“GOOD-BYE!”
LOUD AND LADY JF.LLICOK LKAVJi A FCJvLAXD.
M k.mouablk dkmoxstbattdx OF AFFKCTIOX.
AUCKLAND, Nov. -I
A mprnorahle demonstration of popular affection will be Lord ami lately Jellieoe’s last and happiest memory ill' AucklaiJd. Several thousand people assembled at the railway station to ; bid farewell when their Excellencies lott for the South 1»v the Alain Trunk express. The First Battalion of the Auckland Regiment provided the guard of honor. As the party turned to enter the station the band struck up ‘‘Aultl Lang Syne," the crowd singing, followed by' cheers. Then came the- most remarkable tribute of all. 11 is Excellency stopped forward to acknowledge the ovation bat the occasion overcome him, and bis speech resolved itself into one word. "With a mighty wave of his naval c ap he shouted “(looclbye,” thousands roaring hack their response. The three sides of the square of people collapsed, tlie people closing about the Vice-ltegal party, width in singlefile entered the station amidst handshaking and expressions of farewell. Press Assn.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9853, 5 November 1924, Page 4
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