." lie added. "It is that effort which has to be concentrated and co-ordinated to bring the full weight of England's might against those unscrupulous people who have plunged the Tvorld into so much suffering and i misery."