His Majesty’s New Zealand Ambulance Transport “ Zealandic.”

Captain: A. BROCKLEBANK

Tonnage: Official No.

8089.92 gross: 5172.09 nett. 131389, Liverpool.

Length : 477.5 Breadth : 63.1 Depth : 31.55

Left England, January 18th, 1919, arrived in New Zealand, February 26th, 1919.

Average run of ship per d a y : 306.7 (mileage)

Military personnel on board:

Officers, 19 ; Nurses, 8 ; N.C.O.’S, 75 ; Soldiers, 918 j Total, 1020.

MAGAZINE EXECUTIVE.

Editor : Sub-editor:Major PURCHAS, C. F. Rfn. SARGENT, JAMES H.

Treasurer: Secretary:Sgt. LOWNSBOROUGH, F. J. Sgt. CRISP, H. G.

Committee :Cpl. HUME, B. Rfn. FENTON, J. W. Pvte. WILSON, D. D.

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TH E PARTING OF THE- WAYS. i

The Parting of the W ays.

A Souvenir Record of the triumphs, tribulations and maritime musings of Returning Draft No. 217.

S.S. “ ZEALANDIC.”

“ M any a heart grozus lighter—coming Home.”

Home, Boys, Home.From the channel of Plymouth town,Where the ships go up and down,

Our course is heaving afar to the setting su n ;W hile for Albion dear we sigh,’Twas well to say Good-bye,

For our homes lie where the westering banners run.

For i t ’s Home, Boys, Home!Through the swathes of rustling foam,

W ith heaven ashine o ’er all the restless sea;While above the w aters’ roar The clanging furnace door

Refrains a homing call for the heart o ’ me.J im t h e P e n m a n .

=__________________________ TH E PARTING OF TH E WAYS.

Here Goes !

IT is usual for Editors to say “ W e ” ; kings and other weak-minded swankers may do it, but, writing plainly as a Digger for Diggers, the first personal pronoun should suffice.

I regret, Boys, that it should be necessary to apologise for delayed publication. The fact is that two prominent members of the Magazine Executive failed, for some reason best known to themselves, to assume the responsibility they pledged themselves to on board the Z E A L A N DIC.

The difficulties of the position must be obvious when I say that it took seven weeks of incessant efforts on the p art of the Treasurer and myself to obtain withheld literary matter, without which we could not have gone to press.

I cannot speak too highly of the good work and able assistance of the Treasurer (Sgt, F . J . Lowns- borough); whose untiring zeal for subscribers’ in terests is worthy of their highest praise.

While the literary merit of the Magazine is not particularly good, I feel sure it will fulfil its p rin cipal purpose, i.e., a souvenir record of the experiences and musings of a thousand men, who were chums and “ cobbers” during the period of their home-coming from the Great Crusade, in which we are all well pleased to have participated.

“ Iiome, Sweet H om e” is “ the song that will live for ever.” I t is a great song, because it exemplifies-- with emotional directness m an’s instinctive allegiance to Love and Co-habitation, as the most reliable factors for the attainm ent of his highest happiness. This instinct in a soldier is developed' with harsh ex.peri- ■ ences to a comparative intensity but little dreamed of ’ by the commonplace civilian. The travelling S tar-o f- Bethlehem is a beautiful conception; across and above the tortive path of many a wearied soldier; th a t/S ta r has shone; it has been visioned . in many a fagged dream in trench and “ bivvy,” and alw ays'it clrew - him Home.

I tru st that our humble efforts in “ The' Parting of the W ays” will be acceptable as a record of pleasing and memorable experiences during our association together on the Long, Long Trail, which led from war- stricken England to the Harbour Lights of Home.

May it therefore be preserved in keeping with our best memories of each other, till our last steps have echoed through the corridors of Time into the Halls of E ternity.

J a m es S a r g en t .Ellerslie, May 1st, 1919.

Resume of Voyage.

ON January 18th, 1919, some thousand N.Z. soldiers, drawn from several hospitals and convalescent camps in England, assembled at Tilbury Docks to board the Ambulance Transport Zealandic.

