THE PULL-THRO’media.api.aucklandmuseum.com/id/media/p/59a10eb9c2ade4fc...THE PULL-THRO’ In which is incorporated The Noumea Nightmare, The Suva Send off, and Samoan Sun, The unofficial

THE

PU L L -T H R O ’In which is incorporated The Noumea Nightmare, The Suva Send off,

and Samoan Sun,T h e unofficial organ of the Advance P arty of th e N .Z. E xpeditionaay Force, Apia, Samoa.

V O L, 1, No, 1, O C T O B E R I4, P R IC E : 3d.

The PanaceaR em arkab le discovery by Dr. S. I , K . Parade,

IO D IN E & T W O PIL LS C ures Strained H earts, T orpid L iver, B roken

L im bs, Stiff Prices, S unburn , A ppendicitis, Mosquito Bites, Dislocations, S tinging R ebukes, R u s ty Rifles, and a ll R eg im ental ills.

In Solid and L iquid Form .T h e Doctor has received the following

testim onial from a d istinguished p a tro n :M ule L ines, Apia.

D ear Doc,—I bad a fester o'n m y fetlock w hich pre

vented me from b ray in g before retiring . One pill and they couldn’t stop me.

H E E H A W (Rex). Come at once for free sample.

Moustaches.SA M E A G E ; B U T A L L D IF F E R E N T , S P E C IA L IT IE S : N O T A LA K A IS E R

T rade Recipes,A p p l y — Y O U T H L E T S IN CAM P.

Spin LeeA P IA ,

D E A L E R IN STA M PS A N D BO TTLES.Collector of Curios.

A lw ays a t Hom e to the Boys.

BEEF, BISCUITS, TEA,

Mick SimmonsT he L argest Store in Town,

A ll Groceries to be had for the ask ing .M ust pu t up a big bluff or get noth iug, BULLY BEEF A SPEC IA LITY , ' v

Also a Special Cure of u Swan ” brand Bacon, all the way from H olland, and we

guarantee it all “ (W )rig h t,”Note Address :— Custom House Q uay,

A ny C om plaints,— A pply M achine Gun. Section,

Vaea Camp,

Rum ours! Rumours ! Rumours !LATEST NEW S FROM THE R EEF.

Correct Movements of the E nem y’s W arships. Scares provided N ightly .

ApplyLOOKOUT PILOT STATION.

Men.L E A R N T O S T R IK E Y O U R T EN T S.

By latest Methods.

S ignal John W illiam s.Then watch B attery Posts,

F O R S A L E .— T h e V aluable R acehorse “ Everybody’s R id ing I t .” Owner leaving th e country, A pply— Deported, Box 173.

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W EA TH ER FORECAST,Mr. Bates reports :—Present indications

are for a rising in the Bar. Barometer veering round to Laager early in the afternoon. Gold probably till the Ice melts in the glass. Moons Numerous.

SHIPPING NEWS.High Tide in Land Crab Swamp 6.15 a.m.

Spring Tide Vaea Camp any moment from now,

ARRIVALS.September 14th, H.I.M.S, Scharnhorst,

H,I,M.S, Gneisenau, S,S. Scare, Every day,DEPARTURES,

Same day. See Arrivals,EXPECTED ARRIVALS,

The Bosstralian Fleet,EXPECTED DEPARTURES

H,M,T, Moeraki aud Monowai, 1916, Transport Moana for Savaii, (Weather permitting),

Ourselves.Behold ! A world uuder arms ; the colos

sal dogs of war unleashed i'u the puny affairs of m an ; nations with Satanic fury hurling themselves one at ano ther; the future of powers trembling in the hands of the (rods; Chaos crowned ruler of the earth ; civilization swept back a hundred years. And we, the Advance Party of the N, Z, Expeditionary Eorce isolated, yet linked with the theatre of war by wonderfully electrified air waves that bring to us—what ? Rumours, conjectures, vague uncertainties, grotesque shadows of realities, and we are left amaze. A pall of almost impenetrable darkness hangs over this, our island home, and we are as children “ crying in the night, crying for the light, and with no language but a cry,”

Into this obscurity and gloom we send forth THE PULL T H R O ’ in the fond hope ; that by it Dame Rumour will be vanquished j with the shafts of ridicule and derision, con- ! jecture made vain with the discreet use of hyperbole and vague uncertainties dispelled with philosophic quietude, The objects ‘are ambitious, but are attainable. Left to ourselves this Journal would soon languish and 1 quickly pass into oblivion. Let, however, I each member of this expedition, remember we

are all brothers in arms and what is a benefit to the whole is a benefit to the individual. Then this paper will become a regular weekly event and its success assured.

The news columns are open to all and contributions after having passed the discriminating eyes of the censor are invariably accepted. This first issue will be slightly larger than those which we hope will follow owing to the fact that it contains the nominal roll of all those who left N, Z, as members of this expedition. An initial copy of this journal should therefore make an admirable souvenir of our visit to this island.

We have to thank those few keenly- enthusiastic and hard working persons who did so much to assist in bringing this first issue to a state of completion and feel sure that before the advent of the next publication that small band will be largely increased and in a little while include all. Literary competitions will be initiated as soon as convenient and suggestions for further popularizing this camp Journal will be thankfully received and made full use of when possible.

A word for the inevitable critic. I t is not for us to enlarge upon our many difficulties, the scarcity of type, the want of variety in same, the lack of printing conveniences and neither last nor least the stringent Military regulations to which all are subject. We have endeavoured to make the

I best use of the materials of our disposal and leave ourselves we trust to a merciful judgment with the concluding words from the immortal poem by the immortal poet:

“ Forgive these poor and wanderingcries,...........

Forgive them where they fail in truth, And in thy wisdom make them wise,”

Mosquito Bites.Local Resident, looking through the bars

of the Post Office: u This place reminds me of the Zoo,” Private Spin : “ The footpath is on this side Sir.”

Army Service Officer to tired private: “ I t ’s nothing but downright laziness ” Private: “ Not laziness Sir, shrewdness.”

That horny handed ton of soil Rube Newman presides at the incinerator. Is that the only way to get a glow up Rube ? What about work ?

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O verheard at the Canteen :— 1st R egim ental :— “ Too m any Chows about. D on’t like i t ,” 2nd R egim ental “ Those are not Chows. T h ey are the E ngineers and S ignallers in th e ir new white uniform s,”

T he E ditor w ants to know why Jack G osling, Jim M cLean and Joe S tra tford came hom e before the expiration of the ir passes, D id the cash or lager run out, or was it to feed the m ules ?

Snowy D river C.B. of the Band etc,, has consented to take command of the O riental Brigade. H e expects h is stars daily.

I t is rum oured th a t Private Fooks has been recalled by G eneral C arranza to resum e com m and of the M exican scouts.

W e extend our com plim ents to P rivate Boyce on h is promotion to Corporal of the A w kw ard Squad,

W e regre t to learn th a t Privates Howard and Colem an are at present in the H ospital consequent on the shock caused by issue of short rations. We understand th a t questions will be asked in Parliam ent,

W e regre t th a t we have lost the company of the gallan t Private K rieft, whom it appears has left for L iberia to assum e the duties of Chinese Consul,

C ongratu lations to Bernie D rake on his prom otion to Bullock D river. A n extensive vocabulary is a fine th in g sometimes.

Even to officers horses are becoming im bued with the M ilitary spirit. Noticed a m ounted officer d rilling a platoon the other day, “ S tand E asy ” he shouted, and not only the men, bu t the horse obeyed. U nlike the m en, however, the horse went one better and laid down. I t was to the accom panim ent of m uch m irth th a t the officer disem barked.

B andm aster Cole wishes to sta te the R egim enta l Band is not going to am algam ate with Sousa.

W e wish to congratu late P rivate H . Moore 5th R eg im ent on h is prom otion to the comm and of No, 9 Platoon.

T h e only way to tell the difference between a Lance Corporal and a Colonel is to listen to th e ir word of command ; the Colonel is always more polite,

K ip lin g ’s advice to the young B ritish soldier in “ Barrack-Room Ballads ” m ight well be borne in m ind by some of the ran k and file of th is force,”

“ W hen y o u ’re cast for fatigues by a Sergeant unk ind , D on’t grouse like a woman, or * crack on ’ or 1 blind ’ : B e handy and civil

and then you will find, T h a t there’s beer for the young B ritish soldier,”

If all the curses th a t have been heaped upon the head of the m an who invented the W eb equipm ent come home to roost, th a t u n fortunate individual will have to spend 8,700- 048,245 eternities in Tophet,

T he recording angel and h is staff of scribes have to work overtime when m en re tu rn from leave and have to re-assemble the ir W eb equipm ent,

A th irs ty foraging party at Malifa annexed a “ dixie ” of coffee the other n ig h t when the Sergeant was not looking, Im agine the ir delight, when, after they had d runk th e ir full, a pair of socks was found am ong the dregs.

W hen the troops were tu rned out a week or two ago to receive the “ S harnhorst ” and the “ G neisenau ” the only th in g th a t seemed to worry them was th a t they had been tu rned out w ithout any breakfast. T he fact th a t a G erm an shell m igh t land in the ir m idst a t any m om ent did not seem to worry them at all. R um m y lot, these C olon ials!

