THE HUN'S EPITAPH.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 82, 13 September 1915, Page 2

THE HUN'S EPITAPH.

Here lie the bones oi Wilheloi K., Where he has gone we cannot say; If to the realms of peace and love, Farwell to happinees above. But if gone to nome lower level Our sympathies are with tbe devil.

In connection with the death ot Captain A. E. Wilkinson at the Dardanelles, a memorial service was ' yesterday morning held at St. Andrew's Church, Pukekohe, at which sacred edifice he had been a regular attendant. The assembly was so large that the building only held a small proportion of the congregation that desired admission. Accommodation was, however, reserved for the representatives of the organisations with which the deceased officer had been connected, namely, the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, the Mounted Rifles and the Pukekohe Town Band. The former, some 50 in number, attended in full regalia, the local officers and brethren being accompanied by Provincial Grand Officers from Auckland, Captain Wilkinson having been at tha time of his death the Provincial Deputy Grand Master and in the ordinary course of things he would have occupied the high office of P.G. M. next year. The Band had a full musttr, and the Mounted Rifles had a force of about twenty present, the Senior Cadets being also represented. Part of the Burial Service was used and special hymns, "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds," "Peace, Perfect Peace" and "Rock of Ages" were sung, the hymns having been printed at the office of this paper on cards bearing on the reverse side a portrait of the deceased officer. The Rev. F. B. Dobson, Vicar, officiated and preached an eloquent eermon, paying touching tribute to Captain WiHtinson'a worth as a soldier and a man. At the close of the Bervice tbe Band played the Dead March, and the "Last Post" was sounded by the hngle.