FETED IN NEW YORK

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 6, 2 October 1943, Page 5

FETED IN NEW YORK

New Zealand Forestry Troops

MARRIAGES IN BRITAIN (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.)

(Received October 1, 11 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 30.

Six hundred New Zealand and Australian forestry troops attracted wide attention today when they were driven in open trucks through the streets to a large drill hall, where they were entertained at lunch. New Yorkers were very interested in the New Zealand peaked hats and the 1 Australian slouch hats which were the first seen in New York during the present war. The troops range from men in their early twenties to others who served in the Great War and have sous fighting in New Guinea and elsewhere. All said they were very glad to be returning, and hoped they would get into action against the Japanese soon. The men faced a barrage of newspaper photographers, ami later a small representative group, including Major Austin and Sergeant Burt, both of Rotorua, and Sapper Seymour, of Christchurch, told the Press some of their experiences in England and in Scotland, where all have been since the middle of 1-940 engaged m forestry jobs such ns felling and preparing timber for British defence works. Ihe troops established all-time records for forestry production. „ , , The men said that B's New Zealanders and 120 Australians had married English or Scottish girls. They would not see their wives till after the war because “wives are very low on the priority list.” The New Zealanders and the Australians were later entertained at the Yankee baseball stadium, where. they met players in the game between Yankees and Chicago White Sox. Many entertainments are planned for the troops before their march through the streets tomorrow.