W hen th e enem y DO land here there will, be a few scores to wipe off the, slate, W h at w ith sleepless n igh ts and sudden alarm s sound ing when one is hav ing a bath. To use an A m erican colloqualism “ there will be sum m at doin’ ” ,

C austic answer to enquiring chum at the H ospital, “ I say, how’s Dick getting on ? Is he out of danger y e t? ” “ No Sir, the Doctor’s still with h im ,”

H eard on P a ra d e : “ Sek ku re H arm s by num bers, judg ing your own tim e,”

In view of the fact th a t the hotels have been throw n open to the boys, it has been suggested th a t men, whose sobriety is questionable should have to pronounce the following w ords: Pflanzervereinigung G eschaeftsfuehrer V oraussichtlich, I t is stated by a prom inent m issionary in these islands th a t the above test is infallible.

W e perceive Mr. M orpeth of sw im m ing fame esconced behind the bar in the canteen at Malifa, H e m ust have won the position on his wents, for everybody knows he cannot “ crawl ” , M other you’re a brick.

How to open a tin of B ully Beef w ithout danger, Place the tin on a convenient point of the reef. T ry to stab it with a bayonet, Should th is spoil the bayonet (as is likely ) borrow a six-pounder in preference to a m axim and proceed to drill neat holes round the outer edge. Should explosion occur, the fugitive pieces can easily be stopped by 303,

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Ambulance staff should always be in attendance, Funerals at night.

Sharks are reported to have been seen hovering round the coast. Let us hope they don’t intend opening “ Boardinghouses

Owing to a crusade against bad language in the Engineers camp, 3̂ ou may not call a spade a spade. You must axe the men to pick and choose their words,

A reason now transpires for the time taken in our recent voyage from Suva to Samoa, I t is said that a heated debate took place amongst the skippers around the chart as to whether a certain spot was Samoa or a fly spot.

I t is pleasing to note that a Browning | Society has been foimed 011 the water front, Lieut, Forsythe of the Battery is rapidly qualifying for the leadership of the Society. Try j a little more cocoanut oil, Sir. |

Visitor to Sister at the H ospital:—“ Don’t the visitors here tire you with questions 1 Sister?” Sympathetic Sister:—“ Yes! W hat j else do you want to know.”

Overheard at the Hospital, Matron to Orderly, “ If you can’t do better than this Antony, I shall have to get another Orderty.” Orderly—“ True, Matron, and two would’nt j be too man}^ for this job neither,”

Visitor to Volunteer. “ And how often do you get an alarm my man ?” Man—“Every time the bugle sounds it, Mum,

We have been asked to extend an open invitation to the men and officers of the “ B ” Company, 5th Regiment, to partake of the J delicacies and tinned salmon contained in a j hamper sent to Private Stanley Nathan, No, 8 | Platoon,

Is it true that all Sisters on the Samoan I Expedition are to be presented with a set of Kavas ?

Owing to a defect on the pumping machinery washing has been almost impossible at times at the Hospital. Intending patients please wash.

A French Military authority asserts —“ In the cavalry a man can never have too much h a ir”. W hat a poor chance our troops would stand.

Rumour reaches us that a Professor of Town-planning is coming to Apia. One of our Sisters desires to know if he will be a Roads Scholar.

I t is said that the more vivid a man’s attire, the cooler will be the man, The natives evidently know something, Officers please note !

“ The secret of smart dress ” runs a headline : Some of the costumes we have seen recently had very little secrecy about them,

Overhead at one of the mess tables “ By cripes’—d’yer call this “ butter ” ? “ Yus— whats wrong wiv it, anyway ?” “ W hy a blimy pig ’ud growl at ’avin ter eat that ”, “ W ell! is that why yer a growlin ?

The actress who is reported to have said to an interviewer “ Women have made greater strides in dress than men ” must have seen some Samoanesses,

W ith volunteers preference is given to men with good sound teeth. After our recent trip from N,Z, to Samoa, we know why ! ! !

Wonder who invented putties. If he gets what he deserves he will need a ladder to reach Hades with.

We learn with pleasure that Sergeant von Keisenberg has signalled the German warships to reappear on the 16th instant. Make it after breakfast this time, von,

We had a strange dream the other night, 0 ,M.S, McClurg was alternately kissing Sergeant Nimino and feeding him with jam, Howard formed a sort of hazy background— all eyes and mouth.

The public houses opened on the fifth instant. The following is an expract from Lance Corpl, O’Shea’s health Diary round about that date :—3rd, Sober to-day, 4th Still

1 Ditto, 5th Got Leave. 6th Sober Again,It is rumoured that Sergeant Lee is leav

ing the Cooks in order to learn to pay the side drum in the Band, We compliment him on his pluck in making a new start and venture to hope that he will be a greater success in his new profession th in he was in his old.

The band above mentioned must not be mistaken for the one Scout Leary wears. That is for a different purpose. Its color may serve as a clue,

We are pleased to learn that Scout Rose is fast recovering from his lizard bite. It was very painful at first, but still opals are worth running a lot of risk for. The Medical Corps saved the situation.

We may here insert a word of warning. Lizards are usually understood to be harmless things, but Scout Gunderson is prepared to swear that a lizard charged him with a fixed bayonet, one night on picquet. But we understand that the scout had his magazine charged at the time.

An enterprising private, while negotiating a loan from a comrade the other day, offered his rifle and bayonet as security.

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W e would suggest th a t the “ D ” B attery should charge a few of their shells w ith some of the cheese th a t is being issued to the troops. I t would asphyxiate an y th in g w ithin a radius of five miles. I t is stated th a t the o ther day, a piece b it the Q uarterm aster, and he had to get the wound cauterised,

A noticeable feature of camp life is the am ount of growling indulged in by the men T h ey will growl a t an y th in g and everything, especially regarding the food. B ut when the O r d e r t y Officer w ith his cu rt “ A ny Complain ts ?” comes along, the silence is rem ark able.

O n sick P a ra d e :— C orpora l: (to sick pri vate) ‘‘ W h a t’s the m atter w ith you ?” P ri vate : “ P ain in m y abdom en,” Corporal “ Abdomen ! Abdomen ! indeed ! You ’ave no abdomen : You ’ave a stum m ick. I t ’s only officers w hat ’as abdom en,”

Ballad of the Blioys.[This ballad was discovered in a series of fragments in the k it

of an 80-vear-old veteran, who in his youth, i t seems, was in the Samoan Expedition. W e reproduce fragment 1. Ensuing fragments will appear in succeeding issue .]

Come children, gather round me, and hearken to the lore Of how yourgrandsires fought the fight in the days of yore,Those days when this Dominion held scarce a million men—A handful in Zealandia now would vanish out of ken.I sing of this Dominion, th a t is, w ith your consent,W hen all the inland country was a back-blocks settlem ent— Nomadic in its habits—which means it came and went,And everybody made the pace 011 money that was lent,And when the loans were falling due they pimply borrowed more And thus they paid a Governor, and thus financed a war.They bought a, thousand uniforms, the trousers striped with red, W ith stars to stick onsubalterns and stretchers for the dead.They m ight have done i t cheaper if th e rate per cent, ■were lower But thought to make the interest up by capturing Samoa.But understand me clearly—1 do not mean to hintThe war was engineered by “ F a t,” with eyes upon the mint.I t was an honourable war, and we were in the r ig h t ;The thought of lucre did’n t weigh—well no, perhaps it m ight------’Tis well to love where m

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The Capture of the Wireless.“ I am just about to set out with 49 men

to capture the Wireless, We expect some resistance,”(Extract from Corporal’s letter published in

New Zealand.)Behold me in my glory

And let my voice be heard—Famed in song and story

The corporal of the Third.T H E corporal you heard me say

And I have earned the title So listen to my modest lay

And thrill at the recital,‘Twas I who lead the 49

The resolute, the tireless !T hat famous escapade was mine—

The Taking of the Wireless.Neath fair Samoa’s verdant palms

I filled the world with wonder W ith fifty lusty men at arms

I won the priceless plunder.The troopers loved me to a man

They never thought of disobeying Here—stop that laughing if you can

And lend an ear to what I ’m saying,Our march was made through dark and heat

From dead of night to midday sun W ith boiling thirst and swollen feet

Advancing at a steady run—Twenty miles we left behind

’Twixt the hours of 12 and 2 When I have a task assigned

I ’m the man ts see it thro’Two till daybreak on we w ent;

Then I let them rest a spell,Our Samoan guides were spent

Said we British marched like — well —Then out swelled my mighty heart

I it was who’d made the pace So I made another start

In that grand heroic race,I would not let them slake their thirst

However much they pleaded,5Twas comfort second, duty first

And that’s why I succeeded,I know what drinking water means

When marching under tropic skies Bo stern I issued the command

Who quaffs his water bottle—dies.

E ighty miles we marched again E ighty miles and going still

Mighty product of my brain My indomitable will,

There’s the wireless ! on we press No man tninks of holding back

No man lives who’d dare confess He was last in the attack.

Hooray for me, for I had wonWith as little loss as may be.

We petrified the garrison—Two old women and a baby.

“ Wake not the Cops-”W e hear on good authority th a t all men having n igh t leave

m ust wear rubber shoes. T his order is being made on account of' the m ilitary police about tow n com plaining about being wakened up during their patrol hours.

Y ou wonder round this l it t le town W hen at n ight you get some leave

Y ou cannot see a soul or your lovely th irst appease.You dont know where the cops are, th ey m ight be any where

So of course you m ust be careful lest you fall in to a snare.B ut of course its very easy for the man who knows the town.

To v is it all the hostels and do the n igh tly round.

H e knows ju st where the cops are and w hat tim e th ey go to bed For each n ight he’s heard them snoring as he passed an em pty

shedI t really w ould be sham efull to wake them from their sleep

H ence comes th is la te s t order to wear sandshoes on your feet.

