COMRADES' REUNION.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17118, 13 April 1921, Page 9

COMRADES' REUNION.

' —.—♦ • ' AND NEW ZEALANDERS IN LONDON. !' (mOM OT7R OWN COHRE3PONMXT.) LONDON, February 2-1. i /Members of the Australian and XV w I , glanders' Services' Association held { £ t jeuiiion dinner in London the other \ evening, when Sir James Allen, Lieut- | Sir Alexander Godley, ami I Hogben (who represented the V\Bign Commissioner • for Australia)' .were piincipal guests. In ypite of vefry efforts on the part of tho comaud other officials, this Associa'ptim has not really progressed since its fejnauguiation. Tho object in view was If ibo lormation of a club with perman- ," ait club rooms, and for this a sum al vL'fMCO ««>» needed before a proper start #cOttlu be made. In spite of .many pro- % 'juses tho amount has not -been iorthi fining, -and the proposal now is to *V#rm a limited liability company io the aim of tho Association may be finut into practical shape. In the mennhowever, tho organisation .has 'Vamply justified itself by the excellent \ ' -which it has looked after the VfftHtota'of Australian and New Zea- >'' lfflpex-servico men, and put those out ofs6rk in tho way of obtaining cm- * the main object has not fcon achieved, a large number . of Australians and New Zbalanders in /.London have attended the various funcwhich have been held at Australia House during the winter. The !nt dinner was perhaps not" quite Ibopular, hut it was none the less a p, pleasant and hearty reunion l , and announcement that General Godloy consented to fill the vacant position presidout was considered to. be a i augury for the future success of Association. ,•"■', oth Sir. James Allen and General lley spoke in acknowledgment of ■toast of "Tho Guests.'* The High iroissioner referred to" the necessity Australia- and New Zealand standtogether not -only in this country, in the Pacific, and in -Support .of another lit the great problems that d them dutthere. It was only ir'al, ho said» that .Australians*and r Zcalahders should desire to/.'see. r countries populated with their kith and km, and if\they wanted ftiite Australia and: n White New and he waa'confident that they had fill power to achieve their l"; They wanted to bo left to dep their own lands, but;unless they a strong arm they might' not be e so oafeas they thoright they were. Sneral 'Godley . was H in reminiscent. i, and' had many Interesting stories »11 of the lighter side .of life in pti»G'allipoli, and ; Erance. .Inci- " he- mentioned he had/arrived ; ;;4gfe , ft iJ liti(».' , ' i "There are nOyßolls. Royeo , . Wat' Office 'now,".' ho* said, * Mncl c-UiOi 'staff \have inbno •;; of . Jbho littles {of war-tinie.''. He ' WjlSged-how much-he owed_to the troops-pSftlii'-whon>••■■ho< had'.servedj arid; who of the Association for ask.to the position of presiwiMmii he said there was no post which let .be Hofiered him .whichi he .would spt with* iaibre- pleasure■ and- which [5 possibly" afford him greater "■ honev«nmg Mr Williams, iemher' of tho committee, who was sntly married' to Miss Edmonds Wstchurch), and . ivho v is -to ,return Ifew -Zealand shortlyj was the recipi"presentation; : which he acfwiedgedvonivbehplf of himself "and. iwife. !A : ofnufsid comM;'Wvery enjbyahleoreunionrof the|jrados c ofinany. battle-fields. •;

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