One by one in alphabetical order the men ascended the gangway, thus leaving the soil which had been the preliminary stepping-stone to the most wonderful and momentous events of their lives.

Hope and seasoned joy inspired all hearts, as the good ship, with assistance from a tug, slowly forged through the congested shipping towards the open sea. Thousands witnessed our departure, and cheered as only a grateful crowd of English know how to cheer.

The first few days out the weather was cold and wet, but we minded little, as, with the growing comfort of more disciplined arrangements, our comforts increased.

On the first Sunday out, a floating mine was discovered by the ship’s officers.

Both morning and evening services were held on every Sunday throughout the voyage. As the weather grew warmer, games of all. kinds were indulged in, and with increasing good weather the voyage became quite pleasant.

The health of the troops was consistently good, and only one death occurred—a member of the crew.

The food at first was decidedly rough, and sometimes meagre; but frequent complaints remedied these grievances, the officers usually working with zeal on behalf of the men. The fact that spme of the men had been placed on board a ship which was manifestly unsuited to their deficiencies as wounded men, became a standing grievance. Also the fact that men who required special medical diet did not for some two weeks receive the special consideration they were en-

. titled to. Beyond these salient troubles our lot on board left but little ground for complaint.

After a prosperous journey, we arrived at Colon, the Atlantic port of the Panama Canal. After ten hours for coaling there, we proceeded towards the Canal, the men

• being • somewhat bitter owing to the fact that shore leave at Colon had not been granted. A statement on this matter

-was-made later by the C.O.We found the Canal a wonderful and interesting work,

-and a great tribute to the genius and tenacity of the Ameri- _can people.. The hospitality “thrown at us” by Canal residents delighted us. We passed through the Canal on Feb. 4thj apxl that evening we left the great Continents behind.

, Our journey across the Pacific was both pleasant and uneventful. Education classes were carried on ; games, of all kinds were indulged in; and concerts, debates, fancy work, and basket-making became popular pastimes. The most patronised institution on the ship was the Y.M.C.A. library.

On Tuesday, the 25th February, a farewell entertainment was held. Prizes won in the various competitions were distributed by Lieut.-Col. McKenzie, the C.O. Captain Brocklebank, the ship’s Master, thanked the boys on behalf of his officers and crew for the general courtesy and discipline maintained by all ranks; his valedictory was most impressively and sincerely expressed.

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NOMINAL R O L L -h .M.A.T. “ Zealandic.”

10067 Lt.-Col. (C.O.) McKenzie, Alexr.18 /2 Revd. McDonald, Angus12 /286 Major (M.O.) Purchas, A rthur3 /8 5 4 Capt. Fergusson, William3/749 Capt. McCaw, William14348 Capt. Metcalfe, Louis3 /2862 Capt. Usher, Victor24/349 Lieut. Bell, H arold25134 Lieut. Davey, George14029 Lieut. Little, Norman9/1591 Lieut. Nilsson, John1/230 Lieut. Paisley, Albert4 /5 0 0 Lieut. Poff, Leo10/271 2 /L t. B urn, Philip2 /2379 2 /L t. Chrisp, E ric4 /507 2 /L t. Easther, F rederick2/125 2 /L t. Ramsden, Alfred8/508 2 /L t. Woods, William52742 Mr. (Y.M.C.A.) MacKenzie, John2 2 /4 Sister Buckley, Annie22 /3 4 Sister Livesey, Eva22 /3 0 Sister Smith, Edith2 2 /384 Sister W ard, Grace22/11 Sister W right, Kate22 /446 Miss Gray, Flora22/489 Miss Howell, W inifred22 /365 Miss Nurse, Frances