An excellent means of spending one’s spare time in quiet entertainment is provided in Apia by the London Missionary Society, A roomy hall has been lent by that Society for the use of the New Zealand Troops, and the ladies of Apia have very kindly agreed to take turns at attending the hall and dispensing refreshments. Tea, coffee, cocoa, cakes and sandwiches are available for a modest sum, and a gramophone and a piano, the latter lent by Colonel Turner, offer still more attraction, For the quiet hour plenty of reading matter is provided while there are pens ink and paper for those whose thoughts turn to their distant homes. The hall is situated on the waterfront, near the Anglican C h u rch ; and, as it is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., there should be no lack of pleasant recreation for those on leave, Apart from the comfort and facilities afforded by this institution, the kind thoughtfulness of fhe Society and those persons connected with it should be further inducements to the troops to give it their patronage,

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Standing Orders,(1) In future Reveille will be sounded at

8 am, bu t privates desiring to rem ain in bed u n til after first parade m ay do so, If tea and toas t is required in bed rin g for the A d ju tan t who will im m ediately give the m atter a tten tion,

(2) If your rifle is d irty hand it over to the Sergt, Major, to clean. He has p lenty of spare tim e,

(3) A lways shake hands with your officer when going on parade, I t denotes a nice friendly spirit.

(4) If your ten t leaks change beds with your officer, whose first care is your welfare,

(5) Officers should note th a t the greatest u rban ity should be observed in dealing with the companies. F or in stance: “ G entlem en I should be obliged if you will come to attention, Do you m ind sloping arm s ? I th in k we will try fixing boyonets,” is an im provem ent on the p resen t bald and somewhat abrup t orders,

(6) Patro ls are requested, when on their rounds, to walk as quietly as possible so as not to wake the sentries.

T h e ‘ ockroach R egim ent is expected to parade on the verandah in Ifi Ifi S treet during the nex t wet evening. V isitors arriv ing after the show ers are requested to come in their regulation boots and flatten the enemy.

R e Camp Irriga tion : A ll trenches dug around tents shall be so graded as to lead th rough the middle of th e n ex t te a t of the line, T h is is to produce a fine flow (of lan guage) and so tend to clear the atm osphere.

Privates sm oking on parade cannot expect to borrow m atches from the officer. T h is is too hot altogether.

E very man shall have a “ P u ll T h ro ’ ” in his kit. An inspection will be held on the afternoon of the 16th inst. and- any private having three copies in h is possession will be saluted by the Guard, and any having five may cheek the Sergeant-M ajor.

T h e men m ust be k ind to anim als. E specially does th is apply to buglers. T he water-cart horse fainted on the 14th inst. at the rendering of the “ L ast Post ” and “ D uties ” produced a stampede in the mule lines the following m orning.

In the interests of camp sanitation mess orderlies shall always go for a swim before m eals ; th is is not so m uch m eant to foul-the river as to clean the men.

All mess refuse, including banana skins and salmon tin s shall be secreted in the tent-

com m ander’s kit-bag. On no account shall they be incinerated, as th is m eans extra work.

Don’t spit on p a ra d e : Offenders don’t expect-to-rate as gentlem en.

Answers to Correspondents.H aving your assurance th a t your valuable

publication is for circulation in Apia only, writes “ D uty ,” I feel it incum bent upon me to report the distressing condition of a certain m em ber of D Battery, T here is an unconfirmed rum our th a t the gentlem an in question had to requisition the gun carriage to tran sport his th irty-n ine letters from the Post Office to the lines on the occasion th a t a mail arrived in Apia, And this callous youth, quite regardless of the feelings of his fair correspondents whom he litera lly tram ples on, has since used those gentle billets doux to soften the hardness of the ground underneath his oil sheet at n ight.

E x Policeman, Y our love lyric, entitled “ A nna ” will appear later on. M eanwhile why not m ake it up,

I t is rum oured, writes “ G unner,” th a t the B attery is off to Europe, “ Is it true ,” he asks, “ th a t the G overnm ent intends sending the 24 pdr, M.L, guns from the S alu ting Battery, W ellington, with them ?”

C opper: No, B ut we understand th a t there is a vacancy as Sergt, M ajor in No, 9 P latoon, for a man of your experience.

Sergt, M ajor : ( r ) Yes, W e quite th in k th a t Sergt, M ajors should be saluted,(2) Y our poem “ How I grew a M oustache at the D ubble ” a trifle too long for immediate insertion. Propose to use enclosed photograph as advt, for canteen hair restorer. Have we your perm ission ?

G a lb ra ith u s : We agree w ith you th a t one could m ake a very in teresting collection of curios here in Samoa, T he only trouble is the expense,

Chief Steward, Monowai: We cannot support your application to cater in the canteen. Once bitten, twice shy,

Pvt, Berendson : Can you really blame them ? I t was either the w ashtub or the incinerator for it, We understand the natives will use the tougher parts for tortoise-shell h earts etc.

Pvt, Howard : Congratulations on luck y escape,

S ta n le y : ' (1) B etter luck nex t tim e. You m ight get home if you explained the

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situation to the doctor. E ith er th a t or get | really ill, (2) H ard luck losing £2, 5s, a day 1 How about cornering th is paper to occupy the m ind or a sweep on the orderlies ?

Q, M, S, M cK lerg : W h a t’s the m atter w ith you anyway ? You left the mess yourself, W e can do noth ing to get you back,

Bill Squires: (1) Y our essay on “ G uardsI have m et ” refused. Anyhow, we spellII ro tter ” w ith two T ’s,

Sergt, M ,: No ; the police are not allowed in hotel bars after forbidden hours,

Lucy, W e cannot say when Les Bretx’s joy rides com m ence: advise you watch advertising columns,

Botha, H aven’t seen General M ohair for weeks. T ry W ireless S tation.

Sergt, K , T , Y our ode to “ T e re s a ” does not come up to the standard of m erit. T ry London Punch,

Correspondence, P rivate writes com plaining b itte rly of the noise made by our nocturnal friends, the Samoan F ly ing Fox, He states th a t it is alm ost impossible for sentries on outpost du ty to get any sleep,

Private C,B,W, wishes to know what the freight would be on a rifle and a pair of m ilita ry blankets to Mr, W alter Sm art, Pawnbroker, W illis S treet, W ellington,

“ S toney” would like to know w hether there was any connection between the opening of the Hotel on Monday and the issue of salt pork to the troops, (Sorry I cannot answer the Question, H eadquarters ’Phone is a t present out of order, Ed,)

The Wireless Look-Out.U nlike the Maoris, the Samoans do not

seem to possess any h igh ly reliable or influential prophets, bu t th is land can boast of som ething still more queer, for one has risen from thejF orce to em ulate the fame and glory of Simeon S ty lites of old. Inspired, no doubt, by desires for greater uprigh tness of life and separation from the daily drudgery of m undane cares, a h igh m inded member of the W ireless S tation guard has taken up his abode at the top of the slender 400 ft, m ast, T here secure from constant caie, and far removed from sergeants voice, beyond the sphere of mosquitos, flies and pests, he spends his days, and he lays him down when he will. N igh t knows no terrors for him , secure on his wireless m attress, h e is lulled to sleep by the eight foot sway of Ids lofty eyrie,

He is awakened each morn to hear the- break of day, in lieu of a wash he takes a sun bath, E a ting worries him less than sleep— when huh g ry he has m erely to swallow an aerial, and drinking in the beauties of natu re assuages all his th irst.

He is a far-seeing man, and Savaii and the in tervening islands are the objects of his close attention. W ith characteristic disregard for th ings terrestria l he towers above his fellow men who—on account of his up righ t life and elevated standard—have to look up to him , He sets a pace which few can follow, and none can overtake. No head so calm as his, no feat so dizzy as th a t which he achieves,

Medical.1, No water to be d runk except tha t

passed by the doctor— as pure,2, No m an is to be sick more than twice

a day, but if he is unable to swallow a pill, it is not worth h is while to be sick at all—he is incurable.

■3, No m an is perm itted to state th a t the colour of the arrowroot served in the m arquees is due to d i r t : the straws at the bottom are also there for a purpose,

4, From to-day all patien ts treated at the hospital m ust file a declaration as to whether they prefer their corpses to be disposed of by the chaplain or the incinerator,

5, I t is absolutely essential tha t all attending sick parade for foot-rot shall m aintain the lim p for the rest of the day,

A new arm trouble is developing. Cause not yet thoroughly diagnosed, but probably due to overstrain in saluting. A t present it is almost confined to the F ifth R egt, Cases, however, are comparatively rare, even there, but still care m ust be taken to prevent its spread to other details.

Commissiariat.1, Care m ust be taken not to confuse

K eating ’s Powder w ith C urry Powder. If in doubt do not ask A. S. C.

