THE PARADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 230, 27 September 1940, Page 6

THE PARADE.

To-morrow morning the citizens of Auckland will have the rare pleasure of seeing their own battalion, the let Battalion the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) paradinjr in Queen Street on "a march through the city. This battalion is just about to complete its. three months' intensive training. It has been a fairly strenuous time for aH concerned, and from raw recruits the men have'been trained to be nseful citizen*, and soldiers, and fully equipped to take an active part in the defence of their country. It has been my privilege and pleasure to have been associated with the Ist Auckland Battalion in camp daring the last month of their intensive and practical training and I can truthfully say that Auckland citizens should indeed be proud of their own battalion—they are a fine body of men who have genuinely striven to «rive of their best durinjr their traininjr period. To-morrow morning the citizens of Auckland will havo an opportunity during the march down Queen Street to show their appreciation. Do not let that opportunity pass—it will lie an historic occasion, and "the boys'' will be appreciative of goodwill demonstrated bv cheer*. W. J. HAMPTON-REYNOLDS. Captain, C-i.