FINE PARADE

Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 18, 30 August 1940, Page 6

FINE PARADE

Third Echelon |^ e( LORD GALWAY’S REVIJ — — “I was delighted to see'so en J parade and wish to compli^'J concerned on their efficiency j n j.’J ing, especially the Maori R e i. .ments.” “ ! ' In these words the eral and Commander-in-Chief New Zealand Forces, Lord Galt paid a tribute to the men of the M Echelon at Papakura following al dress parade on August 19, states! “Auckland Star.” It was a fine “sh and even staff officers, not us< prone to the. indiscriminate disposal bouquets, stated after the parade i the' bearing of the troops was that veterans —not •of men who were civilian occupations only three moi: ago. , , ? “You are preparing to take part the greatest' struggle in history, g gle-handed, for justice and libertj said/Lord Galway. .“In the first the advantage lies with the enemy, has ‘over-run neutral -countries a has succeeded in knocking out Frat But now we are scoring heavy poll J ■ Our fighters have played havoc am the German', raiders and our bomb have inflicted smashing blows onG man industry. Principle of Sound Strategy, “In Somaliland we are faced i a difficult situation on accouWoj collapse of French Somalilaji continued. “But we must not 1 the principle of sound strategy! concentrates forces at the detii point. The Italians are only wast material, men and petrol that can ill spared. They are sapping 11 strength and doing little that will 1 them to win the war. “Italy only came ' into the war pick some spoil without having fight too hard for it,” said Lord G way. Lord Galway concluded by stall he had not the slightest doubt that! spirit , of Britain would s go on 1 all Mussolini and Hitler had died, of« age. He hoped that another. Gaiw would arise to restore liberty to.i people of Italy. . “Good luck to J all,” he cone!