KILLED AT THE FRONT

Southland Times, Issue 17468, 24 March 1915, Page 7

KILLED AT THE FRONT

VISUOU N T NO lIT 11L ANI >. LETTERS FROM LORI.) RANFFRLV. When news was received of the death of Viscount Northland. Mho M'tis fatally Mounded Millie lighting Mitli his regiment, the 2nd Coldstream Guards, at La Hassec, early in February, a message of sympathy and condolence was sent to the Karl of Ranfuiiy by the Auckland committee of the Veterans' Home, the cablegram being signed by the chairman. Mr Alfred Kidd, and the treasurer, t!0" Hon. E. Mitchelson. The Veterans' Homo was inaugurated by Lord Riinliniy during his term as Governor of XeM' Zealand, and lie \v:is the lirsl president of tlie Hoard of Governors. Letters have iuim' been received by Hr Kidd and Mr Milcluison acknoMicdging the committee's message. "Among Hio many letters and cablegrams reeeived none could-have given me more pleasure —lf pleasure is a word 1 can ever use again." Lord Ranfuiiy M'rotc. "My son managed all the Veterans' Home preliminary arrangements, lie M'orked day and night Miieii the scheme M'tis in its early stages, and as long as lm M'tis in Xov Zealand everything to do witli (lie home passed through bis bands. He took an interest in it second only to my own. and since M'O have left. now _ eleven years, lie Inis always been interested in Its M'Olfare and success. "Please express my very sincere thanks—in this Lady Ranfuiiy joins me —to tlie committee amt tlie men for so kindly thinking of ns in this our hour of grief, and sending ns their sympathy. We have lost tin only son. but lie died, as any man in these days should lie Milling to do. In tlie service of ids cniiiitry and fighting at llm front. Tim lasi shot in an eighteen-hours’ engagement seems to have carried him off. To us it, lias left a blank in life Unit nothing cun dll. but Me tire proud of bis end. doing ids duty for King and cunnlry at (lie head of ids men. If mc had other sons we should desire 1 1 1 fin equally in obey their country's call; in these itim-s self must lie obliHrated."