LORD ALLENBY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16548, 24 September 1919, Page 3

LORD ALLENBY.

CORRECTS FOOLISH STATEMENTS,. ABOUT NEGLECT OF AUSTRALIANS. By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright. (Received Sept. 24, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22. Lord Allenby, interviewed regarding his Dover speech, in which it was reported that he had omitted to mention the Australians’ part in the Palestine army operations, expressed surprise that there was no mention in the report of his speech of the Australians and also that such an omission, if made, could possibly have given offence to so gallant a bod}’ of men as the Light Horse. , , Lord Allenby added that the phrase “cosmopolitan army” was used by the Recorder of Dover. “My response was naturally a eulogy of the whole of my army, which I said consisted of many nationalities 1 , including British, Australian, New Zealand, French, Italian, West Indian, Egyptian, Aral), Jewish, Algerian and Armenian troops. “I'find that my notes of my speech specifically mentioned the Australians. The good work of tho Australians and Now Zealanders was such tiiat they can never he forgotten by me.”—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.