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Dvr. Abbott, Fred.Pte. Ablett, E dgar Pte. Abraham, Robert Gnr. Adams, Robert Dvr. Adamson, Fred.Pte. Adderley, Rand.Rfm. Aggassiz, Fred.Pte. Ahern, John Pte. Alderson, James Pte. Alexander, Duncan Pte. Alexander, Leslie Pte. Allan, Ronald G-nr. Allan, Trevor Rfm. Allen, James Pte. Alley, Alfred Pte. Allison, John Pte. Allison, Robert L /C . Arney, William Cpl. Anderson, James Dvr. Anderson, Lawrie L/C . Angood, Bert Sgt. Angus, John Gnr. Armstrong, Alfred Rfm. A rthur, Henry Sgt. (M.M.) Ashby, Albert Pte. Askew, Alex.Gnr. Ayling, Stanley Sgt. Ayres, Alfred

Cpl. Baigent, A rthur Cpl. Bailey, Leslie Pte. Bailey, Rowland Rfm. Baillie, A rthur Cpl. Baker, Edw ard Gnr. Baker, Kenneth Pte. Baker, Stanley Rfm. Baker, Thomas Pte. Baldwin, Golden Sgt. Banks, Leonard Gnr. Barclay, Fred.Pte. B arker, Alfred Pte. Barnes, James Spr. B arratt, W alter Pte. B arrett, W alter Rfm. B arrett, William L/C . Barriball, Percy Pte. B arritt, John Pte. Bartlett, William Pte. Batchelor, Alfred Cpl. Baty, John Pte. Baty, Leslie Pte. Baxter, Joseph Pte. Beacham, Fred. L/C . Beange, George Dvr. Beange, Henry Cpl. Bell, Eric Pte. Bell, John Pte. Bell, Stanley Rfm. Bell, W alter Rfm. Belloti, Martin Gnr. Bennett, Albert L /C . Bethell, Horace Pte. Bevan, H enry L /C . Biddick, Raymond Rfm. Bidmead, B arry Pte. Biggs, George

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Sgt. Billing, Francis Gnr. Bindon, Innes Pte. Birkett, Joseph Gnr. Bishell, Robert Sgt. Bishop, Andrew Pte. Bissett, Percy Rfm. Black, Thomas Pte. Blackman, Clive Rfm. Blair, Ronald Spr. Blakey, Edwin Pte. Blakey, Ralph Pte. Blakie, Alfred Pte. Blanckensee, Cecil Pte. Bloxham, Robert Pte. Blucher, Alfred Pte. Blyth, David Pte. Boden, William Sgt. Bond, Thomas Pte. Boniface, Edw ard Dvr. Boocock, James Pte. Bourchier, Charles Pte. Bourke, H arry Pte. Bovaird, William CSM. Bowie, John Pte. Bovden, George Pte. B radbury, Sydney Pte. Brake, Percy Pte. Bramblev, Fred.Pte. Bramlev, George L /C . Bray, Ralph Pte. Brewer, Gharles Gnr. Brewerton, James Rfm. Bristowe, Alfred Spr. Broadbent, Thomas Rfm. Bromby, Alfred Pte. Brooke, H arry Cpl. Brooks, Charles Pte. Brookes, Charles Spr. Brosnahan, Patrick Pte. Brown, Gordon P te. Brown, George Spr. Brown, H ugh J.Rfm. Brown, James Sgt, Brown, James Pte. Browne, A rthur Rfm. Browne, James Pte. Bruce, George Pte. Brueton, Bert.Pte. Brunskill, Frederick Rfm. Burke, Joseph Dvr. Burmester, George Spr. Burns, A rthur Rfm. Burrows, H enry J. Pte. Burt, William

