The Grey “Argus” snvs: A yonmr man, naim'd Kdwnrd McGee, hy some unexplained means foil in front of the engine of the 8.?0 p.m. train to Rewanui yesterday, and was dragged for a, distance of over a hundred yards before the engine driver wir> aware of his being in that position. Mef!ee was conveyed to (ho Grovinonth liosnitai. after being examined by Dr Meade, at Dnnollie. Tmniirv at (lie hospital last night elicited (he information that McGee is suffering from si>vere shock and injuries to the hack. Mis condition is regarded as being serious. At tlie Catholic Cathedral at Christchurch on Sunday. Armistice Day observance took (lie form of a '•bnroll parade, over a hundred Territorials and Cadets occupying a place of honour in specially reserved seats. ■l’n tin' course of an eloquent sermon (lie Itev. Dr Kennedy stressed (lie memories that return to mind upon Armistice Day and of the sorrows and anxiety that assailed' the world during the years 1914-1918. “Wo are glad to site you here to-day,” said Dr Kennedy. addressing the Territorials, “and you should regard it as a great honour and privilege to assemble here noon occasions such as these, on An/.ac Day, and upon to-day. the tenth anniversary of the Armistice. The congregation is proud of you, your llishoo and your priests take pride in your presence, your uniform you may regard a.s the insignia of fully-fledged Now Zealand citizenship, and you are here to-day as representative of the hovs of this diocese, who laid down their lives on foreign fields, fearlessly and without murmur, for their God and their country.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1928, Page 6
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