HEAVING FOR CAMP.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16519, 20 October 1915, Page 3

HEAVING FOR CAMP.

■ ANOTHER DRAFT DEPARTS CIVIC FAREWELL. .DEFENCE MINISTER'S' ADDRESS. Some 2EO :nen from Dunedin. Invercargill, «nd Milton, forming the second draft for tho Ninth Reinforcements; and the two newbattalions, left Dunedin yesterday for Trenthara. The City turned out in good style, ■ • as usual, to Bid farewell to the troops, and A flags flew at the mastheads of most of the important business premises. Shortly after 10 aim. the men from Dun- ! edin, 122 strongi- mustered in the Garrison Hall., where 'the roll was called, the crowd in the ■ galleries cheering-each as he -: answered. hi 6 name. The men were briefly addressed by Colonel J. ! Cowie Nicholls, V.D -(officer commanding Otago district), - Colonel, E. R. Smith, V;D. (officer com- >■ manding Otago Infantry Brigade), and Mrs ■i-: ■ Beaumont, all of whom expressed, admiration of their patriotism in volunteering, and wished them ! a safe and speedy return. The men from Invercargill and Milton arrived at Dunedin by the first express, and marched to the hall, being heartily cheered en route. At the hall they joined the Dunedin contingent, and; shortly after. 11 o'clock a. long column' swung along High, street, '•' and by way'of Princes and Stuart streets, went'to the, Railway Station. Tliey were of a very, good stamp, physically sturdy, and .looking'of superior intelligence-, taking them 'all round. The large majority, of course, 1 wore mufti, but, with the recollection of the reinforcements that have gone as they appeared after their period of training, one , : could imagine those who left yesterday, drilled and uniformed, as smart a bo4y of soldiers as one., could wish to see. The Kaikorai Band,' supplemented by several ' school bands, headed the procession, and cheering ~ crowds made the march of the re,cruits *a triumphal one. 1 The crowd at the Railway Station was

large andi.enthusiastic.' It was 20: minutes ,< . past 11 when the men reached the enclosure. i K The Kaikorai Band, conducted by Mr H F. /*'. Daviei'.led the way, playing the fine .'..'" Argandab • March/' and as the soldiers came into the square they were received .; with -cheers. Several of the school fife and : «b?um bands were present. ?,••: AfterMiho singing of "God Save ' the - King;";-::' ...•■.'•-". '■ - - . Lieutenant-colonel Chaplain CurzonSiggersV addressed the men. He said: " Brothers, good men and true, you have j answered the call of God to fight on the ' eide of" right'and the call of country to* defend bur God-Ordained Empire and ithe .call of humanity to aid the oppressed and ; -to avenge the murders' of women and ohil-. culminating recently in, the slaughter •' of a,nurse. We feel that you have, responded, to these calls quite cheerfully, and aref risking -'''all without thought of merit;' :'.., You' knowthediffjoulties and dangers ahead, and hence your response is the more noble. , Your sacrifice is/, as humble as great. You ' ■. :'■ are' among the;heroesj;..whom we are proud : to, have lived to Some of' you may .return, no more, nor see your.; 'country, agairiV but- your fresh; enthusiasm .and-joyous self-sacrifice will reinain among 'the! eternal! .memories of our race and be. a Source of energy, and goodness 'to; thei-chil- ■ dren yet ;unborri. .In ,the future of our Empire your deeds 'and lives will live as'' an i mspiration ,to all. You will ennoble youi .'./ ancestry and confer honour on ( your posterity Your presence here to- .'., ;day remihds-'us'of the knights'of old. .You, '. like.;them; : are; a band of valorous •; men, ; ,' : vwHose hearts God; has ■ touched. Like the Knights: of chivalry,- you go, forth to save ■ the weak, io.setfre'e the oppressed, and to , : . fight manfully for jhe ,caus9 of, right and .-.',' truth.; Like thism, you will never dishonour .'"..•''.