ROYAL REVIEW OF THE NEW ZEALANDERS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3069, 3 May 1917, Page 5

ROYAL REVIEW OF THE NEW ZEALANDERS

AND PRESENTATION OF MEDALS. London, May 1. His Majesty, the King, accompanied by General Godley ana General Sir lan Hamilton, reviewed the New Zealand Reinforcements units at Salisbury PJaili. The weather was warm ; and fine. After the march past the King presented one Distinguished Con- ' duct Medal and eight Military Medals,' ; and congratulated the recipients. Afterwards Mr., and Mrs. ■ Massey, 1 Sir Josopli and Lady Ward, Sir Thomas 1 and Lady Mackenzie, and a number of J other New Zealand ladies and some of 1 tho officers were presented to the King. His Majesty congratulated the mass- [ ed troops on their line appearance. ! Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward ad--5 dressed the troops. Tbo party after- , wards visited the New Zealand Soldiers' Club at Salisbury.—Aus.-N.Z. ' Cable Assn. THE KING'S MESSAGE. L London, May 1. The Press Bureau reports:—The ■ King, in a message to Brigadier-Gcn-J eral Johnston, says:— "It was a pleasure to me to inspect the training of units of my New Zealand troops, and thus to sliow my appreciation of their splendid services in the great war. You are representatives in the Motherland of comrades 3 whose glorious deeds in Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine, and- Flanders have helped to immortalise the name "Anzac." From the appearance displayed by .-ill ranks on parade, I am satisfied - that you, in your turn, will uphold the 1 fame of tho regiments to which you t belong."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reu- > ter. [Brigadier-General F. E. Johnston a was invalided from the front, and is e at present commanding at Sling Camp.] r FRENCH DECORATIONS AWARDED London, May 1. ® Captain C. W. Newman and two New Zealand non-commissioned officers have been awarded the Croix do Guerre, and ono Now Zealander the Medaille Mili-taire.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable. Assn.-Reuter.