THE 29th. REINFORCEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1917, Page 8

THE 29th. REINFORCEMENTS.

NEW PLYMOUTH QUOTA. There was a fair attendance of the public of New Plymouth at the railway station yesterday morning to farewell the Mew Plymouth quota of the :2!ith reinforcements, who entrained for camp by the mail train, Prior to assembling at the railway station, the men were entertained by the Women's Patriotic Committee to a cup of tea at the patriotic rooms, where they were also presented with a "hussif.'' Archdeacon Evans, at the invitation of the Mayor, briefly addressed the men. He wanted them, he said, to realise what they were going for—that they ware going to fight, for New Zealand. When lie crossed the Channel, he talked to Severn 1 Canadians, and one said: "There are lots of French Canadians at the front, who would fight like tigers in Canada, but they don't realise they are fighting in Franco for Canada." If they got to the trenches, the speaker urged the- men to realise that they were fighting as much for New Zealand, as if they were fighting in New Zealand, and as they travelled through New Zealand they would realise tlmt it was a country well worth lighting for. He wanted them also to realise that as they went, those who remained behflid went with them. They would be ever in their thoughts, their prayers and have their best wishes. Speaking for the whole of New Plymouth he would say: "May God be with you. May lie grant, you a safe voyage, and, if you get to the firing line, may He see you safely through and safely back home again.'-' Continuing (he speaker said that lie wanted them to know that they were going to join that grand hand of men who had already gone from New Zealand. ..hen he spot:.' of New Zealand, a place hardly known, with but one million inhabitants, which had sent 70,0(10 fighting men to the iirins lino, people could hardly realise it The members of the New Plymouth Citizens' Band were present and played several patriotic airs, playing "Anld I.ang Sync" as the train steamed out. 'Sergeant-Major Crompton had charge of the quota, which comprised the following .recruits:— A. A. Adams, Now Plymouth. <W. A. Bewley. New Plymouth. ,T. Baxter, P'ungarelm. ;jj, JT. Cooper,, New Plymouth. ' .T. Cross, New Plymouth. T. it. Eva, Tatariaijiaka. , A. Cray, New Plymouth. • A. H. 'Grant, New Plymouth. O. E. Hanson, Koru. A. P. Hodson, New Plymouth. J. H. Hockey, Okato. # T. L. King, New Plymouth. F. G. Lowe, New Plymouth. P. S. Oliver, Norn Plymouth. L, G. Pearn, New Plymouth. J. H. Skellv. New Plymouth. 'B. L. Teed, New Plymouth, ♦p. W. Ward, New Plymouth. G. T. Watson, Koru. S, E. West, Warea. V. 0. West, New Plymouth. H. M. Woller, Oaomii. R. Wright, New Plymouth'. ELTHAM RECRUITS. There was a large attendance at the Elthani railway station to farewell Eltham's quota of the 29th reinforcements. Short addresses were given by Mr. J. B. Crump (chairman of the patriotic committee), and Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P. The following recruits entrained: —Messrs .T. D. McKay, E. Morrell, W. Sehreek, G. W. Partridge, and IT. G. 01liver. ' . .