The Times. Published on Tuesday and Friday Afternoons. Motto; Public service. TUESDAY. APRIL 27, 1020. GLORY OF GALLIPOLI.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 526, 27 April 1920, Page 8

The Times. Published on Tuesday and Friday Afternoons. Motto; Public service. TUESDAY. APRIL 27, 1020. GLORY OF GALLIPOLI.

Once again in and this time in princely company, we have commemorated Anzac Day. With the physical valour displayed hy the Australian and Now Zealand Army Corj>s and also Ihe famous 20lh Division, we are now quite familiar, as a tale

011' told, hoi let us once more cast our eyes toward.- ihe grent white lif»hl of high moral and spiritual excellence that made those deeds of valour in the heat of battle, and endurance of days and nights of utter weariness, mental physical agony, possible. Was ever greater self-sacrifice shown on the field of battle'.' Of doctors and stretcherbearers there were few for the ghastly lask, and many a soldier, wounded unfc death, refused aid, but asked that 'a comrade might be attended to first. Times out of number such an one, who could have lived had he been selfish, was later found stark and cold. '"Greater love hath no man than he who giveth his life for a frier.d." Men parched with thirst under a broiling sun exhibited similar heroism. It was no wonder that the fine spirit of these men who "bore themselves like kings'' acted as a lodestar 1o the whole of the Now Zea'nnd Division to the end of the war. They had earned a name which mighl not be dishonoured, and it was largely due to that great influence that the New Zealand Division built up so fine a record. By contrast with that blinding splendoar of rchievement in the face of odd? so great how paltry do some of us appear now as we scheme f.or our sordid ends in a struggle for existence which has very little of fine comradeliness in it'.' Are we worthy of Ihe sacrifice that has been made for us? If not. be sure that we shall get our deserts soone.- or later. The lesson of Gallipoli, like the lesson of 1 !.o war as a whole, is that the moral

and spiritual factors are the ones which count for most in times of I and what we now have to do is. to emulate the smrit of comrndeiit es~ and self-sacrilice of ihe men whose memories we honoured last S'uinhiv: let their spirit inspire us 1 i area! things, just as the spirit of the Anzacs permeated the whole of Ihe New Zealand Division. If we do this, then in the long years to come we shall have proven worthy of the valiant sons of Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, whose great deeds and "renter souls constitute th" Glory of G;i'li|)o!i. local and general news. A not'ec in reference to the pi ice of milk is advertised. Milling timber is advertised fur by Mr \V A. Smeed, Tuakau. A report of the school children's v; : orts being held in the Domain loo'av will appear on Friday. The annual meeting of householders takes place on Moudav night for the purpose ol electing public sc.ho •! committees for the Year. A farmers' and tradesmen's bowling match will be held on the Pukekohe Bowling Green next Saturday, to be followed J>v a dinner at the , Pukekohe Hotel. At the conclusion of the ceremony in ionnexion with H.R.11. Prince of Wales' visit to Pukekohe to-dav members of the various local bodies were eiite tained at luncheon sit the Pukekohe Hotel In His Worship the Mayor Mr. C. K. Lawrie. The public sire reminded that the I' company of Edward Bransi onibc s Dandies are appearing at the Premier Hall (■-night. The company eomp'ises new artists, and Is altogether strong*.*.' than any previous combination. At Friday's meeting of the Manukas i County Council the following resolution was received from the W;trpa t'ounly ( ouncil: "That this couii--lii niue i' p' *n the Prime Minister (the Right lion. W. p. Massey) the u "edit need for pushing l'o:ward a vigorous imnvgratam policy to meet lite very pressing need for more wo i ers in the inteiests of the Dominion indtisi l ies and product ion." Lei rived. Owing to a mc.mb.-r of the :ailwa\ sta'i neglecting to stop a certain tram si I Manuivwa. although the nelson pr<>mi-'*il to do so, our. reporte:. w!.o was in attend the ordiiruv "*•" "I 'he .Maimrewa Tuivn hoard v.as iiverca lied, and was utlafle f.i get a train b'nl v to Manure* a in t.m< I• • c the meeling, found h mrvll stranded in Auckland a night ' r so before tie- ar.'ival of the Pi oice. Anv.-u-' v. In > knows (low difI' e!i it i,i obtain lodgings in A.e. khind particularly jnsl now. V'.'n.ld lilt envv oil r renre-ej.l at iv e's