New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 31, 5 October 1915, Page 5

New Zealand

CASUALTIES. Died at Helipolis. September 27, septic wound in thigh, received in action, also of exhaustion.—Wellington Battalion: Private E. YV. Mather. Died at Chezireh. September 13, para-typhoid and pneumonia.- Canterbury Mounted Rifles: Lance-Corporal J. H. Holmes. Died of pneumonia atMudros, September 27.—Canterbury Mounted Rifles: Trooper It. S. Mead. Previously reported missing. August 22. unofficially reported killed August 24, further reported officially killed in action.— Otago Mounted Rifles: Lientenant It. M. Watson. Wounded (head), August 27.—Otago Mounted Rifles: Trooper B, Dixon. Reported 'wounded. August 22. Otago .Mounted Rifles: Troopers H. I<\ Rack. B. McLeod, Corporal J. , Perry. Died of wounds at Anzac. Aug. 22. Otago Mounted Rifles: Trooper K. J. Smith. Died of wounds. August .10.—Wellington Mounted Rifles: Trooper E. R. Tennant. Reported wounded, September 17. — Headquarters Staff. S.'A. Mounted Rifles Brigade: Captain P. De B. Brandon. Wounded, August 2o.—Otago Battalion: Private A. C. McJntyre. Killed in action. September 15. Field Artillery: Gunner, S. J. Prew. Reported wounded. September 12. Field Artillery: Gunner W. Mcintosh. Previously reported wounded and missing, further reported killed in action. May 8, report received at Alexandria, September 29.—Auckland Battalion: Private .1. V. Kitto. Reported severely wounded, August 8.--Auckland Battalion: Private C. S. Legge. Died of dysentery. 21st General Hospital. Alexandria, September 21. Canterbury Battalion: Private C. KEyes. Previously reported killed in action, further reported died of wounds, Dardanelles. August B.—AflcSkland Battalion: Private P. Lawson ► Previously reported killed in action. iAugust | 2-Ts by unit; j repprtcd -, A ,by base post, office admitted to hosjwtal, Perbacco on September 21, and, not killed in action.- l A' M *'4 ,l( i! 'r Mounted Rifles : . Trooper. W. , J,,.-, jolly. -• r«Yt ' :»< Disembarked at Malta, from.hnsm- ■ - : - j tal ship. Ast : anius, August 31. slight.- .. ]v :.: ^ l,nt . cd l,) Rifle* t Trooper T. V. Roberts.

THE MAORI RACE. Beh I'kkss ' * ABso6i'a*tO». Bahiatua, October -1. hi the course of a private address at a sacred concert given by the HiueYuoa Opera Company last night. Bev. F. Bennett referred to the patriotism of the Maori people, and mentioned that out.of a -mere handful, the Maoris bad already sent over SOU of their best). v As the, Government bad expressed a wish that reinforcements to the number of 240. should lie sent every two months, it could be seen that the Maori people were certainly going to do their "little bit" in the Empire's hour of need.' The elderly natives of various tribes, especially in the East Coast electorate had sent over 1000 frozen sheep, and over £IOOO for the destitute in the Motherland, in addition to what they have done for local funds. Mr Bennett feelingly asked: "Is there to be no limit fixed as to the number of Maoris who will lie accepted for the front? There- is not the slightest doubt that the Maori, as a race, is a dying one. and the process of absorption is going on so rapidly that in another generation or two it will he very difficult to find a pure Maori. But the proportion of M:lie best Maori manhood who are now bein- accepted for the front is so high, that 1, for one., would be glad (if the Government would make a limit— say 11)00 men—and not ask for any more reinforcements unless the situation became very critical. How is the.i»eo to be perpetuated if the best Maori manhood are to be sent in sucli huge proportions to the front? A thousand meu , out of a total population oi less that 50,000 men. women, and children. i s a high proportion." ' Mr Bennett explained that this was his own personal conviction only, and did not emanate from the Maori people They would probably be w.lhng . to .end their last man to the field of little if circumstances demanded it, hut he asked: "Are we prepared to hasten the extinction of the race by sending forth unlimited numbers ol the progenitors of the Maori people of the future:- The matter i s sufficiently serious to demand very careful consideration on the part of the people of the Dominion."