BACK FROM SAMOA.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 12, 13 September 1915, Page 5

BACK FROM SAMOA.

"ALL WELL." I'kk Press Association". Auckland, September 13. Thirty of the Sanionn Garrison returned to AtU'klanJ hist night l>y the steamer Na/.ia. They lepoited that everything ;s quiet ac Samoa, and that the health of the men is good. The officer in command of the party is Captain C. H. Mathews, of the Garrison Artillery, and Adjutant to the Samoan Relief Force. Other officers are: Surgeon-Captains A. W. Izard (of Wellington), and H. (.'. S, Monk (Auckland); Lieut. C. Mackie (Auckland), ai\d Lieut. F. H. Anderson (Wellington), Of these. Captains Matthews and Izard, and Lieut. Anderson are recalled for duty. Captain Monk and Lieut. Mackie are invalided. Returning non-commis-sioned officers and men are: Sergt.Major Copeland (medical corps, AVelliuirtoij, recalled for duty); Sergeants It. Croucher (Auckland, invalided), C. B. Ray (recalled for duty), Corporals A. Colston, CV E. It; Kelly, J. Gardiner, Privates P. W. Be/.ar. I<\ K. Bailey, J. R, Burns, D. M. Dcverill. C. Dickinson, .1. W. Kims!v. J. Kllieic, G. H". Foote, W. Loma>:. A. Macrae, S. Mareny.ie. C. C. Neville. .1. G. Scrimgeour, 10. Wallace. W. I«\ Morris, C. O'Connel, R. L Price, C. M Keefle and M. J. Dunne. Of the returning soldiers, Lieut. Andersen, Sergeant-Major Copeland, and Sergeants Bay and Croucher left with the advance parly, bat ot'ier officers ami men were all me..ibe/s of the Relief Force which went to Samoa in April'. *