SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS.

Otaki Mail, 20 August 1923, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS.

1 Jink with i11,.' uuiuaiy histury ol .Ne w Zealand w«» .-U'CUgt lieuttl ‘ at I lling.uu i,-i-t inontli, u lieii Culom-l Ait i vilm. (J it G.Ai.G., tJ.S.U.. ullicei' comaumdiug Command, pie-v-'l.U'il to A squadl'oli, tit'll AloUUtetl t, tii a-. Hu: c. J v til Gup, o tfojiby won by tbit -quadion iu tnuskeiry cjnipetttioii. Ttiu ."rqi.itKliun was well replevin cl and then; Was also pie-UJt a number oi veterans Jrom tile original titJi Somii Aineun Guniingent. T'be iiistory ot Hie Colvin Gup is it, lores,ing. At the beginning of J'JJ i CM,met Colvin, who commanded Colvin's Corps in General I’limief's cultmui in t.iie Hogr War. UMJI-A and m wiiieli Corj s the .Sixth X.Z. Contingent up,-mod, piesented tlie GUi Conting, nfc with a handsome cup. In doing so he wrota: "1 do like to try »b .-how our old irieiuis that, one remember- with gratitude aJl.the good work riii.y did, and the cheeriul and local spirit in wfueii it was done.'’ General Godley hronglit the cup out ii,. in Fitgl;md and Jianded it. over to the (itii N.Z. Contingent at the tenUt annual re-unton on Julie 'And, JhU. Gidonel Colvin made Hie suggestion that us the "Old Sixth" would eventually die out the cup should in some way become the property ol the present Sixth. The suggestion was heartily approved of by the seventy members oi tite "Old Sixth'’ present. Tile cup was presented lo the present sixth at, tiie annual iv-union of Hie Sixth Contingent last .tune with Uie idea that it should become a shouting trophy lor Hie regiment. lender tlie rules governing rb • award of the Colvin Cup. A Squadron, Wellington, tak,. ijosse-si- m of tie cup for Hie year P.igg'-gT, with tlie cup average Of 70,'.' point- ati.l tin- ov I lent average tor die SqH.ohon M ST.:.; point- lor the Si|iio(irot: This a \ ei. age n may he pomi,,| .'mi. iI 1 111 - above t.l rat laid d e.vn a- th i|i;aIi tying -eoie no niark-tm n 1 1 1 - point- .'jj'ove la-i year's average i and 1 |ioiiß- above the higlie-- regt- i mental -a'. ei ne'e of I'C’l-e’'.’. Tic -or . :r , i-.'ige mill a. ilia I averag,.. •! ;l " j tbre,. iy-ti. titling ; (111 a, i i l , 1 1 1 - "I iite I i', gill II ’I I I a, - fe-pei't iv, b D I’M- , m -r-t - .11 U'l ii. Git.'a nm! VL- : < . . I!: niter', il |o, aft. 7 and 7:. H . IFm - ! ~,,!(ai Ci.it atid S',.G. Golone! Mciwll had some n,p. c, to . ~ ~*i,*i- ~, Hie n, w inemb- a.- ■>: Hi" . -emelroit. who lie -nM. bad to up b >l.l a \ei y big t'.'-i e. tat ion h, longjtig : .Fa -j\' b v. ito v, ere -t > ■ dig! V !e- ---, ■■-i-ii'.al ,! i: tmg tit. t"! 1 '.''a "■ ’I i • , .Ml' wa- i," .i- • 0 \ r ,~■ . th! i 'd -' "m i , , j : . : p l ' • ' ■ ' ' . t. I(t lia ve V ' I " .. 'l3 31 "■

i . i i er.i -,'t.ii i . - • ; • ■,. ■,: i 3li I \ —■l ■1 : i .-'I ■ li ' ■'•!, ''l-'- ' ' Mi',i;u e,| ! till" - 1 ' • '-ngia’ \ Sqn.eii ■ ■ m winning a ‘up H:n T H„ ' It.l ■' i X 31! V'lltli 1 \K!un;i Di'.gin ct11 rhfin-hrd uim,:; r’icin . lig they p,-i ii... 27 y< at- - ljg.ll gone 1)V -tie's Hie 'do Hugh!!*, ol 1 p Ne 7. , I (link" 11111 i t'i I I: -t, a v ‘ii ‘ r it- : lm "i- ;l!lf l many 1 ■ ■ i, ( ot ;in.: !:■;'! i.ieitr bad "gone West." Titov had with wa: r- trfe’ re.,11-ed Him: Hicir >’aiik- were thinidiir and tor pin- roeiiti t-b"'. h'M -nine to Hie e.mi lu-ion tiia t lit" tmi" laei come 3,. Italet o', er tin clip th the vonnger gehi.t,'tt.toh o' ''■•■ixm-• A‘tbough many men "t 'o-dny -p >ke ] I -gilt I y of tiie Smub A'l'loin War. u w.a- a serious matte: N-w Zoaimet xv 11 ilO p lasted. Al'fg.u-n Cm nH't wiio fought in that war did no;, go lluoiign the great figidiligof the bpe war. they liad riiatty liard-hips i enrouuter’ whitih they endured cheoi-i fullv doing Their duty fur King am! j empire. The faca that they received , Hie mbiiiratiou their ottleers ee.mrnmuling them was in evidence that night beeau-e they lmd m_'he f.oPvm Cup a Colonel's approve': of their eon*Tnci during f-ht* carupaigsn. Hf 1 tnardvra pm .afrlei-fs non-corn, officers an 1 i men' on behalf of the six'!, sout h j Africans present amt nism on of the regiment ns a whom for fne-t . cordial reception that evening. |