2, If the cheese moves w ithout the assistance of the transport the fact should be reported to th e— Officer of the of the Day and the offender placed on the H orse Lines,

3, No cheese is to be used as a rem ount,4, Sick cheese not to be removed from its

own lines,

8

October 14 THE PU LL - T H E 0 ’, 9

Awful ’Appenings at Apia.(FROM OUR OW N SPEC IA L W IR E

LESS PLANT).Berlin, this day. (Received 10.32 p.m.).—

News from the Pacific continues uniformly good. The combined; squadrons' of the Allies, leaving the China Station on the declaration

,of war, steamed in a south-easterly direction, and5 on August :6th, destroyed three English .cruisers- north west of the Kermade.cs, and sank one transport of New Zealand troops, and sent another back to Auckland with 200 wounded, the prisoners being sent to New Guinea,

On Wednesday night, August 19th, we cut all-the French cables to New Caledonia, and shelled Noumea on the 20th, T h e . town was quickly reduced to ashes,

The following Wednesda}7, August 26th, F iji was annexed, The wireless station at Suva was destroyed, Proceeding onwards to the naval base, at Apia, in Samoa, big guns were landed, and the entrance to this magnificent harbour mined, with the result that the totally inadequate - force that was sent to occupy i t , was- driven . off. Three cruisers struck mines and sank, two .battleships were captured,, and the remaining seven ships of the enemy were beached at Pago..Pago to escape destruction.

Paris, this day, • (Received 10.33),—The French Fleet -in the Pacific has completely cleared the ocean of the enemyrs ships ; arriving at. Noumea on August 19th, the town was put in a perfect state of defence, no hostile ship new being able to approach within 12 miles of the forts, Leaving Noumea on A ugust 23rd the fieet, accompanied by a small contingent of our brave allies, sailed for Suva, and captured- one hostile collier bn the way ;

.it is an open secret that it was only the entreaties of our joli French lassies that induced the brave English to depart—they knew that they would be safe in our keeping. (This sentence can.be read either way,—Censor),

. : On Saturday, August 29th, Apia, in Samoa, surrendered to the French Flag, 'with the assistance.o£the English Fleet and New Zealand troops, Continuing our trium phal career

. the Zelee captured the armed merchantmen of the enemy, and later on successfully repelled

4 an attack on Papeete, Onr loss was insigni- ; ficant, the enemy lost heavily,

New Zealand, this day, (Received 10,34 —The advance party ol the Expedi

tionary Force have occupied Apia, in Samoa, no resistance, troops all men, .

Apia, this day or any other day, (Received at all hours, believed by everybody),— Kitchener says the war will be- over in three weeks—definite instructions for the troops to embark at 10,37 to-morrow morning. The main body of the Expeditionary Force has been recalled and paid off. Kitchener says the war will .last for three , years—the Niagara will. call.here to.morrow to take on 250 men to Vancouver and England, to be followed each week, .by 250 men .till only, the Railway Engineers are left, and they will then be sent back .to New Zealand in the Palmer to run the .Christmas excursion trains, Six cruiser were seen off the reef last night, heavy firing has been heard at Pago Pago,

Sports and Pastime.CRICKET.

Quite a large number ot first grade Cric> keters are members of. .the Advance Guard, and already several matches have been played on Mr. Bethanrs property, at Vaimea. “ D Battery set the ball rolling on the 26th September last, when a team, which included in its ranks '* Billy ” McGirr and “Gilly’* Howe, W ellington representatives, went down, before the war clubs of the Apia men. Battery had. a big lead-in the first innings, and' looked like making no race ” of it, but, after lemonade time, the Apia players girded up their lavalavas and. set out for scalps. Armed with Their fearsome clubs they dealt out severe punishment to the Battery bowling, even the great a Billy ” being treated with disrespect. The stout gentleman in the long short trousers (or. were they short long ones) was particularly aggressive, and he easily topped, the score. The heat (perhaps the lemonade was not altogether blameless), proved too much'for

. the Battery men, and the wily Paniani reaped a fine harvest of wickets in the second innings. Apia won by about 40 runs, and no ' one was more pleased than. Umpire Gus, who, rum our has it, had a side wager of a bottle of lager on the re su lt.. Unfortunately Battery lost the score book immediately after the last wicket fell, and ,. although, pur athletic editor has made repeated applications for it, the lu ll scores have not yet been receivedc I t is stated

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tlia t Billy Mac took tlie book with. Mm to the hospital in order to work out his bowling average. However, it is only fitting to state th a t the “reps” were the strong men on the side, able assistance being given by Lieut. Reed, whose “ googlies” were quite a feature of the match.

After several tryouts at the back of the Central and the International, the militar}^ staff of the Post Office and Court House challenged the Apia Club to a match on Saturday, 2nd October last. Mr, M. Betham’s paddock was secured, and play commenced at 2,20 p.m., Apia occupying the wickets first. Billy Hill and Ted Smyrke had charge of the bowling, and their “ slows ” soon found weaknesses in the defence of the local men, Toleafoa and Paniani, however, hit out merrily, and, thanks to them, the score book read 71 when the last wicket fell. The Postal and Court officials (what offices do Bob Mason and Ted Smyrke hold) went out to what looked like an easy task. Ted Smyrke and the stern looking Chief of Police were the pioneer batsmen, but Paniani soon discovered the hole in the lat- ter’s bat, and the man who once bowled Trum- per took strike. He, too, fell to Paniani, as did the Sergeant of Police, and things began to look blue for the side. Bob Mason went in determined to pull the game out of the fire, but found the task of keeping one eye on the pitch and the other on tne ladies on the tennis court beyond him, “ Billy ” Hill and “ Tommy ” Thompson looked like stopping the rot, but Tomm}' is no ten second man, and a stolen run proved his undoing, Harry Bot- tomly, the pride of “ Kirks ’’ tea rooms, looked so nice when he took centre, but his thoughts were elsewhere, and “run out” also went down against his name. In come “ W hit ” Wyu- yard, the pigeon king, and the game was won. The pride of North Shore Albions looked out at everything, and before Hill lost his wicket Apia’s score was equalled. It was then left to Jack Elliott to make :he winning hit, which was heartily cheered by friend Gus (I don’t think). Apia batted a second time, and, thanks to Peter Ulberg and slim Toleafoa, the century was quickly hoisted, Billy Hill’s slows were severely punished, and Ted Smyrke was also treated with disrespect, but Bob Mason, having recovered from his infatuation for tennis, come to light in great style and annexed five wickets. Finally failing light stopped play at 5.50 p.m., at which time the Postal and Court officials had lost foUr wickets for 54 runs. Owing to araangements not having been made, the game

was declared a draw, Probably a return, match will be played before Christmas, and in anticipation of a game the P.M, Spin and Iffy intend practicing hard on the Central pitch, A report of the match would hardly be complete if it did not contain a reference to the smart fielding of Jack Elliott. Jack is some good on the field when the ball does not travel too fast. The scores were:—Apia, 71 (Paniani 27, Toleafoa 18), and 117 (Ulberg 44, Toliatoa2 r). Post-office & Courthouse, 75 (Smyrke 21 Hill 20, Wynyard, not out, 10), and 54 for 4 wickets (Smyrke, not out, 21, Bay 12, Wyn- yard 12), Hill took 8 wickets, Smyrke 6, and Mason 6,

SWIMMING.Swimming is a sport that is particularly

well represented here ; in fact most of the “ Guns ” of Wellington are in 5th Regiment, There may come a time always providing of course tnat we are not suddenly despatched to capture the Swiss Navy or defend Moscow, when it will be possible to arrange a polo match or two, and also swimming races. The bathing hole however is not particularly big and if any stray genius disguised as a soldier on active service can suggest any practicable way of enlarging and otherwise improving the pool let him send it right now.

We cant allow space for the screening of the vices or virtues of all the swimmers in camp, but most of them will be paraded before long. Let us see who the big chiefs are : Central Bar 191, Pvte, Fordham, the Swifts Club sea-plane, and W ellington’s champion 100 yds. swimmer is here. He may be seen at irregular intervals, for periods of not more than 4^ minutes, steaming about the pool. It .is understood that H,M,S. Sweetie McClurg has issued a challenge to our friend Fordham for a stake of 50 Pfennig, distance not disclosed.

Then we have “ Babb}7” Newman, who can turn the spray some. Newman however labours under a disadvantage. He is compelled (cruel fa te !) to patrol the camp with a yellow badge on his arm on which is written the letters C.S. C,S. does not mean Champion Swimmer, therefore men on active service should jump at conclusions.

Camp Canteen Cashier Morpeth, of all people, is in our midst. But Morpeth, of mile swimming fame, is quite unable to give full vent to his natatorial powers. For one thing the pool is far too small and cramped for him, but another and more annoying factor is that the fishes seem to take a fiendish delight in dining right in his fairway. Foolhardy fishes*.!.

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T h e one who delights the natives m ost is P at H anna. I t would take a slick subm arine insect to catch Pat during his five minutes* H e dives and frolics about like a jolly old crab, and it is said th a t a Sam oan was so overcome with one of h is “ cocoanut beetle ” dives th a t he rushed off and did some work.

T h e M axim Mule M esm erisers can boast one or two sw anky swimmers, T h e r ’s Goosey G osling an am phibious bird of no sm all parts while old Joe S tratford, too, can go some.

Privates Lance Bridge, Kirkwood, Russel, Jenkinson, W iggins, F raser, of No, 8 Platoon, are there at any tim e you w ant them , and are guaranteed to take a lot of beating either at meals or sw im m ing. Private K irkw ood’s long su it is the back dive, a th in g to write home about,

P riva te Not-Paid-often-Saugh Bridge, despite h is modesty, sometimes gives the natives a treat,

S tanley N athan, th e philantropist, is com ing on in great style, a lthough the re grettab le rivalry th a t has sp rung up between h im and Pat Fookes, oi the Platoon of L earn ed B rethren , m itigates against h is freedom of movement. I t is not generally know n th a t S tanley refused to be tak en home in the N avua even when offered th e a llu ring position of 5th baker.

