ROLL OF HONOUR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11509, 4 October 1915, Page 8

ROLL OF HONOUR.

UNVEILED AT NEW BRIGHTON. Before a large attendance of parents and children, a roll of honour, containing the names of seventy-eight expupils of the Now Brighton Borough School was unveiled on Saturday afternoon in glorious weather. All the local organisations were represented, including the Territorials, Cadets, Boy and Girl Scouts, Marine Band, Fire Brigade and National Reserve, and the borough councillors were also present. On the platform were the Mayor (Mr J. A. Flcsher). the chairman of the I school committee (Mr F. H. Christian), ! the Revs H. H- Mathias and F. T. ! Harris. Messrs C. H. Opie and C. 11. Winny, and' M. Malaquin. I The Mavor, in a stirring address, I outlined the reasons why England could rot have kept out of the present conflict and retained her p.ace amongst the nations as the country which insisted upon the preservation of the rights of the, small nations. _ Already £ >;faOO men from the Dominion had • "rone to the front, 7000 men were now I Tn camp, and an additional 1-4), 000 i men would be under canvas within 1 throe months. 1o date tnc tot.al I Zealand casualties were 61-38. Of this I number °l6 were killed. 393 had d.ed | c f rounds, G44 were missing, and there were £284 wounded 1 . Of the Canter - : burv men in this total 25 per cent were ki led, 12 per cent were missing, and 123 p'-r cent had been wounded. The men represented the flower of our manI hood, and it was for us to see that I nothing should be left undone to inI fjre their comfort or of those left de- ! wuKVevit by their great sacrifice. It I had been said that after all, England always won one battle, and that was ' the 'last. She never prepared,, but j once prepared she was ready and _abie j to accomplish any task sot her. Eavy , of England's position n the world was at the bottom of the German nation's i trouble to-day. (Applause.) Mr C. H■ Opie al~a outlined the position and' the causes that led uy to the crisis. The srrrit animating the lint ]j : ro to -day gave confidence in tho ui- ! timatf victo'rv or the Allies.Mr C. H. Winny referred to the ract | tk«t just over a hundred Canterbury | men and a few Australians he'd a posij t'iMi. ;/Uiiinst- the Turks ten lur.'-s their • I mrmher. In the two days' lighting, • j at that- vital spot, from which tin: I Turks had threatened to drive our boys j into tho s-ea all the colonial ofik jw v,ere down, either killed* or wounded. ; I The men on their own intuitive held ■ | tho position, and on the second day i j iought it- to a -successful _ i&sue. At i 'east one of the New Brighton boys, , ! vhom they were to-day going to hon- , | our, was there. (Applause.,) I Before unveiling the roll the Mayor ' ! took advantage of the occasion to " ■ make a pre.-entation to Chief Scout- " I mistress G. Thompson, who was pre- • j sent in charge of the Girl Scouts, and - I who had to give up the work and go lor an extended rest owing to lil - , health. Mrs Thompson replied, rhaiik--1 ing the girls and'' those present for their great kindness, and expressed the 1 hope that the work would go on, and that the Scouts would adhere to the i , i-u'ies under wh'cli they v/ork. ' i ' Te." Roll of Honour was then un- ' i \-r-i!oii. It bears the names or seventyi ci'iht ex-pupils of the .school. Of that I mini iter id ty-two iatnihes sen t one son, u and xen iauiihes sent two, Captain A. • 1 \\\ Owlt-.-s has three sons serving, and - fiio narifs of throe ?otu< of the late 1 Mr I!albert. are on the roll. Of tfic total number six liavo been k'df-d s in -.'.ction. i Durin,: >be aiternnnn mu-ieai w,>ro m'vrti bv the Marine aiei' ifco Drum ami fib Band.