TENTH REINFORCEMENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16545, 19 November 1915, Page 3

TENTH REINFORCEMENTS.

AUSPICIOUS SEND-OFF. BRIGHT SUNSHINE AND LARGE CROWDS. Bright sunshine cast its beams upon the city yesterday morning, when tho 10th Roinloroements marched through the streets and entrained for the north, en route to Trentham. The civic and military arrangements were well made and splendidly carried out, not the slightest hitch occurring anywhere. Instead of assembling at tho Garrison Hall, as heretofore, the men reported at tho Kensington Drill Hall, where the group office is now situated. Here there was a big gathering of friends and interested spectators, between 800 and 1000 people occupying the .gallery. Final instructions and advice to the men were given, and afterwards they wore addressed by Colonel E. R. Smith, VJJ., brigadier of the Otago Infantry Brigade. Each man received two tickets—a new departure—for meals on tho train. Several ladies of the Otago Patriotic Association -were present, and distributed parcels among the men ■where they seemed to be required. It may be added that a large number of boxes of sandwiches and cakes were sent to the Railway Station from the Early Settlers' Hall, and several were placed in each of the carriages, so that as far as the trip to Lyttelton was concerned the men would have little to complain of The police arrangements for keeping the way open at tho Drill Hall, the Railway Station, and along the route of march were excellent. , , Headed by the St„ Kilda Band, the men marched via the Anderson Bay road to Princes street, and so to the far sido of the Octagon, and down Stuart street. A good many flags were flying, but beyond permanent flagpoles there was not a great attempt to show bunting. Some of the on- ■ lookers carried flags, which they waved in honour and farewell. The rogte of the march proved to be a great vjmprovement upon the former one from the Garrison Hall. Tho crowd was a much bigger one than on any previous occasion, and people employed at the south end had an opportunity of watching the men go by. The whistle at Messrs Shaddock's foundry, for instance, was blown when the procession hove in sight, and tho whole of the employees came out and igave the men hearty cheers as they went by. Many people followed up towards the town, but for the most part, till the station was reached, the crowd was nicely spread oat. On the whole it was a silent body of people. Interest, as usual, was. too keenly engaged in the men themselves to permit .of an impersonal huzza; but at various points, chiefly where a balcony was to be found, a number of people, usually apparently the employees from some particular concern, broke into cheers. The station was reached prompt to time —25 minutes past 11. Here the men from the south, who had arrived by the south express, about 140 strong, were already lined up, having come across from the Early Settlers' Hall, whero they had been treated to morning tea by the Otago _ Women's Patriotic Association. This function was a great success, the more so by reason of the frank appreciation displayed by the men themselves of the practical interest shown in their welfare. • Several of the public school fife and drum bands had stationed themselves at various points along the line of march, and joined in the procession as it passed. These entered the enclosure at the Railway Station in company with the troops and the St. Kilda Band, and formed an integral part of tho proceedings. Tho crowd at the station was a very large one, extending completely * round the enclosure and far back into the rear FAREWELL SPEECHES. The men were lined up in the enclosure before a motor lorry, from which, under a string of flags, the speeches were made. Besides the men, the St. Kilda Band, and the George Street, Arthur Street, and High Street School fife and drum bands, there was a lorry containing a party from the Orphans' Club, who afterwards took up the singing of "Soldiers of the Queen" when the Mayor called upon the band to'play that air. •The Mayor first; called for a display of loyalty and patriotism by the hearty singing of " God Save the King," and the crowd responded as it should. Mr dark then' commenced his address of farewell. They were assembled, he said, to bid farewell to another lot of brave men. Let them show their appreciation of those men by giving three,hearty cheers. Never before in the life of our glorious Empire, the Mayor continued, after cheers bad been lustily given, had there been such a necessity for universal self-sacrifice. It