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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 83, 27 July 1942, Page 5

Anglicain Tribute The Rev. H. Rangihu, for the Church of England section, then gave an inspiring address thanking the Pakchas present for their sympathy in joining Avith the Maoris in their service of memory. In an illustrative manner he enlarged on the-pow-ers of the mongoose in its method of destroying a snake and likened the combat to the present-strug-> gle against Naziism. The secret of the Mongooses impcrvity to the snake's poison lay in the fact that it ate the le-aA'es of a certain shrub Avhich acted as an antidote. These leaA'es he said could be likened to the Svord of God' Avliich alone Avas proof against the poison of the Nazi dictum. March Past The sounding of the 'Last Post' by Mr W. Jarrett, which. Avas folloavccl after the tAvo minutes silence, by the reusing notes of the Reviclle made an impressive- conclusion to the ceremony. The parade then formed up in line of route for the march past. This Avas performed Avith a steadiness and precision reflecting the greatest credit on the men.

At the saluting base "was Major C. W. Wilson the Battalion commander, Captain Otley second in command and MajjOr Ji. Hauesler commander of tire Mounted Troop.

The whole parade will be long remembered in Ruatoki as an occasion which will not likely be repeated at least for .some considerable lime.