Rumoured.That there is only one ̂Hack-worth ”

having in this present strenuous campaign— 'but since the diet has been changed to paper, this no'ble helper of humanity has not been quite so much the root oi all evil as heretofore.

That in future all troops will be dressed in a coat of cocoanut oil fringed with beads oi perspiration.

That one hundred ’pedes have been killed, not without inflicting severe damage to our side. Carbolic Mac. the worst sufferer, is now better.

That a mosquito stabbed a. sentry in the neck, The next consignment of sentry tases fix Navua -will be kexmetkally sealed, with perforated zinc.

T h a t the Monowai tried to go overland from Noum ea to Suva bu t ran out of water on the way.

T h a t the m en’s leave is to be extended from 2 to 4 hours daily. So mote it be.

T h a t the following horses have been entered for the A pian M ilitary Steeplechase :— Col. L ogan’s Governor, Col. F u lto n ’s Maloney, M ajor H olm es’ A ppendix, Capt. T apper’s Epsom Soult, L ieut. Isaacs’ T he G reat Molar, L ieut. Bond’s L ’E nfan t, L ieut. H arlo ck ’s D ing Dong.

T h a t a sm art young officer has developed a bad habit of tripp ing over h is sword.

T h a t u Reveille ” at half past four is a ripp ing standing order (we don’t th in k ).

T h a t all the troops are to go to New Zealand on X m as leave.

T h a t the R egim ental Band has not visited the Vaea Camp yet. W hy th is thus- ness ?

T h a t the shortage of potatoes has been rectified ? T h e Colonel has odered a Full-ton for each camp per week.

T h a t all sports will be pleased to learn th a t the A d ju tan t is a very K een-an5 en thusiastic organ player.

T h a t the R egim ental Sergeant M ajor absented him self from camp las t week w ithout leave. H e is now out on Bale.

T h a t the Gaoler and the Chinese Comm issioner have discovered a new tailor. T ran sport Officer please note.

T h a t one of the M ilitary Police has succumbed to the charm s of a dusky belle. Susceptible chaps these N aval men.

Special.BA LM Y S E R V IC E C O R PS,

(i) Just arrived direct from u Bond55 street a full-ton ” of Lava Lava in Holland, Cotton, Tapper Cloth, and Swan’s Down, suitable fox wear in all Holmes, and can be worn to the Knee,

3JflK !W (2) Case of Guiness’ .Stout and Beer5 guaranteed to make “ I sick,’5

(3) Headquarters reckon-d-all Kay Jams ■were Neeley Wright, Edward Bvattendly (B,) Roached them, By Christopher 3 We will tole the Bell for Lucy the Brycl on SU Simeon’s Bay,

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T fiE ADVANCE GUARDof the N.Z. Expeditionary Force-

Nominal Roll.HEAD QUA RTERS STAFF,

Colonel Robert Logan, Acting Administrator of Samoa ; Major W, R, Piriwill, Chief . Staff Officer;. Major M ,) Holmes. P, M, O ,; j Capt, H, H, W right, A, Q,. M, G ,; Capt, T, ; R, Eastwood, A, D, C ,; Capt, W, H, D, Bell, ! Orderly Officer; Capt, A, L. Tottenham, ProvOst Marshal ; ■ Lieut, H, F, Harlock, (Fiji Constabulary) Military Censor & In terpreter; Lieut, P, V, Kackworth, Field Cashier ; Chaplains : Lieut, Col, Canon Bean ; Capts, E, E, Malden and T, B, Segrief, S, M,

5th W ellington Regiment.." REGIM ENTAL STAFF.

Lt.-Col. C. ,H., Turner,- Major B. Head-, Captain R. B. Neill, Lt. and Quartermaster j S. Barnard, Regimental Sgt.-Major J. Morrison, Regimental Q. M. Sergeant H. J. Cameron, Regimehtal ‘Orderly Room Sgt. S. J. Smith, Regimental Signalling Sgt- A. O. von Keisen- berg. Regimental• Armourer' Sgt. A. ■ H. -Marshall. Regimental Provost' Sgt. C. Wi Miller, Regimental Pioneer Sgt. Jno. Walker; RegiT mental Sgt. Cook J. Lee. -

' ? J .. 5 a- A V .COMPANY,''' ' MMajor J. Av'Cowles,’ Captain R. L. Evatt, .

Lieuts. C. K. Gasquoine, D. A. Kenny, H. F. ,j A. Wollermann, E. G. Edwards, Sgt.-MajorG. B. MacMorran ; Q. M. Sgt. G. H. W eir; Sgts. E. Hollis, R. V. A. Knox, W. S. Hopkirk, W. T. Richards, C. W. Jones, K. J. Tait, J. H. Robertson, G. E: Bradley, B. A. Black, C. Gair, F. Davison, A. Quinn e l ; Cpls. P. de la M. Barchkhiv C. Tothill,.C. J. Fisher, J. Finn, -A. S. Crowther, F., A. Cimi.no.j Lce.-Cpls. L. Guthrie, H. Toner,. E. M. Gilmour, E...J. ' 'Spooner, C. "fe. Thorne, A. H. Aitken, YTYL. Hay. P. T. Field, H. G .Tagg, A. J ‘.Ferguson, I W. B. H u tch es^ . H. R. F, Stidolph, A. T. West, H. U rquhart; Bugler A. C. A ekins; Privates Ii. Alle^j L. A lquist,F . C. Ambridge,E. Affleck, J. W. Black, H . G. Bland, R. C. N. ^Iapjiett,',; C. ..Brill,- '• F.‘ J .. Bromley,. J. Barber, j P. C. - Baker, R,. H .: Bennett*. G. Bowater.’ B. Brown, f7,... ..Baker, J, Bus.chl, G.: Beaumont, W. Baker, B.'G. Booth, O. Bruhii J. T. Bradley, T. J. Brown, L. A. Berg, f ; E„

Ballard, R. G. Collins, N. Cooper, K Cummins, W . W . •'Chambers, G. D. Christie, R. D. Christie, A. C. 'Coker, R. W. Cooper, _ A. J. Craig, G. Cummins,' S. H. Chester, W \ L. ClapSon, C. R. Clarke, A. -Crossley, A. T. Galvan-, A. Clark, T. H. Callaghan, S. Drotn- gool, A. Davison, R. W. Davidson, J. H. Davie's; H. W. K. Driver, W. Dixon, W. J. Duff,G. I. Elliott, R, F; Eagar, N. O. Ebbett, W. H. Ede. W. A. Evans, A. E. Edmonds, A. Elliott,- L. J. Evans, W. T. Findlay, E. Foss, H. Foley, W. Goldsmith, :0 . S. Graham, ■ W . H. Greenfield, E. J. Gibson, E. M. Gilmore, W. Heald;,G. A.: Hayden, G. P. Hanna, A. G. Hansen,- W. T. Har-bison, H. S. Hyde, A. E. H unt, J. R. Hoskihg, R. Hastings, H. Hart; H. L. H alii day, J. Harris. -P. Harlen, F. Hey, B. L, Hoare, W. R. Hoddy, G. Hill, J. Hunter*S. Hand, G. J. Hennekeiy W. F. Henley, R. Henderson, A. Hutchison, J. W. D. Haigh,' A. F. Johns, H. K. Johnson, F. M. Jackson,' A. L. Jones, H. -M." Jones, C. A. J oil}', W. F. Jacobson, J. James, P. E. Jessop. G. King, E. C. Kitto, T. Kennedy, j. R. G. Lennox, F. T, Lord; H. C. Lloyd, M. Leer's, C. J. -Lenihan,E. Lucas, L. E. Lewis, E. G. Love, R. H. Martin, ' P. Martin. D. MOroney, R. C. R. Moore, E. Moran, R. C. E. Malcolm, W. G. Morpeth, M; H. McLeod, J. J. G. McMillan, L. J. A. McCallum, J. McKail, D. McKay, JiH, McKay, C. A. I\IcCombie, A. E. Morrison, W. Marr, D. O. Miller, H. Mio, H. Moore,E. W. McCardell, W. D. McClvmont, H. McFarlane, A. H. McKell, E. R. McKillop, H. McMillan, J. McMullan, S. Munns, J. H. McCall, H. Manuera, J. C. O’Leary, J. E. Osborne, T. O’Carroll, J. E. W. O’Brien, B. W. Oliver, B. Peterson, F. H..Paddy, M. T. W. Parini, R. L. C. Philip, F. W. Packer, E. C. Payne, H. H. Payne, F. W. Player, A. Paisley, G. W.' Phillips, G. A. P. Peth'erick-; H. A. Peterson, C. Quin,'' B. A. Rhodes, R. J. .Reid,H .'^kbe, G. E. Richardson, H. J; Ricketts, A.F. Robbie, W. Rugg, F. B. Rowberry, R. Robinson, E. Richmond, H. V. Scott, C. L.A.. Spearman, A, W. Sherwood, R. J. Surgeuof, W .J-,Sm ith, H. C: Sim, D. G. Sawers, L. H, Smith, J. G. Spotswood, j. D. Swan (Now Lt. & T . Q, APIA), C. Scott, A. SherbrOok, H. Sherningy- E. Strickland,- A. Stevens, C. V, Smith, :hA. Tidrnan, S. B. Thomson, C. F. J. Tinnelly, T. Twomey, G. Taylor, E. G. Thompson, F. C. T ^ W. G, Tompkins, H: Vivian, F. j. Yerney, V. JJ. Yaughan, W- S. Watt, J. B. Watson, H W. Wilson, C Wll- inan, R. C. Wood, F. F1. Wood, H , V: W right, C. B. Woodward, P. Welsh, A. J. Wdtters,’ &

October ' 14 THE PU LL - THRO\ U

B. W right T. W. Walker, A. Worsfoid, F. C. Young, J. A. Young; R. Zorn.

“&"■ COMPANY,.■ Major R. St. J. B eere; Captain J. G.