was absolutely necessary for everyone who had a spark of loyalty in him to unite in a supreme effort to preserve not merely the honour, but, the very existence of our Empire. Our nation and her valiant allies were in peril. We had been in tight corners before, however, but thanks to the magnificent valour of our soldiers and our sailors we had snatched vietory from the enemy against overwhelming odds. To-day, if there was a person in our city who was not firmly resolved that victory must crown our efforts let him go to his proper place, whidh was with the Kaiser. We did not want him under tho Union Jack. _ We most be strong-hearted, loyal and united in our determination to win out at all hazards. Our battle cry was "viotory or death." On the field of battle the New Zealanders had shown themselves to be of indomitable courage, men with hearts of steel who would dare and do anything for the cause of King and Empire. The heroic sacrifice of the New Zealanders had filled us with pride and admiration. Again we had to say good-bye to another band of men who were going out in the pride of their manhood to crush __ a haughty despot, and show that £he men under the Southern Cross were not degenerate, but that the spirit of those who had made the Empire, and who laughed at difficulties and dangers, was still strong and vigorous amongst ua. To the men going out our grateful thanks and admiration were offered. Out gifts of money and our patriotism sank into insignificance beside the sacrifice these men were making. Their action came to us like a trumpet call to make sacrifices in order that we might shpw our patriotism and love for King and country. "Men of the Tenth Reinforcements, tho people of Otago and Southland bid you God speed. May you all come back safely to the _ hearty and glowing welcome that will wait you when you come back, crowned with the laurel wreaths of victory. The halo of immortal glory that surrounds every true soldier is yours. You go with the absolute confidence that the lustre that your comrades who are. now fighting at tho front havo brought on this land will not bo dimmed, but •will bo enhanced and enlarged. Ybu go as free men, as heroes who havo offered themselves voluntarily for the noble cause. If conscription comes, there ■will also come a strong mark of cV marcation between the man who went and the man who was sent, and your proud boast is that you are volunteers. Be true to your comrades; let no stain como upon their name. To-day you set out on a long march which wo hope will lead to Berlin, via Constantinople. When the time comes, strike home. Show the foemen that the New _ Zealanders can. fight. Our fnith in you is high and strong, and wo leave cur honour confidently in your hands. May the day soon come when the war drum will throb no longer and the battle flag be furled. God speed to you all." " Soldiers of the King" followed, and then Chaplain-major Saunders addressed the men. Their friends who were dear to them, • he said, and _ all the citizens present, desired to be with them in tho last moments before their departure. Words were very weak to express all that lay in their hearts. The men of the Main Army and subsequent reinforcements had won for themselves an imperishable name. Our hearts thrilled today at tho very mention of their great deeds. "But, men," tho speaker continued, "I think you will agree with me that there is somo question whether they had any idea of the terrible fighting that lay before them. However that may be, in the fighting they have had to do they have proved themselves men. You are going out to fight, knowing what lies before you. You have read tho cablecrams and conversed with tho men who have returned. You know their doings and their sufferings, and yet, in spite of this—or, shall I say, because of all this—you have said, 'Send us, \ also, out to the front, that wo may do our share.'" The speaker said it was well known to them all that we had lost certain .idvantages at the front because there was not sufficient weight behind our men in their attacks. When certain of our men had it was found that there was not sufficient men behind to reap the rewards of their strenuous fighting. The men about to go had said, in effect, "we will go into that front; we will put our weight into it, and our skill and courage." We all hoped they would win through to the capital of Turkey and plant our flag in Constantinople. The speaker, in conclusion, commended the men to the care of God, that lie wouM give them courage in all temptation to <.«o the right and preserve them in all danger.

