INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1915, Page 8

INGLEWOOD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Inglewood, Yesterday. In spite of the rough weather, a big crowd assembled on the railway station on Thursday evening to welcome home the retailing invalided soldiers, Privates G. apd E. Havward. his Worship' % Mayor, after the Town Band Jiad "Hemp, Sweet Home, 011 behalf of the citizens wplcorned the lads, saying that although a young country New Zealand had proved its ability to produce some of the finest spldiprs in the wprld,' Their work.on the Gallipoli p fn insula had proved that the cplonisls were a ble to hold their own. He trusted that the returned soldiers would continually have manifested to them the respect the community owes. The Mayor was applauded several times during his very interesting and/patriotic address.

Private Nicholls responded, saying that alfbptigh perhaps many soldiers like himself were not much at speaking, vet they all done their very best on the" battlefield.

The crowd were put in a veiy good mood by the Mayor's address and the response of Private Nicholls, for they cheered tht King, the Mayor, the returned soldiers, the lads at the front, the 'wJ. finished up by giying three fpr themselves. The singing of TP'py 4>'P Jolly fiopcj }?elipws," brought w# receptipn tp * pipse, , °