Roac'he, E. -Puttick: Lts. J. R, Cowles, B.’ R. Lankshear, L. M. L iardet; Sgt.-Major C. W. H. Bould ; Q. M. Sgt. D. W. McClurg ; Sgts. J. A. D. Hopkirk, H. D. Morgan, A. J. Nimmo, R. J. Beddingheld, H. T . O’Neill, W. M. Matheson, J. R. Sewell, W. T. Bird, R. Cook,C .E .. Culverwell, A;A. McArthur C. J. H. Davidson, Ft. K irk e r : CpIs. W. B. Busby A. J. Brockett, S. N. Green,'A. Hudson, A. C.H. Miller, R. M. 'Watson,' S. E. Temple, A. Miller ; Lce-Cpls. T. O’Shea, J. H.-Williamson,E. E. Coghlan, F. Rogers.- S. A. Murrell W. J. Sim, C. Berendsen, A. H. Grant, J. A. E. Kerslake,. W... .A/Bain, A. E. :Cook, J. Stick- land; T. Cox, R. R. Pointon, J. H. Irvine, K. M. ' Cole, A. E. • South ; Privates K. E. Adams, R. C. Adlam, C. Alexander, H. A. Alexander, A. W r Allen, H. W. Ahgell. G. L. ASto’r:, G. J. Atkiiison, J. H. Atkinson, N. AvisOii; ■ W: E. Bailey, S. C. Baker, Baldwin, J. L. Banks, B. Barlow, }. L. Barnard; G. Bates, W. NrBeaven, J. W. Bennett, N. Berry, V. ' R. Bernard, H. W. Biddle, J. Blackburn, W. L, Borrows, T. Boyce, W. H. Bramiey, L. Bridge, N. Broad, H. B. Burnle\’,E. M. Cambell, G. Cairns, S. Cardoxo, W, P; Casev, F. K. Chipmkn, A. C. Clapham,F. T. Clere, P. E. Cole, J. M. Coleman, R. Collihs, A. 'Coningham ; Privates. A. J. Cox, A. E. Daly, F. H. Banks, B. J. Dennehy! P. J. Divine, C..H. Dlxohy J. Don, A. Donald- sbh.' D. J . . Dunfofd, S. R. Ellis, T. Ellisbn,F. C. Evans, A. Fea, E ;. 3V D. .Foo.ks, C. Y. Fordham, J. Fowler, K. F riser, A C. Fulton, W. M. Galbraith, A/:Georo-e, A. W. Godsell,I. B. Gow, W. A. Gray'.' T. E: Cray. W. Groves.* H. C. Grout, H. Gundersen, T. S. Hamer, E. W.. Hannah, D. A, Kiggie, G. llntck:::sQn/.W.. A. Ho.pkirk, G.: K.-Hansard, £. Fiowirc. J: e / M f e i E. H its ton, F. L. Hcbk, IT. M .Eop-per, W. G Hehdle, D. S, Hamilton, H. H a ^ E. Hart, L /C . Hamlin, L, Hook, T. FT. Hebbard, ’Ql S.; T.; Jiarden, S. I. .Tones,'H. Jowett, H. Jenkinsou, T. A, Jackson, C: A. James, A. Johnston,;.E. L. Kelly, F.*von T, Kettle, H. W. Kirkwood^ C. V. K ing,'C /

Kreeft; H. J- Lawrence/’G.' A. Lawrence, Lv London, L.,P. L /a& , A;. .J. Larsen, W. P. L oiighirst,..J: Luqrfe' E. cCs Little,..A. Le'vett, B; W.. Leggy G.. I*.. E r f i , LR. ..Lush, H. C.; Leese,. A; ;H:: F,.. Lkurecsen, : %. Wj Lave^y,1:l l . E; J. Mobfe, 'J. 'Moore, H V l^ ^ h k ll, Me--

Callum, H. F. McIntyre, L. A. McMillan, W, McMahan. H , McCormick, W. T. McCaw, A.F. Meldrum, L. G. Moss, R. J. Malcolm, G. L. Morrison, R. L. Mason, J. L, McAlister, L. A. Marchant,. C. C. Mercer, D. E Mercer, J. H . Mitchell, G. W. Matthews, W. H. Mat- thews, H . Munro, eT. W McCullagh. H , F. Marsh, H. L. Marbrook, R. M. Newman, A. Norling, G. Nation, S. D. Nathan, R. Nelson,E. Oliver, F. Ofsofski, W. L. O’Connor, J. G. O’Neil], N. . E ._ Pollen, J. R. Perstoh, G. Purdy, B. Peterson, E. S. Pilcher, F G. Porter, R. Parker, L. M. Prideaui:, R. J. Pointon, J. Porteous, ,G. F. Pulsford,’ M. S. Quigley, D. L. Rdse, F. J. Read, C, E. Rols’ton, L. A. Rogers, A. J. Robinson, P. J. E. Robertson, K. Russell, C. G. H. Robinson, G. Small, A. J Stewart, C. Salmon, G. W. Scott, J. S. G. Squire, C. G. Seager, C Sims, S. A. Sharp,C. Symes, H, Stubbs, W- Stevens, R. W. Shirley, G K. Seddon, P. B. 'ShelieV. J, O. Smith, E. V. St. George, J. S. S Sedd'on,: M. Smytji, J. K. P. Smith, J. Thompson, C. Tuiirey, Of;: G. Thompson, E. C. Turner,F. E. Upham, L. E. "Upton, A. H. Vial, R. Wilberfoss, R. L. Ward, li. O. Wite- ley, K. Wiggins, R. G.' W ithingtou, J. H. W inter, B. Williams, C. A. C. Woodford, A. F. Webb, E. C. Wills, S. ;W.. Ward, D. D. M. Yeats.'

3RD AUCKLAND COMPANY REG.T. Lieut-, Col,. H, T, Fulton ; Major W.

K a y ; Captain J-. Bv -NTeely ; Lieuts. A. J. Powley, -A; I. W alker, D. J. A. Tole, W. A. Bowrilig Sergeant- Major R. Meechau ; Q. M., S. R. W. Haddow ; .Sergeants W. East- bhr}r, A. Carter; A. W v Hendy, Ci. V; N. Harris, A. E'Mini J. L. Pre'^c6tt,; H. W: Sternberg. C. B;. Bay ; Cdrpls. T; G. DeRenzy; C. H. Hard^icke, E./J. L. Jjewitt, G. R. Hogan,'D. J.-Y. Thorpe, j. Nkhola.s, A. W M/Ohlsen, R.-Fi'nd:ay. E; R/L^aryv- N. F .:Lowndes, S. Ta}rlor. T. M. Jones’; Lee. Cpi. F. G. Tucker, M. R.1 Stewart,1 R. McIntyre, t>. Glanneld. C; S/Metcklre, D. W; Selbie,' G. J. Lloyd,-' D/C;- Cre^ser, G. W . Cook. A- C. isbister, R. Wise- man,’ '*W. L; Mitchell, j.,D . Thomson, R. M. Bennett, G. Wilkie, G. Nicholas; Druminers- J, G. Garlafid, G, F. Longdil-1, FI. W. Leonard; A. .Byran"; Privates W, S. Alderton,- T. J. H.r Aidertoir, A, Ada-ms, A. R. Aitken» K. F. Abb6tt,;R. T . AbBott, H. P.i Blakey. J. Black-' more^'E. B’esti.cy L. J'-'BilJett','' F . ' A.- Brooking/ J. Brbwne, E. -L.- S. Brown, E /R . Brown, :j -?'0 Beaver, K. Boyd, F. J. Barnett, F. H'.'Bell, W.' J fB rk ile^ H i \V. Boyne, A. E. BuddyR/N.'S;"