- undform,''-biut wiE. keep' bodies •''', pure' anoVyour-souls'-etrone in faith in' God. - Remember r that in the dark days of. the .. : Indian Mutiny,, when men were wanted to ifead;the ( forlorn!hope; the general, sent for ' ; Havelock?s "sanits/'.as the men were called ;: >whb spent some part of each nigKt-in prayer They.saved the situatioii'. Be you.lflce unto : them. .This-war is bnngmg out the'best of •our manhood. It is separating' the good ; I from the. bad—the patriot /from the traitor. Thepatriot has been denned by one of the .; greatest of« Englishmen to-day as the man / who is out; to give all 4ie can for the Em- \ pire'sicause. ; You are out for/that purpose, and are patriots.-KApplause.) The .same , - authority, defines- iJie. traitor as the 'man who is but to got all he can out of this war. Sucii are the men who are staying back in . order:to get into |the billets of those who go, ;.. the men who are making all the money they din out of this war 1 ,; the men who'say 'I ; have got to look after myself.V; li cpriecrip-' "-tiori'^is,.forced' upon,-us py these men, .let them rememiber that when they are forced to figM they wiU not.be rbokoned'as patriots , /or; heroes like Hence I 1 say to-i. jail:' Come, and : be . ranked -' r 'r" among ;6ur p'atriotSi";. and becomS'' heroes. ..-vlri"', ;the '~ words / \ of ..'... the ' - /'Athenian //orator,,;'lf v you/ die, you' will/ die '■. gloriously "and with ;a". glory that, shall sur-.-./pass, the glories of this past. If you'live you will partake 'in a victory that will exceed all the victories of the past.!—(ApplauseJ To that fiMal- victory,' which will come as. soon as.God/sees we are .worthy of it, you will haveopntribute'd a''necessary part.' In.that day of ZvictorV you, either oh earth or in '.■'>'■ paradise, will join ;in its- songs 'of triumph ' and hymns of praise. You, and, all that are, ' ,to ■ in''this war need .stron]g bodies •.'. , and-sound, minds: aoid firm wills and ' high ■'■ :i principles. You/, must endure hardness.*, in order tq. develops these, if .you are; to .meet the dangers and difficulties before you. You, '. wiUvendure that. hardness we are sure. Our ,;! 'people have beeni long .under, the delusion .;*.' that happiness could be won by,selfish ease. You are helping us 'to learn that fruenational /life/and happiness are that in which, a'man ." works for; the good of others, labours that • Others may live, and suffers that others may ■ bel'h'appy. We saaU'come out of this; war' ~poqrer/in/material-things, but richer -in moral/and/ 1 spiritual/things. And you who 'are/going forth will be: the happiest of -'■'"! Our Empire's task is no-^ -;-. - thing/less: than -the regeneration of the :" world,/the vinidicationi of the twin principles. ' ■ /of nationality and l democracy; the elevation /Vof our social arid political life, the enabling /of the,| smaller "nations, to evolve their /' destiny 1 ; .Britain.,'is the .'champion. of the ; principles of mutual tolerance amongst the peoples, i without 'which /can - be no , healthy national or international life. For ; this task' • and '-these principles "you go but :'. to fight. You are proving that you believe / .that.-"-,'••*'•.;'?. •'■-•'.'■ ".'", • I;.-'- \ "Qriei crowded.hour of glorious life / / Is ivorth an age without a.*name." Take to heart-the words addressed by one ■: -," of the- greatest/patriots arid leaders to his men In the'days of; Holy Writ: '"With the God. of - Heaven it is all one to deliver • /with.a.great multitude Or a;small company, for. the victory.of battle staridethnot in the /multitude of an host, but strength cometh: They come against us in. :miich pride and iniquity to : destroy and' our" wives and children and to spoil us: but wp; fight for ,ojur; lives and oiir laws. Wherefore»the Lord Himself will overthrow them" ; beforeour-fad)j;'and as'for you be ye/not; • ' '/afraid of therii:" ' .Then there happened dur-> / ing the, warjwhat/ happened".at Mons, the ■ ; angels confounded the foe and smote, them; .';//.with'-oUiidness./ Those patriots then, as we, • tbrday; relied ; on/the virtue, of itheir.cause /and on being on God's side/. .Their foes, as. ours*to-day,."made their rage the leader, of• . battles."// Because this is a holy-war, • :a>/war,'bf' God v against/the devil,, of the ,-, .