"CAIRO" BRADLEY

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 10, 7 October 1920, Page 5

"CAIRO" BRADLEY

ADDRESS TO RETURNED SOLDIERS,!

Some aspects of his work in Egypt ', were reviewed by Mr. W. G. ("CairV'): Bradley in an address to returned sol.i diers at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday after*! noon. Tha Mayor (Mr, J. P. Luke) pre*, sided, and amongst those present wero; Maior-Genernl Sir Edward Chaytor (Gen-; era! Officer Commanding the 'New Zea- i land Forces), Brigadior-Gfeneral G. S, Richardson (General Officer in Charge of i Administration) and Mr. W. Perrv (president of the W.R.S.A.). The Mayor said that Mr, Bradley ]\ad : always taken the part of helping 'his 1 brother men, and a greater work ho : could not have porformed. Hundreds of thousands of people in New Zealand hndj occasion to Mass "Cairo" Bradley for the work he had dono In Egypt during tha war. Mr. Luke concluded by extending a hearty welcome to Mr. Bradley. (Applause.) ! Maior-Gonoral Chaytor endorsed tho re« marks made by Mr. Luke. He said flint' the mothers and parents of tho soldiers oould not feel but grateful for tho work: Mr. Eradloy had done in Egypt, nis' 'services had dono no small part in pro.: moting the efficienoy of the fightingforces by taping tho men "straight. ■ (Applause.) Mr. Bradley outlined some of the world; he had dono'in Egypt, dealing principal-! ly with tho evils feat presented them-, B;lves so vividly to the soldiers in Cairo and Alexandria. He commented on the absence of Buitablo places where tho men. could 1 be entertaiiifxi, saying that, except' for the big hotels, which were frequented hy officers, there wcro nothing but; dirty Arab and Gre|?k cafes open for tha : men. He and his wife found that thoy, had to face a tremendous problem, but they opened a fiat in Alexandria, and Ml was a pleasure to him to know that many, men had .ixpressed their gratefulness for whai; hr had beon able to do for them,; Mr. Bradley said that New Zealand was. pretty well ,"God'e Own Country," and ■ ho wanted to see the Dominion inhabit, td by "God's Own People." They did not want a wieiiy-wn6hy sort of religion, 1 but a thing that was vital from ccntro ba< ciroujnforenco. Tho man who banked' his oars on ,Tesu9 Christ for Eternity' was the man who would make the best of; both this and the next world. ['

On % motion of Mr. Perry, a hetirfcy*; vote of thanks was accorded to MrV Bradley, and tho gathering concludes, with tho singing of tho National Anth^a^