Oamaru

New Zealand Tablet, 20 August 1914, Page 36

Oamaru

(Prom out own correspondent.)

_ August 1 7. j To-day Oamaru sent its first quota of the Expedition Force, whdJn about 100 men entrained;' for Dunedin, to join the mobilisation camp at Tahnna ark. - The troops received an enthusiastic send froth an immense assemblage of people,,young and,old, who cheered themselves hoarse as the train steamed out of the station. A good proportion of the. contingent is made up of our Catholic, young men, who carry with them the sincere good wishes and prayers of this parish for their safe return at the close of their mission. -A- monster church parade was held yesterday morning, and at St. Patrick's Basilica, Rev. Father Farthing, who celebrated the 11 o’clock Mass, preached a short and instructive sermon to the members of the North Otago Company, who were present, •in regard to the serious undertaking they were- about to enter upon, and offered the Mass on their behalf for their protection in the dangers they would encounter on the forthcoming expedition.