-forpSs s ,of//g^^against.the forces of/evil, of right against wrong, of humanity ajrainst brutality, we nqwr, in prayer and benediction," corimiit'ybu to/God's Most: Holy Will. ,Mayi.;the- ifagels iof /His/Providence jwatoh ; you and protect you. jMay His ever- . lasting arm. be under / you to/ sustain . and strengthen' in you to inspire.'you with plurety,' fidelity, and courage. May Tall faithful prayers of your /.friends/;/-arid. ...fellow-countrymen attend arid 'aidv/ybuu May; God lead you without stain -to endless glory and.undying .'fame. -All this we ask in the Name and Words of Jesusi who taught us to pray, "Our Father who art in Heaven," The - spfeaker concluded' by repeating the .Lord's /:■!•.-• Prayer."."/" ..'. ■:•;■:,: played "Onward, Christian Soldiers," the>iCtpwd joining in singing the ''.. Hymn,,./:,-./, .t;'//, - i/,... • ■ '.*"'■:■ His Worship'/the Mayor spoke/a few words

to the departing soldiers. He said that tho. men who h&4 already,gone to the front had, by their magnificent bra-very and their, stern resolution,- enrolled their names oh the" scroll of fame, and,he was confident tho men. going that day would hot tarnish the honour that those who had, already left tho country were bringing upon the Empire. —(Applause.) The pages of history wore full of many great and glorious deeds, butthe raw recruits,from these outposts of Empire had, in the fire-swept trenches, proved themselves worthy to be counted among the b'est and bravest of the Empire's sons.— <{Applause.) "We are proud of them. We are proud they are of our flesh and blood, and if there is, a spark of patriotism in us we "will be inspired by the: fine example of heroio self-sacrifice they have given us. How can we best.show our appreciation of those men? What will it mean if they know that their comrades here have sprung to arms? But what if the news reaches them that wo are apathetic and indifferent? What if they hear that their appeal, ' Come over and help*us,' falls on deaf ears? If it does, how dare wc face them when they return? Wo are hene to-day saying fareweir to men who have heard the call of 'honour, and who are going to join the brave men who are now fighting in the trenches of Gallipoli?—(Applause.) Men are urgently needed, and to save the Empire they must be; found, and it is by coming forward in numbers that: we can encourage tho men at the front to still greater deeds ..of daring. Men of the Ninth Reinforcements, your hearts are true. and.your courage is high, else you would not be where you are today. With the fullest confidence we send you away. We believe you will exhibit the same dauntless bravery that your brothers have shown and tho same spirit of inflexible Resolution. You leave us with our warm, heartfelt, and sincere good wishes, and our oheers ringing in your ears, and when you come back to us, covered with honour and glory, great will be your reward.—(Applause.) We know you will do your duty well and nobly, and show how New Zealanders can fight for Empire and for home." —(Applause.) Lusty cheers were raised for the soldiers, and the band played " Soldiers of the King." x The Hon. Mr Allen (Minister of Defence) on coming forward was cordially welcomed. Addressing the soldiers, he said they were about to go into training to make them? selves' efficient for tho work they had to do. It was not easy work, but it led to self-respect, to honour, and to. glory, even if it led to death. The Empire was up against a big_ thing, and the men beforo him were evidence of a great principle—, the principle that the men of this country were willing, voluntarily, to come to the country's > aid in the country's ■ need.—(ApSlause.) "I hope we shall never need to ave. conscription," added Mr Allen, ' t "and, if men come forward like you, we shall never need' to have it."—(Applause.) He firmly believed that in the firing line the men would do their duty, and every man and woman in New Zealand would be proud I of them. In. addressing a few words to the people, Mr Allen said there were men in the community who could not take up arms, and it was their .duty ia keep things going at home in the interests of those who went away. He asked employers to keep open for the.men who were going away the positions they had relinquished, to enable them to serve the country's cause.