Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, MARCH. 4, 1902. Toll for the Brave.
The news from South Africa last week has struck two notes in the hearts of the colonists—the first, the siacerest sympathy with those who have lost relatives at the fight at Bnthasberg, and the second that of pride that upon the New Zealanders fell the brunt of the fighting—and victory. Never before have our colonists, out of New Zealand, stood in such a conspicuous and honorable position. It appears that the Boers underestimated the pluck of the N.Z, Contingents and thus chose that portion of the ring defended by them as offering the likeliest place to break through, and to do this concentrated a large force upon a handful of men. Bravo, bravo, bravissimo, is the shout for the men who in a nasty position, compelled to expose themielves, upheld the name of Britons and colonists and repelled the enemy with the utmost dash, Colone Porter in his report has one jarring note, no doubt used unintentionally, where he says, “ There were many instances of heroism, and not one skulker reported.” We never expected to hear of any skulking on the part of our boys, and that there were none seems to he a useless piece of information. The casualties prove the hot place our boys were in, and we feel thankful the death roll is so small in comparison. To those who have lost a dear one it must be of some satisfaction that his life was not wasted but was laid down to achieve a bigger success for the arms of the Empire than we have had reported for many months. Battles are not won without -death and misery, but to every soldier it must be a satisfaction that his efforts have been crowned with success though it was not permitted him to join in the general rejoicings, but to his relatives he has brought 4o them, in their grief, the flush of pride that he had born himself so well. These thoughts will we trust aid to soften the sound when the bells “Toll for the brave I “ The brave that are no more !”■
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Manawatu Herald, 4 March 1902, Page 2
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