14 THE PULL - THRO’, October 14

Boler, D. B. Campbell, C. J. Campbell, R. S. Carden, G. S. Carpenter. H. O. Carson, C. M. Clark, E. J. Clark, R. S. Clarke, F. Clark, t. Cleghorn, P. F. Cleveland, M. E. Coffey, J. E. Colquhon, D. W. Comber, L. Collins, A. Cooke, J. T. Cooney, F. W. Cories, A. E. Cornago, J. A. Costello, H. N. Cowlin, A. Cox, C. Crawford, A. G. Creagh, T. Cronin, S. G. Crookbain, EL Davidson, J. A. Davies, G. G. Dawes, E. R. DeBoarbel, F. O. Devlin, S. T. Dibble, N. P. Doberty, J. D. Donovan, C. Droongool, A. R. Emirali, L. Errington, S. Fairweatber, G. W. Farley, J. L. Falkner, B. C. Fenton, R. J. Fisher, C. L. Fletcher, T. Fordyce, A. S. Fraser, N. S. Fraser, H. E. Fulcher, C. W. Gawn, J. A. J. Giffney, E. Girven, W. J. Glass, J. R. Graham, G. Griffiths, F. G. Hammond, B. J. Hanna, W. Hardinge, G. E. Hardley, A. W. Harris, T. Hartley, A. Harvey, J. S. Haslett, G. C. Hay,G. Hedges, E. R. Heldt, C. V. Henderson, J. R. Henderson, W. Henderson, A. Higgins, W. J. R. Hill, C. H. Hinton, J. R. Holden,H . Hewlett, T. G, Highes, R. A. Hunt, H. W. Hynes, K. D. Ifwerson, E. Ingham, N. L. Ingpen, H. C. Isaacs, D. L. jack. F. C. Jackson, J. Jackson, I. D. Jones, A. M. Kemp, T. C. Kent, F. Kiddell, R. G. Kirkwood, J. C. King,G. Kennerley, H. N. M. G. Laird, W. G, Lane, J. Lecky, H. E. LeCren, j. H. Lloyd, A, Lorie, G. C. R. F. Lovell, N. D. Mahoney, A. Mainland, C. H. Marks, L. Marshall, R. F. Martin, G. 0 „ Massey, R. J. Massicks, F. ; Matthews, G. F. C. Mein, A. J. Melgrin, E. Mills, J. H. Moore, L. A. Morris, G. L. Myers, R. O. Morgan, B. McGeehan, j. McGovern, 1/. V. Mclnness, j. J. McIntyre, J. W. Mackay, N. A. McKenzie, G. L. McKinstry, j. A. McLean, W. B. McKinlay, J. M. McMahon, A. W . McNeish, E. Nearey, G. Nicholson, A. C. Norden, W. J. N. Norman, G. O’Connor, E.C. L. Owen, W. N. Owen, J. O’Mera, C. R. Pain, R. J. Pain, T. E. Peek, W. H. Penno, A. A. Piggales, PL G. Raynes, W. C. Rider, A. Robertson, W. R. Robertson, F. M. I. Robinson, J. Ross, L. D. Ross, P. A. R utherford, H. J. Rowe, D. W. Rutledge, E. T. Ryan, 1/. Ryan, L. G. Scott, S. H. G. Scott, W. R.H. Scott, F. V. Simpson, J. F. Simpson, E. J, Sin el, G. M. Slattery, A. W. Small, K. R. Spencer, F. T. Spinley, D. M, Steel, H. L. Stewart, W. Stewart, A. E. Stillwell, L« N. Stock, P. A, Strong, A. Sutcliffe, S. E. Swinburne, A. Tate, W. Taylor, G0 Thomson, W. jTitchener, W. T. Tickners H. Trevathen, R. iC» Trimbath, G. H, S. Trosler5 A. A« Veale,

Vejaables, R, A, Yibert, P. Co Weller, E. D.

W hitburn, A. Whitford, C. W. Wiliams, J. A.„ Williams, A. J. Wilson, F. Winegar, W. K. W ynyard, H. F. Bailey, R. N. Caldwell; (Sergeant) R. j. Cottingham, D. Clutterbuck,H. R. Lister, J. G. H. Major, T. McCarroll, T. V. Roberts, C. A. Warden, G. Wishart.

N.Z. RAILW AY ENGIN EERS. Captain P. St. J. K eenan ; Lieutenants

W. J. Guiness, T. M. Lucy, J. Short, H. H. Christophers, V. R. Bond, R, O, Brydon. Sergeant-Major R. F. Bale, R, E , ; Q.M.S. W. E», Wilson ; Sergeants C, Barry, F. Nash, F. W. Aickin, U. M. Matheson, L. J. D. Hammond,C. L. Mullaney, Corporals M. Coutts, N. L. Forsyth, G. A. Avery, J. G. Bell, N. Angus, R.E. B. H opkirk ; C. J. Symonds, T. Sutherland, C. R. Reisop, A. G. Cockroft, R. T. Caldwell, PI. J. Re veil; Lance-Corporals C. G. Johnston, C. W. M’Gahan, PI. M. Williamson, A. V. Newman, T. D. Dalton, W. A. Scoular; Orderlies W. B. Willsteed, F. H. Bateman,F, Rogerson, Sappers, C. W. Ackland, M. Agnew, S. M. Auton, A. W. Ashlev, W. R. Auld, G. Allison, L. E. Allan, A. J. C. Angus, E. R. Adams, A. R. L. Allan. A. Burnett, F. J. Brockliss, J. Blackie, D. Bal- lantine, R. Boswell, D. S. Broughton, C. S. Butler, N. E. Brown, L. J. Bagnall, L. Bright,H. Barnes, D. F. Burke, W. A. Brogan, C. Banks, C. F. Bennett, W. M. Butler, A. A. C. Beer, T. Beaton, G. J. Bell, A. Burns, H. Brown, J. C. Bell. C. W. M. Cameron, H. Collier, H. O. Clark, W. F. Cooke, C. V. Cichaetto, A. D. Cruickshank, C. Cecil, J. H. Cornwall, W. L. Cooley, J. Couling, G. A, Cardno, J. R. Cameron, L. H. Campbell, R. L, Cameron. F. L. Delucca, J. Daniel, E. J, Dingle, W. T Dunlop, L. O. Drewery, A. A. Donaldson, C. Dailey,H. J. Dick, J. H. Davidson, F. Diyer. J. B. Elliott, C. English, T. Ewart. J. Flett, J. M. Forbes, D. J. Furey, R. G. Fowler, A. J. Ford, J. A. G. Francis, M. J. Firth, P. Flynn, J. M. Fenton. T. C. Gawn, A. W. Gallagher, R. J. Gilmore, A. PI. Guthrie, E. W. Gambling, E. P. Greenwood, M. H. Grigg, J. G. Greenslade, A. F. Gray, A. F. Gilmore, L. C*H. Gooch. W. Hebditch, J. E. Hamilton, T.A. Harrison, J. C. Hewson, N. Hallett, N. L* Higginson, W. P. Harpur, H. G. Hawke, H.S. L. Henderson, PI. H. Henderson, L. Hard- castle, L. A. Henderson, W. L. Hunter, G. Haxtom, T. Hawkey9 W. A. Hardie, J. Hiddle- stone, J. Lo T, Harper, A0 M. Holm, A. R . Hutchins, K A„ Lc Hatwell, C. S. Hooper8 J. C. Hammond, L. V. Howlett, H. R. Haasoa

October 14 THE PULL - TH EO \ 15

D. R. R. Jones, W . Johnson, W. T. Jenkins, J. Jobberns, N. W. Johnson, A. W. Jackson,

< C. N. Jones. J. Keane, S. Knight, G. Keble,E. Kidman, F. E. King, D. Kilpatrick, G. H.F. King. E. L. Lloyd, E. H. L ogie;E. C. Leonard. L. Moody, V. Mitchell, R. M. A. Mooney, J. H. Martin, A. C. Maxwell, W. J. Martin, P. S. Marriott, F. Mills, A. V. Martin, F. May, I. Miles, W. J. Maloney, J. Meekin, G. Moore, P. S. Manning W. E. M’Kinn, C. M’Donald, D, I. M’Kellar, J. E. M’Nulty, D. M’Ewan. E. T. M’Kone, A. D. M’Kellar, E. T. M’Kain, J. M’Cauley, C. H. M’Crail, J. M. M ’Kurbre, A. M’Cartney,H. M’Lean. A. M. O’Brien, W. J. Olson, L. K. Osborne, E. A. O’Brien, H. L. Patton,A. T. Pritchard, W. W. Pye, J. M. Power, H. Phillips, W. E. Parker, S. M. Peryer, P. Peterson, G. I. H. Parkin, S. Perry. E. J. F. Quinn C, P. Quinlan. J. B. Rowland, G. J. Robinson,C. H. Salt, W. Samson, K. T. Scanlon, A. N. Scott, J. A. Scott, W. A. Scoullar, A. A. Seaborne, A. P. Secombe, W. H. Shore, H. H. Shirley, W. G. Simpson, G. E. Shaw, G. L. Sirett, J. H. Shea, T. C. Sloan, H. B. M. Slaughter, B. A. Smith, W. B. Smith, F. W. Smith, F. H. Smith, H. L. Smith, C, R SmallE. W. Smyrke, R. T. Spencer, C. Standen,B. T. Stanley, H. A. Steers, W. A. Sutherland, R. A. Syme. B. Tangney, P. A, Taylor, R. P. Thomas, J. H. Thompson, J. H. Thomas W. Thornton, C. E. Thrupp, C. H. Tonge, R. Veysey. J. R. Wallace, C. E. S. W alker, R. E W attam, W. A. W hite, N. A. W hiting,C. W. S. W hite, C. T. W hittleston, R. L. W hite, F. W, Wilson, W. D. Wilson, A, G, H, Wilson, L. Williams, R. G. W inter, W. H. Woollen, W. W right.

“ D ” MOUNTAIN BATTERY .Capt. R. S. M’Q aarrie ; Lieuts. G. H.

Forsythe, F. W. Reed, C. N. M itchell; B.S.M. J. Jesson; Q.M.S, W. H. Sim mons; Sergts, V. J. Gallie, J. W. Gendall, G. Howe, C. Asher, F. L. Chapman, W. G. Schoch ; Corporals W. A. Kirker, G. A. Delatour, F. K, G alv in ; Bombardiers A. Donald, Jb. Smith, P. F. Wilson, E. A. Wixon, A. R. Charlton, L. S. Carm ichael; Gunners A. E. Anderson, P. Aekins, L. F. Allen, H. Beck, A. Bark, W. L. Chapman, S. T. Cotter, J. V. Carley, R. H. Dodson, S. H. Dodgson, B. C. Drake,D. R. Dinnie' C. Freyberg, F. C. E. Griffin,O. E. Gallie, H. E. Hatch, N. S. Hickson, j ,

.Ja rd in e , H. J. L.. Kendall, M. Kehoe, C. L, Langbein, I. J. Levy, W. A .Louisson, A,. F. Leadbeater, W. G. Mace, D. G. M’Millan, P.