—(Ap.-r plauise.). If there were 1 any persons in thegathering who knew men who ought to enlist, and who ' had not enlisted, it was their duty, to see that, in this/time of trial, those men did enlist. The Empire would never become great if, this opportunity _ was lost to it. / God knew we did not seek it, but it had come to us, .and ; we had to face it, and face it like the men and women that the -race'was made of.—(Applause.) . On the call of the, Mayor, cheers were; given for the soldiers and for the men£|t ■ the front, and the contingent then marched on to tho platform and boarded the special -train, which left at 11.53 a.m. ■ THE MEN WHO WENT. Provided there were no defaulters at Oamaru, the Otago quota should now be only' about 40 short, :343 men going forward from all parts of the Ofago ; military district. The group figures are as follow :— : '"' '« ■'.;.' :■■■■■ ■.■■'■■'• '; , S- : -'t?''{?■■'! J" J V- ' 9 ■ 3 ■ 3 'So 'C ./ -£.-. ,S ■ «H £ W üb < H Dunedin . ... . ;.j 43 19 52 4 1 3 — 122 Invercargill ... 21 .3 84 I—4— li 3 Milton ... ... 18 2 22 2— 1—45 •Oamaru ...... 26 2 Ml- -63 Grand total; 343.. ■ ■/.'.. * Approximate.' ' : The vfollowing are the names of the men from the Dunedin group who entrained: — ■ SIGNAL SERVICE. .i''■;. >'/■•"•' ■ TEBBITOEIAI,. • ."..,.'.' Leslie Wesley VSwan,'. ENGINEERS.- ' ';• TEBBITOBIAL. //Alfred Isaac Botting. ■■:.'.' ; ,'".-' V ..civilians. / '"' / .John Walter Botting. '.'' • ; George Campbell. / '.■;'' Herbert Shuttleworth. .-.■'.-! /.■':■ ■ : ABMY SERVICE CORPS. TEEBITOBIiLS. i ./ •'/,- • Frederick-Leonard Smith (clerk). George. Christen Thornicroft (mechanic). •'■'. :'. '.;■■■■■ ;CITILIAN. '/ James Walsh (driver). / ■>■'■■■ ■■■■'•: • ' : ARTILLERY. ' v ' • TEBRIIOBIALS. '■''.'■',. . Thomas Archibald Ambrose. James Blackley." . , . '' William Louis Booth. Charles Irwin Booth. Louis Henry Oscar Bohmann. •;. Geoffrey Osborne Dunsford. " / ;:'. Norman !David Dougan. Stanley Floyed, Hickey. ;,/'.: », John "Eccles Crawford Leith. ' • Oyril. Perciv'al Latimer. ' Carririgton Stanley Matthews. • Malcolm Balgawnie Miller. " ~ lan Henry Mac Lean. Dougal Alexander Horne'M'Lachlan. Frank Slight. * v •■■',-.. ■(.. Christopher George Tyson. \ Jamea Trench. ; William' Albert Templeton. ■ ' ( OTVIUAN. 'Arthur Henry Cameron. MOUNTED RIFLES. V ;-.,'-,. TEBBITORIALS. ; V ;!- Robert Thomas Beveridge. George Tekaii Bailey. v Herbert Taylor Bain; ■.-'' -A •-.' Frederick Francis-Burgess. . . Cecil Francis Bryant , John Robert, Coard.; . Charles Coburh. , > Oolin. Murdoch Campbell. .'■:'.-" Albert Daniel Duncan Clydesdale. ;John James Gilbert. Robert Charles Taylor Gordon. - l Jack Hedges. ' .> Edward Thomas HilL Stanley Isitt Kay. ■, Leslie Lean. ' Evan, David M'Quarrie. , , Henry William M'Grath. • Walter Cockburn M'lndoe. James A.' O'Docherty. , Owen Joseph Syron. ,< .William Smolenski. James Smolenski. , Henry' William Sew' Hoy. ; Robert Stuart. Morton Freeman Samson. : William Leslie Thomson. ' Hugh Thompson. Albert Wilson. Edward Wood. V - • Bertie Henry Winchester. . .NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER. Percy Browne.' v , CIVILIANS. Joseph Daniel Collins. Alexander Williamson Chrichton. ' Adam Francis. John. Charles . Fothergill.' • » Thomas Dyer Guthri& James Henry Hendry. James Charles Hooper. . James Inglis Macdonald. .-■■•■■.' Thomas Pullar. James, Simpson. James Shields. •■ ' • Alexander John Wilson , "..--. . INFANTRY. , '. TEBBITOBIALS. Claude Hubert Brawn. Alfred James Bushell.Arthur James Bush.. George Bennett. '.;•.._■ Alfred John Brown ,' .■.;. Gordon Camming. *>' '\ John Kennedy. Crawford.,... '* Archibald Alan Camerpn. . Charles Thomas Cameron, i '■ < John Cameron. '•'.'...- Edward John Churchill.' James Leslie Devenip. . v ; William Forrester. • Matthew Thomas Gilmour. , Thomas Grundy.. Douglas Gordon. William Gardner. Henry William Thomas Jones. Alfred Clarence Lethaby. ' t Ernest Harold Langford. , Arthur Leslie Melville. . William John Mabcn. Donald M'Grcgor. ~ Albert Ernest M'Ewen. Clare Nicholson. . Joseph O'Neill Matnow Poland. Edward James Reeve.