Prayer was offered by the chaplain-major, and after three ringing cheers had been given for the men going away, and three more for thoso who had already gone to the front, the men marched through to the platform and entrained. This was accomplished speedily, and the carriages pulled out to the strains of "Auld Lang Syne," a' few minutes before 12 o'clock, amid cheers, hand-wavings, and farewells from the great crowd pressed up against the railings at the northern end of the station. A wise'precaution, and ono greatly to bo commended, was displayed with, regard to tho boys ofthe fifo and drum bands. On provious occacions these boys were left to march on to tho platform in company with the troops, with the invariable result that they became broken up, disorganised, and soattored. Yesterday the boys were marched through beforehand and drawn up near the north end f>f tho train, where they formed a feature in the final scenes.' The officer in charge on the train was Major M'Lean, assisted by Sergeant-major Connor. The following is a list of the men who left yesterday : — ARTILLERY. Horace Allison Bowie. Charles F. W. Bradbrook. Francis J. Clarke. Hugh Elvidge. James Colin Frasor. Thomas Edward Manley. George Irvine Mondy. William M'Donald. Thomas Sidney M'Cabe. James M'Crorie. Edward M'Laren. John Louden Jones. Thomas Miller Lawson. Joseph M'lvor. ENGINEERS. David William M. Anderson. Claude James. James Keyes. Forbes Findlay Gilmore. ARMY SERVICE CORPS. James Higginson. George Henry Luckhurst. , Andrew Menzies Joseph John Scott. AMBULANCE.. William Ransome Beadle. John Harold Brighting. Leonard Malcolm. Claude Mervyn Waters. Francis Patrick Millea. Alexander Hardie. MOUNTED RIFLES. Samuel Galbraith Andrews. Ernest Annear. Robt Stanley Black. Theophilus Barber. Harold Boreham. ! Charlie Birt William Alex. Bain. James Herbert Carr. Thos. Alfred B. Croxford. William Choyco. Alexander Sidney Dyke. John Dungey. Chas. Dawes. John Fox. George Lawrence Finnerty. John William F. Kimpton. Dennis Murphy. William Henry Morrison. Thos. Franklin M'Lennan. Martin O'Sullivan. John Henry G. Richardson. William Sinclair. Edward Tobin. George Steel. Edwin Tanna Sherriff. George Edward ViaL Leslie John York. Allan Raymond Anthony. Andrew Gibbons. Henry James Homer. Charles Eccles Hemsley. Edward Alex. Murphy. Thos. Mercer. Noble Sltewart. William George Reay. Peter Smith. Robt. Norman Smith. George Duncan Shand. RIFLE BRIGADE. William Gilbert Buchanan. Wm. 'Frederick Bell. James, Francis Gilbert. William Henry Hayward. Thos. Lamb. Ernest Heber Thompson. John Hamilton Walkmshaw. Henry Elliott Mackay. INFANTRY. John Allan. George Bailey. John George Bruce. George Beckett. Joseph Harold Borton. Alex. Thos. Burrows. Thos. Gibson Denniston. John Robert Douglas. Donald John Fletcher. David Arthur Frew. Joseph Wm Greenfield. Percival Clooney Geary. Frederick Ernest Holleyman. Wm. James _S. Hodson. Dennis Aquila Ivory. James Edward Jephson. John Johnson. £ Wilfred Lawson. James Leckie. Alfred Duncan Lumley. Leslie Huia Lindsay. Carmichael John Meekin. Arthur Morris. Alex. Munro. Thos. James Monaghan. Norman M'Leod M'Laren. Charles Oliver M'Keown. James Patrick Monaghan.. John MTherson. Philip Henry Prior. Walter Russell. Earl Robertson. Edward Robinson. Nelson Alex. Smith. Peter Sheehan. Harry Te Whao. Harold Abel Thompson. Harold Ethelbert Watts. Leslie James Winder. James Andrew Armstrong. Charles John Aitken. Albert Ahlfeld. Neil Alex. Black. Samuel George Chapman-Cohen. Archibald Campbell. Archibald Clarke Carey. George Robert Caple. William John Dwight. Herbert Michael P. Fogarty. Thomas Gourlay. Charles Robert Gratwick. William Henry Howard. Ronald Henderson. William' Albert Harris. Percy Johnston. William White Kirkwood. Robert Lewis. David Alexander Moir. Herbert Morley. Allan M'Kenzie. Archibald M'lntyre. James M'Kclvie. Henry Sinclair M'Kay. James Graham M'Donald. John Fyffe M'Donald. Edward Nohelty. Perry Newman. George Macgregor Pyc. William Payne. William Stephenson Rendal. Albert Thomas Roy. James Shand. Alfred William Sonntag. Thomas Sherwood Tomlinson. Famuel Wilson. Charles Edward Heyward Wilson. William Wilson Waby. Herbert Williamson. Daniel Anderson Wright. George David Wilson.