Pte. Caddy, Albert Sgt. Cairns, Albert Cpl. Cairns, W alter Pte. Cameron, Angus Gnr. Cameron, S tuart Pte. Campbell, Alexander Pte. Campbell, William Pte. Campbell, Colin Rfm. Campbell, Frederick Dvr. Campbell, George Pte. Campbell, John Pte. Campbell, John L /C . Campbell, Robert Pte. Cant, Leonard CQMS. Canty, Stanley Pte. Carpenter, Richard L /C . Carroll, Matthew Pte. Carroll, William Pte. Carson, Norman Pte. Cartwright, George P te. Cartwright, W alter Pte. Carver, Spencer Pte. Caughey, William Gnr. Champion, Basil E. Rfm. Chapman, Leslie Pte. Chapman, Norman Pte. Chappell, Henry L /C . Cheeseman, Clarence Gnr. Chisholm, Anthony Pte. Christie, H enry Rfm. Clack, Albert Pte. Clark, George Rfm. Clarke, Alfred Rfm. Clarke, Robert L/C . Claasen, Harold Rfm. Clement, Thomas Pte. Clements, Reginald Gnr. Clisby, H enry Rfm. Clive, -Stewart

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Rfm. Coffey, Thomas Pte. Coe, H arold Dvr. Cohen, Alan Rfm. Coleman, H erbert Spr. Coley, W ilfred Dvr. Collis, Thomas Pte. Collins, Albert Sgt. Collins, Francis Pte. Connell, Joseph Pte. Conway, George Pte. Cook, A rthur Gnr. Cook, Frederick CSM. Cook, Gordon Pte. Cook, John Sgt. Cooke, Charles L /C . Cooper, Arnold Pte. Cooper, George Pte. Coulbeck, Wesley Pte. Cooper, William Dvr. Couper, Andrew Rfm. Coutts, James Spr. Coventry, H arry Rfm. Cowan, Kenneth Pte. Crabb, Charles Pte. Craven, William Pte. Crawford, Angus Cpl. Crawford, William Pte. Cresswell, A rthur Spr. Cresswell, Darcy Sgt. Crichton, W alter Cpl. Crichton, Norman Sgt. Crisp, Harold Pte. Croft, H enry Pte. Cronin, John Pte. Cross, Leonard Rfm. Crosswell, Hilton Pte. Crooks, James Pte. Cruickshank, William Cpl. Crutchley, Leonard Pte. Culhane, George Pte. Cullen, James Rfm. Cuming, Lawrence Sgt. Cunningham, Adam -J. Dvr. Curie, F rank Pte. Curreen, John Cpl. Curtis, Charles CSM. Curtis, William Rfm. Czepanski, Fred.

Gnr.Pte.Pte.Pte.L/C,Bdr,L/C.Pte.Pte.Pte.Cpl.Cpl.Pte.Dvr.Pte.Pte.Gnr.Pte.Pte.Pte.L/C.Cpl.R I'mCpl.Pte.Pte.Gnr.Pte.Spr.Rfm.L/C .Pte.Pte.Rfm.Pte.Rfm.Ssrt.Pte.L/C,Sgt.

Dagg, John Daley, Michael Dalgliesh, Stewart Daniel, Eric Davidson, Alfred Davidson, Arch. Davidson, Allan

Davis, Charles Davis, H erbert Davison, Octavius Dawson, James A. Dawson, Ray Daysh, W alter Dellow, Harold

De Malmanche, Fred. Denham, George Dennis, James

Dent, Fred.Devey, Frederick Deroles, R upert Downey, John

Dibble, Ralph Dibble, Victor

Dickinson, Leslie Dickson, Hugh Dimmock, Albert Dimond, Garnet

Dobbs, Cyril Dooling, Daniel

. Doreen, F ran k Doreen, Jack

Double, Douglas Douglas, Gordon

. Dowdall, Joseph Driver, H arry

. Drummond, Herbert Duggan, John Duncan, Fred.

