MAORI BATTALION
PRAISE IN ENGLAND SERVICE IN LAST WAR (British Official Wireless.) Reed. noon. 'RUGBY, Oct. 5. In connection with the announcement that New Zealand had authorised the formation of a Maori battalion for home or overseas service, the fine record of this remarkable race in the last war is recalled in England. Mention is made firstly of Gallipoli, where many Maoris gained distinction and where they suffered many casualties because of their extreme daring, and secondly, in France, where the Maoris gave equally fine service. BAN ON COMMUNISM (Reed. Oct. G, 9 a.m.) OTTAWA, Oct. 5. The publication of the Frenchlanguage Communist newspaper Clarle has been prohibited.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20061, 6 October 1939, Page 7
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