FOR OVERSEA OFFICERS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 310, 25 September 1918, Page 5

FOR OVERSEA OFFICERS

NEW CLUB IN LONDON. The Duke of Comiaught, patron of tliu' Beyond the Sens Association, which was founded last year for the purpose of receiving and entertaining officers of the Oversea Forces, vigited tho association's new headquarters.at 46 Grosvenor Street) on July 23, and afterwards opened the New Zealand Officers' Club at 35 Hill Street, recently established by tho association. At the< headquarters], where his Royal Highness was. received by the Council of tho Association, including Sir Ernest Hatch (chairman), and Lord Blyth (treasurer),' it was explained that the association began its work last year at the Royal Automobile Club, whero it opened aha carried on for eleven months an Oversea Officers' Club; that it also founded and still carried on the Royal Club for Ladies lfrom the Oversea Dominions at Norfolk House, St. James's Square (with 2800 members)} and that sinco. it began its operations last year no fewer than 24,000 officers had shared in the hospitality provided by tho association. The Duke of Connaught, opening the New Zealand Officers' Club (under the presidency of Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand) said it had not been his good fortune to visit New Zealand, but lie was happy to think that as Colonel-iri-Cliie)f of tho New Zealand Rifles he was in some way associated with that Dominion, and might call the officers of its military forces his brother officers. Hβ desired to take this opportunity of expressing his and tho association's gratitude to Mr 6. Cunninghnme, of Craigends, far the most generous way in which she had contributed towards meeting the expenditure in.i connection with this club—(cheers)—which was one of a group of similar institution! all proving of the greatest service tfl the many officers of the oversea force! who took advantage of them. (Hear, hoar.) He specially commended to their attention the association's headquarters in Grosvenor: Street, which he had just visited, where there was a Bureau of. Information, at which they could learn the names and addresses of | ladies and gentlemen, in various parts of the country who would be only- too pleased to be their hosts and hostesses, and where they could 'receive assistance in arranging tfor visits to the various agricultural arid ,irdustrial,.centreß in which they, might;/-be interested. (Hear, hear.) v ■ Mr. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, oroposing a vote of thanks to tho Duke of Corniaughtj referred to the recent developments on tho Western front, whero our Allies, tho French and Americans, had been giving the Germans the surprise of their lives. (Cheers.) He believed that the tide of battle had turned. (Hear, hear.) Although it had... been ebbing and'flowing for the greater part of tho past four years" there was not to-day an enpmy soldier on a single foot ' of British territory—(cheers)— except as a prisoner—(laughter)—and he believed there would be many more prisoners before very long. (Cheers.) He would not say that wo had beaten the enemy, but he fully believed that wo would be able to more than hold our.own until tho enemy was forced to admit that lie had had enough, and. was willing to accept such terms _of peace as would prevent tho repetition; of the horrors of a war like this. (Cheers.) Sir- Joseph Ward, Minister *if Finance for' New Zealand, <vho seconded the vote of thanks, said tho Duke of Cominught's regrets for not having visited New Zealand might be easily overcome—(laughter and hear, hear) — and he hoped that at the end of the war his Royal Wellness would visit that Dominion. (Cheers.) Tim Duko of Connaught, in returning thai&s. 6aid that althoueh ho had not seen New Zealand itself he had seen the soldiers of that Dominion on active servico in France and Palestine, and could readily bear his testimony to their smartness, readiness to do their duty, and splendid courage. (Cheers.) <

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