Dunningham, W ilfred Dyer, Thomas

4 /609 Spr. Easton, William12/3003 L /C . Ede, Alfred23/1041 Rfm. Edmonds, C.43411 Gnr. Edmonds, W alter

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4/1278a Cpl. Edmondson, E rnest 8 /1486 Pte. Gundry, Ken. 5660755934 Rfm. Edwards, F rederick 75048 Rfm. Guthrie, Pat. 4864523363 Pte. Edwards, Sidney 69044 Pte. Guvatt, H enry 5221868110 Pte. Ellery, William 11/1707 Gnr. H agan, Augustus 7168712763 Gnr. Elley, Arnold 8 /2431 Sgt. Haines, E rnest 6299815706 Pte. Ellis, Leonard 13594 L /C . Halford, Charles 15/14723813 Pte. Eriha, W harc 35019 Pte. Hall, A rthur 6540669207 Dvr. Erw in, Robert 16/1235 Pte. Hall, Tulcuao 1219968640_ Pte. Everest, Charles 33181 Cpl. Hamilton, John 343783/1571 Pte. Evers, John 58526 Pte. Hamilton, Joseph 7478919134 Sgt. Eyles, H ubert 25998 Sgt. Hamon, H arry 70137

3/1849 Pte. Hamon, M artin 620717/1462 Gnr. Farrow , Cyril 16098 L /C . Hampshire, Reggie 7144020317 Pte. Fennessy, Thomas 39046 Rfm. Hands, A rthur 2685259294 Cpl. Fenton, E rnest 53661 Rfm. Hansen, Ernest 5452362853 Rfm. Fenton, John 14807 Rfm. H arder, David 3023036586 Pte. Ferguson, Alexander 71987 Rfm. Harding, Charles 7256628118 Cpl. Ferguson, F rancis 47020 Pte. H arper, Joseph 5139868703 Rfm. Finch, Archie 6 /3341 L /Sg t. H arper, Leonard 4 /76655466 P te. Finch, Thomas 58681 Pte. H arris, H arrv 4521622700 L /C . Fincham, Charles 69768 Rfm. H arris, John5 6068 Pte. Findlay, E rnest 69 694 Rfm. H arris, Leonard 7284830567 L /C . Findlay, Norman 62307 Rfm. Harrison, Hoi ace 1591458044 Pte. Fm nerty, A rthur 10/2174 Sgt. H arrison, John 148262 /2410 Sgt. Firman, Thomas 3 /1031 Pte. H arrison, Roy 6452674938 Rfm. Fischer, Emil 28473 Pte. H art, Alfred 4990655465 Pte. Fisher, Alfred 72064 Rfm. Hartnell, Edw ard 5452770098 Rfm. Fisher, Albert 63149 Pte. Harvey, E rnest 323474/1263 Spr. Fisher, Michael 48639 CSM. Harvey, Reginald 4727462534 L /C . Fitzpatrick, Charles 53007 Rfm. Harvey, Stanley 1148762535 Rfm. Fitzpatrick, John 10/653 Sgt. Haseltine, Arch. 67532 4 /9 4 6 Spr. Flaws, Cyril 10/1519 Pte. Hassett, Joseph 26276 41321 L /C . Fleming, Alex. 53585 Pte. Hawkes, Charles 72490 18984 Rfm. Flintoff, Enoch 46027 Pte. Hawkins, Rugley 11 '2138 28451 Rfm. Flutey, Alfred 2/1168 Gnr. Haycraft, Leslie 3/1524 19609 Pte. Flutey, John 2 /2150 Gnr. Hayes, Alvin 3 /1050 46015 Rfm. Follett, Norman 56603 Rfm. Hayward, Albert 48652 42926 Pte. Forbes, Charles 45206 Rfm. Iiealy, Mathew 8/2284 65029 Pte. Ford, E dgar 30218 Sgt. Heighw'ay, James 44390 70045 Pte. Forsyth, Hadlow 11/2115 Dvr. Hemming, Robert 25014 61255 P te. Foster, Alfred 70648 Pte. Hende, ‘Peter 62084

