42nd REINFORCEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1918, Page 2

42nd REINFORCEMENTS.

NEW PLYMOUTH DRAFT FAREWELLED. Despite the unfavorable weather, there was a representative attendance of the public at the railway station yesterday morning to witness the departure of Kew Plymouth's quota of the 42nd Reinforcements. Before entraining, the men were inarched to the rooms of the Women's Patriotic Committee, where each was given a cup of tea and the customary housewife. The Mayor and several (nembers of the Patriotic Committee were present, anil brief speeches were made by the Mayor and Archdeacon K\ar.s before the men left the room. The tatter wished the men God-speed, and remarked that the fact that they were sending away married men, as they were ot present, showed the tieiiousncss of the position and emphasised the necessity everv fit man who could go should do so. The weight of very many was reouired to bring tiie conflict to a «uccesef ul conclusion He felt sure that there were many who would be willing, .; tlicv were not beyond the age, to do their level host to brins about the complete overthrow of German military I pov. e.\ At the station the Citizens' Ban<t, under Bandmaster M'Tend, played seve- j nil appropriate selections. The men who entrained at New Plymouth were:— A. H. Ardern. F. J. Aldous. T. C. Balsom. N Fulton. .7. TM-bel. I>. Grant. K. F. Kirk. F. Morshead. A. 6. Mitchell. J. M'Fie. A. C Nixon. R. Pearn. W. W. Pickles. L. A. Still. A. T. Stvles. J. ,T. C. Sims. J. G. Wilson F. G. Yatea. A. A. Newell. A- M. Moreraraft F. H. H. Gush. Some of the other men wno were to have entrained at New Plymouth protiably joined the quota further along the line.