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Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1915, Page 8

Mr. J. Craigio, member for Timaru, made a stirring speech to South Canterbury reinforcements oil leaving for Trentham. "My only son is at the front with the London Scottish,'' said Mr. Cruigie, "and ] am prowl of it, and I would rather lie never i.ame baek than lie should not go.— (Cheers).—-I know many people who have nobly shouhlt'ral the inirden of Empire. There is in our inia wido'.v who hag sent her only son (cheers) and others Jiave sent twil soli?, n nil others three son-. J kiiOU' it willow whose four sons have gone to tin' front, and I mi}' all honor to that noble. JilOtll'd' - ■ (elic'rs)— but there is the other Rule. Th.i'e ;'.re well-to-do families with two, three, or four alile-Hodied sons, not one of whom lias gone to the war. These families are not bearing their share. It is not riglit that other women's sons should nave to do all the (hating for them." (bom! (-heel's). Mv. O.iigic concluded a Tou-in« s'peech with good wbhes to tlie departing men.

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