A. Milne, E. R. Myers, B. E. Murphy, W. CQ Neal, H. Pierard, E. Pearce, J. H, B. Saxon,G. M. Silver, A. M. Saxton, D. G. Stirrat, W.I. Turnbull, F. A. Turner, W. J. Williamson,B. R. W akelin, V. J. Wise, A. H. Andersonf W. J. Alexander, J. E. Bridgeman, F. H, Barrel, H. A K. Burns, F. E. Cameron, R. L. Cunliffe, W. T Duckmanton, L- J- Dalton, J. R- D’Oyly, J- J. Foley, W J- Forbes, M- J- Fuller, G- J- Gibbs, L- H- Hendle, O. K* Jeffs, S- Jones, A- H- Kirby, A- E V. Lodder* P- C- Muir, W Morton, L W. G- Milward,D. C. M’Gill, H. M, McGirr G, M, J. M’Grath, J, Orman, F, J, Passmore, R. M’D, Read, W N Sievers, W- J- Smith, E- D- Thompson, G- A- Tullock, R. F- Vial, E- F- Wakelin, P- R- Whitford, T W- C. Wilberfoss, R C* Watson, T- W alker Corporal N A- W ilton’

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.Actg. Major H. W. M. Kendall, Captain

T. D. M. Stout, K. E. Paper, E. Y ates; Lieut. Q.M. D. N. Isaacs, C. K. W ard; Snr, Nursing Sister B. G, Nurse, E. G. Brook,F. Wilson, L. Brandon, L. A. McNie, V. M. K. MacLean, I. Willis ; Sgt. Major W. G. McClintock; Sgt. Compounder G. W. Yal- lop ; Sgt. Clerk J. T. Schulenburg, Sgt, R. Copeland ; Corporals A. Benton, F. E. Carr, F. R. Lightfoot, B. C. Sheean ; Bugler R. E llio tt; Privates A. E. Aldridge, W. R. S. Allan,G. H, Baker, W. Barrett, C. G. Bailey, W. Camphell, W. Crawford, J. V. M. Cauty, F. Colley, A. Chambers, P. W. Dear, R. J. DanielG. A. E. Dyer, A. R. Edwards, R, Falk, E. R. Franks, E. M. Flanagan, J. B. Gillett, W. J„ Grose, A. G. Hewitt, G. Halse, H. Hill, W. E. Hall, D. A. Honore, G. C. Johns, H. E. Le Compte, F. W. Luke, R. B. Martin, W. Mar- don, M. MirSn, R. H. McMillan, A. R. McNielly, J. McLachlan, J. A. Nicol, C. Perrin, R. A. Pole, J. H. Reeves, B. J. E. Rickards,. A. B. Rigg, C. Reaburn, W. H„ Shackleton, L. O. Strong, C. H. Saphir, D. Simpson, D. T. Stewart, R. H. S. Sly, C. D. Thompson, P. Thomson, J. C. Twomey, C. T . K. Wagg, C. W. W alker, I. B. W alter, G. W halley, J. W. Williams, W. T. H. Wilson.

M ACHINE GUN SECTION,Capts. G. E. Simeon and W ilkinson;

Lieuts. J. Bennett and Jack ; Corpls. H. T aylor, F. H , Hudson, G. A. Trevelyan ; Lance Ccjfporal j . H. T. M unro ; Privates W. R. Prof&tt, J. Rowney, R. G. Gailien, W. H . M’Lew, B. • M’Lean, H. M’Cutcheon,/ S» M’Conn;achia, W. T ay lo r; . . H. Diggle,

■,16 THE • PTJLL r THPvO’, October 14

!• 'Sff;: Stratford, A* O. D. Boddington, A J. E.j I ‘ Staples, J. A.- M’Lean, H. H. D. Bethamley, !

T. C Pinckney, J . , T. Gosling, W. Rogers ; jG. L. Brett, A. A. Beagle, T. H. Callingham, j

%H. J, "WV Clark, G. S. Girdlestone, R. S. j' Halliwell, A. B. Messenger, E. E. Rivers, j

F. W. H. Raymond, T. W. M’Cauley, B. H. N. Thomson, H. Bourne,-A.- S; Black ie, R. Johnstone, A. E. Hawker, W. M. Hornsby, P, Morrison, S. Mitchell, R. M’Leay, G. H. Tomlin, W. H. Rogers, W. H. Moore, S. H. New stead.N.Z. EN G IN EER S N*0 . 4 • F IE L D ‘COY.

Capt. D /J . G ibbs; Lieut., McNab ; Wor- ran.t Officer Allen; Q.M.S. A. Lewis; Segts.D. Mansefield, .Morgan, .W est; Corporal Hickson, Sappers H. Adams,. E. Andrews,H. G. Burt, P. Baldwin, F. De Rose, T., B. Elliot, J. Forbes, F. B. Highman, F. G. Hayward, C. W. Jones, J. X. Jamieson, E. A. L a rk in ; Sappes F. H. Morgan, J. A. J. M5-

■ Farlane, E. D. Muir, E.. Petrie, H. Raven, W,Rice, R. H. Rose, S. E. J. Smith, L. A. Smith,C. R. Scott; Corporal W. K. Wright,; SappersG. M. Wilford, L. C. Whitelaw, Carr, R. C. Jamieson, G. R. Little, ’Stewart, Johnson, Merton, Robinson, Armcatt, J. J. Noon, M - Caskey, Bradley,. Dickie, Pope, Lang, Scott, ■Williams, Howard, Lamb, Maynard, Bodie, Richards, Shea, R. E. Leonard, Gibbs.

BAND.G, D. Christie, cornet; G. Henneker,

cornet; B. L. Hoare, bass trombone ; W. G» Tomkins, tenor; Lance-Corporal A. F. Webb. Eb. b ass; B. D. Crisrie, cornet C. E. Culver-

’ well, ten o r; W. Heald, tenor ; J. E. W. O’Brien, ten o r; T. W. W alker, trombone ; H. Ricketts, Eb. b ass; Sergeant P. E. Cole, corn e t ; W. Goldsmith, cornet; P. Harlem, cornet ; L. G. Cummins, cornet ; A. Worsfold cornet; W. A. Baker, euphonium ; A. Elliott, ten o r; Sergeant J. Lee* drum ; R. L. C. Philip, drum ; F.‘ Baker, cornet; W. H. Greenfield, soprano; H. Driver, baritone ; J. R„ Hosking.

ARMY SERVICE CORPS.Lieut, C. Holland ; Sergts. B. Malone,

F. H. Anderson, H. Voy'le; Privates W. Brocklebank, N. Boomer, H. Hanlon., E. H. TJre, L, Y. Taylor, M. Rogers, A. Wooler, C.C. M’Faddyen, D. J. Paynton, W. M. Teague, S. Crowe, J. A, Annan, P. Coley, R 0 D. Elgar, D.. Evans, N. H , Heidenstroom3 J, Wo Jnggins, G, C. ■ Lancaster, ̂L. F 0 M ’Keown, D. Quayle,. A, A. Whitehead, A .J . W ithers, U O. Withers.:, ' J(f:. ■

AUCKLAND DIVISIONAL SIGNALLING - COY. '

Lieut. H. C; C otton; Sergt.-Major H. .W«■ Lacey, Sergeant -E. K. Potinthey, Sergeant : W. El, Woodward; Corporals M. Steele, R. D. M cFarlane; Lance Corporals E. W. Boucher, R. C. Baker,- A; K. Duthie, R. J. Proude ; Private C. H. Sturmer, W. H. Wood-

- ward, T. W. W hite, L. B. Savage, L. H. Brett, J. N. Beattie, T. D. Hutcheson, W W. Dove,G. H. Batger, C. S. Clarke, J. A. Carr, N. G. L. Erson, F. C. Gleeson, G, C. Gilmore, G. W . -Pierce, E. L. Upfill, E. Tonks,

W IR EL ESS "OPERATORS.Lieuts. P. O. Spry, J. L. Davies; Lance

Corpl R. Croncher; .Operator A. J. Simpson, Sergt.-Majors.E. E. Dunwoodie, J. F. Scott.

MOTOR BOAT ENG IN EER.Sergt. J- Lauritson, A. M. G. Taylor.

Special.ELEC TIO N NOTES,

u Members of the Samoan Expeditionary Force will be given the opportunity: of recording their votes for the ' forthcoming General Election, If we only knew which candiate was certain to get in by 800 votes or so, we might all plump for his opponent and give him a master shock ; since we do not know we can only .publish fragments of election addresses picked up by the Wireless on the Beach, I t may be a. source of joy to those young men who managed to delude the Government into believing that they were over 20 to know that Mr, Massey says : “ I shall give you all a vote and unless you use'it on my side, I shall consider you no friend of mine,5’ Sir Joseph Ward says ” I allowed you

-all to have a vote, bu t unless you.use it on my side at this election, at the next 3 years hence, none of the Samoan Garrison will be allowed to vote at all, Remember Kitchener says the W ar will last 3 years and vote accordingly,”

Mr, Payne of New Lynn, the W orking Man's Friend says il You all know what hard work is—Vote for me and keep George Fowlds Out, I rejoice to hear that you have closed the Government school, why vote for the man who will have no education to minister to ?” Mr, A, E, Glover says : “ 1 am sending all my bonny Ackland boys a new tote for the Racecourse,” ‘

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