•10/2601 Sgt. Foulds, A rthur 3 /3703 Pte. Henderson, William 3/247953910 Pte. Fox, Desmond 3 /1042 Cpl. Hendry, Colin 6/408346705 Pte. Fox, William 64506 Pte. Henning, Carl 38542 8/1983 Pte. Frame, Charles 47220 Rfm. H erring, A rthur 10742 1 0/346 Pte. France, George 16/1424 Pte. Heta, John20135 Rfm. Francis, Percy 15540 L /C . Hewitt, James 5414112/3991 Sgt. F raser, Alex. 42505 Pte. Hewitt, Moses 5615923/1385 Rfm. Fraser, Alex. 28336 Rfm. Hibbett, Albert 5405346706 L/C . Fraser, Robert 48206 Pte. Higgins, Edw ard 49633 7/1618 Dvr. Fredricksen, Charles 12185 Rfm. Higgins, Thomas 40586 54862 Pte. Freeman, Fred. 72901 Pte. Hildreth, James 24/1104 58755 Rfm. Freeth, Percy 11875 Sgt. Hill, Ernest 63007 16/972 Cpl. French, Thomas 65106 Rfm. Hill, Hector 33161 62543 Rfm. Furness, Albert 62563 Pte. Hill, Mortimer 40708

41806 Pte. Hill, Roland 1221322218 T /Sg t. Gale, Fred. 23 /2514 L /S g t. Hill, William 2850260310 Rfm. Gane, Louis 18267 Gnr. H ird, David ' 3356662738 Pte. Gardiner, Edw ard 14814 Rfm. Hodder, Robert 4790169345 Pte. Gardner, A rthur 63741 Pte. Hodge, William 11/214341529 Pte. Garlick, Arnold 72939 Pte. Hodgson, Claude 2963931253 Pte. Garner, Charles 52210 Rfm. Hogg, Peter 2663813/350 Tpr. G arratt, H erbert 2 /2643 Sgt. Holder, H enrv 3/27206/2627 CSM. Garrett, W alter 10 /1528 Pte. Holmes, Clifford 7 /20697/846 SSM. Garth, William 11038 Pte. Holt, Gerald 5765111/1434 Gnr. Geary, Cyril 66121 Pte. Homan, Joseph 454432/2824 Gnr. Gee, A rthur 59648 Pte. Hooker, Norman 6258923823 Pte. Germain, James 65401 Pte. Hopper, Nelson 4522065885 Rfm. Gibbons, Edw ard 60870 Pte. Hori, William 5337211/880 Gnr. Gibson, Charles 74977 Rfm. Horne, Robert 8 /204571862 Bgr. Gibson, Thomas 64513 Pte. Hotchen, Roy 6105169585 Pte. Gibson, Victor 33645 Pte. Hotson, H enrv 4 /7829/1556 Cpl. Gilbert, Hugh 59650 Rfm. Howie, Nicholas 1574063136 Pte. Gilchrist, Daniel 70286 Pte. Hudson, William 7240931488 Pte. Gilkinson, Joseph 3 /1820 Cpl. Hughes, D’Arcy 6860818988 Rfm. Gill, Francis . 31999 Rfm. Hughes, Percy 10/413226503 Spr. Gill, H erbert 10/3913 Cpl. Hume, Bert. 9 /145351306 Pte. Gillbanks, Joseph 33203 Spr. H unt, Neill 6131759892 Pte. Gillies, Robert 41559 Rfm. H unter, James 3487358679 Pte. Gilmour, David 2 /2649 Gnr. Husband, William 4067756276 Cpl. Girling, A rthur 18162. Sgt, Huxford, Humphrey 6408570469 Pte. Glasson, John 71064 43593 Bdr. Gleeson, Charles 39821 Pte. Iorns, Reg. 25 /441 54739 Rfm. Glynn, W alter 33369 Pte. Irvine, Robert 61695 8/139 Sgt. Gordon, Edwin 40327 Rfm. Irw in, William 42133 70604 Pte. Gordon, H arry 25 /769 Sgt. Isbister, A rthur74741 Rfm. Gordon, William 2438170470 Pte. Gorman, Charles 3 /590 L /C . Jackson, Antony 68457 59886 Pte. Gormley, John 24/1089 Sgt. Jackson, Athol 56937 62050 Pte. Goulden, Rob. 56301 Rfm. Jackson, Charles 15 /66 8 /1480 T/Cpl. Grant, A. 26109 L /C . Jackson, Henry 63372 35353 T /Sgt. Grant, A. 3 /210 Sgt. Jackson, James 2 6/1555 64777 Rfm. Grant. S. 10/2190 Pte. Jackson, John 62110 10/1501 Sgt. Greenaway, Rod. 33886 Rfm. Jackson, W aiter 70720 72242 Rfm. Greenhouse, Will. 63885 Pte. Jacobsen, H erbert 59423 59636 Pte. Greenwood, Roy 31019 Pte. Jacobsen, W alter 63376 o3353 Rfm. Greer, Alex. 60131 Pte. James, Alfred 24192

