LATE COLONEL MALONE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 100, 3 December 1915, Page 2

LATE COLONEL MALONE.

MEMORIAL PORTRAIT.

Before the ordinary business eomneneed at the Magistrate’s C onrt this morning a portrait ol the late Lt.( 01. W. G. Malone was unveiled in the ,'onrt room. The following inemhers at the liar were present:—Messrs I*. Hiomson, A. Coleman, 11. E. La>v•otice, S. Spence. R. Spence, .1, R. L. Stanford, C. Wright, Trnhy King, T. C. Fookes, and S. Macalister.

His Worship, Mr W. G. Kenrick, -aid lie had been asked by members ol the Bar to unveil a portrait in mem,iv of the late Lt.-Col Malone. He did not propose to say much, as he bad already referred to the death, the .dnrions death of the late Lt.-Col. Malone. All who knew the late soldier had no word to say against him in my shape or form. Lt.-*. 01. Malone prepared himself for the time "hen be would be able to serve his country, ind when the Call came, he was •eady, and answered it. He had given •ip his life for his Country. His superior officers said in despatches, the late soldier lird done his work honorihlv and well. There was no need ol i portrait to remind the present members of the Bar of the gallant soldier.His -Worship expressed the wish that the younger men would follow the example set by the late Lt-Col. Malone. He was a gallant soldier and had laid down his life for his Country, which was all a man could do.

Mr Fookes, at the invitation of Mr Kenrick, then unveiled the portrait. Mr Kenrick said the portrait wool 1 have a brass plate with the following inscription thereon : —‘ Lieutenant-Col on el William George Malone. Lltn Taranaki 'Regiment. Killed in action it Gall,ipoli. Bth August, 19L>. Member of the Stratford Bar, 1894 —1910. ; Duleo et decorum esb pro patria mori). A tribute to his memory from the members of the legal prolessio.i in Stratford.

His Worshin said the wonK were very appropriate indeed. Mr Kenrick extended hi s sympahy to Mrs Malone and family.

Mr T. C. Fookes said that on behalf of the legal' profession, he wished to thank His Worship for carrying out the suggestion of having a portrait prepared and hung in Court, in permanent memory of the late Lt.-Col. Malone. The memory of. their late friend was treasured by all residentof fsti;atford. The portrait was not a memorial for those associated with the Late Colonel Malone, hut for those who wotdd come to reside in Stratford at a later period. Lt.-Col. Malone had made the biggest saoniice possible in laying down his life for his Country. The late soldier had rendered great service to the town and district he lived in, and also great service to his Empire. Mr Fookes again thanked His Worship for allowing the portrait to ho hung in the Court in honor of Li.-Col. Malone.