John Thomas Snecston. Ralph' William Souter. WiEiam George Thompson. CIV-lUANfi."' ' Eric Bowden. ' ' . ; • Samuel John BushelL James Arthur Brown; Robert Bertie Brebner (joins Christchurch). Leonard John Coughlan. John Duncan (joins Christchurch). Robert Evans. Percy Harold Headland. James M'Kelvie. Thomas Jeffrey M'Queen. Neil Miller. Charles E. S. Macdonald. William Newman. Ernest Henry Reeves. Walter Frederick Suckling (joins Welington)-. George Armstrong Turnbull. William Turner. John Robertson Watson. Frederick Arthur Charles Woolridge. William Williams. Carl Tustenberg Yunge. Major Dodds was in charge of the men. FAREWELL AT MILTON. Another quota of volunteers from Group XVI Area, South Otago, paraded at the Milton headquarters of the district on Monday evening,, to answer the roll-call as a preliminary in their service on behalf of the Empire. They were -entertained at social functions during the evening, arid yesterday morning again paraded, and marched to tho railway station* headed by the 14th Regimental Band, playing martial airs. The residents turned out in large numbers, and the volunteers were accorded a heartv sendoff as the train steamed out. Following is

a list of the volunteers, with the different units to which they are attached:— FIELD ARTILLERY." Milton.--A. E. Cameron and W. A. Milne. FIELD ENGINEERS. Lawrence—Sapper W./E. Cormack and Driver W. C- Jones. ARMY SERVICE CORPS. Roxburgh.—S.M'L'ean (motor mechanic). NINTH REINFORCEMENTS.-12th » (Otago) Squadron. '■'' Ratanui.—J. Allen. Croydon.—V. Biggar. Balfour.—J. Blue. Mataiira Island.—A. Brown. Heriot.—W. O. Brownlie, W. C. M'Donald."

Awamarigu.—M. Cook. ' . ; • Rongahere—E. H. and W. R. CruickBalclutha.—R. Y;. Fleming, E. M. Pickering. , , „ Edendale.—J. Sim, W. F. Marshall. Stirling.—A. M'Lean. . Waikaka Valley—E. Mai-tm. Kn&pdale—P. Mallon. Catlins.—F.' W. 'Marks. Pomahaka.—R. M. Sargent. NINTH REINFORCEMENTS— Infantry. Heriot.—A. V. Christie Gore.--J. S. Collett, T. F. Falconer, F. Gutschlag, C. Keenan, H. ..Paul Otamita.—A. Dickson. ; Milton.—J. Dooley. B. Johnson. Rongahere.—R. Kell. Waikaka:—W. Linney. Waikoikoi.—J. Meek. • ' Houipapa.—A. J. T; Miller. D. Muir. Clinton:—A. E. Perry. • J. Mullin, E. J. Qmnn. . ilaitangata,—H. S.M'Fadyen, A. Rogers, G. A; Swatten. J. L. Telford, F. Williams.