Greig, Cecil 69091 Rfm. James, George 4805860110 Pte. Grigg, James 2 /1357 Bdr. James, William 4824559002 Pte. Groves, A. 46038 Pte. James, William 10/45058521 Pte. Grueber, W alt, 55682 Pte, Jamieson, James 29050

Pte. Jarvis, Thomas Pte. Jeffrey, Alex.Sgt. Jeffrey, Edw ard Pte. Jenkins, Charles Pte. Jennings, James L /C . Johns, Manuel Pte. Johns, Oswald Rfm. Johnson, George Pte. .1 ohnson, Spence Pte. Johnson, "William Rfm. Johnson, William Rfm. Johnston, William Rfm. Joll, John Spr. Jonas, Charles Rfm. Jones, A rthur T /Sg t. Jones, William Pte. Joyes, Leonard Rfm. Junge, James Dvr. Jury, Eric Rfm. Justin , Richard

Pte. Kane, Peter Rfm. K arton, Thomas Pte. Kassler, Joseph Pte. Keeble, F rank Rfm. Kelly, H arry Rfm. Kelly, Thomas Sgt. Kennedy, Robert Pte. Kent, Joseph Pte. Keoglian, Edw ard Pte. Kenrick, William L /C . Kerr, Colin Pte. K err, Hugh Pte. King, Leonard Pte. King, R ichard Pte. King, William Pte. K irkm an, William Cpl. Kirkwood, H a rry Cpl. Kirton, H enry Gnr. K jestrup, James L /C . Klenner, Carl Pte. Knapp, Alfred Pte. Knight, James Art. Knight, Leslie Cpl. Knowles, William

Pte. Lainglibury, Charles Pte. Laing, Kenneth Rfm. Lambie, James Pte. Lamont, Alfred Rfm. Lane, Reg.Sgt. Lane, William Rfm. Langdale, Fred.Sgt. Lawrence, H enry Rfm. Lawrence, William Pte. Laws, Charles Rfm. Lee, Fred.Spr. Lee, Reg.P te. Leigh, Edw ard Gnr. Leighton, Norman T /Sg t. Lendrum, Thomas L /C . Lewis, Albert Cpl. Lewis, John P te. Liggins, A rthur Gnr. Lindsay, George P te. Litchfield, Albert Rfm. Litherland, John Rfm. Little, Thomas Rfm. Livingstone, Charles Sur. Lockett. H ugh Dvr. Lord, Charles S /Sgt. Louisson, Leslie Pte. Lovell, Clive Rfm. Low, Alex.Rfm. Lowe, A rthurPte. Lowe, JamesGnr. Lowe, DonaldPte. Lowe, JohnPte. Lowe, WilliamL /S g t. Lownsborough, Fred.Pte. Lucas, JohnPte. Luckie, ThomasRfm. Luttrell, WilmotGnr. Luxton, WallacePte. Lydiard, A rthur

CSM. Mackay, Donald Pte. Mackay, John L /C . MacKenzie, John Cpl. McAlister, H ugh Pte. McAllister, William CSM. McArthur, William Pte. McAuley, Daniel Pte. McAuley, James Gnr. McCaffrev, Edw ard Pte. McCallum, William L /C . McCann, John Rfm. McCarthy, William L /C . McCauley, John Cpl. McChesney, H ugh Sgt. McClurg, A rthur

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13789 Pte. McColl, Peter5 /3 14a Dvr. McCool, Daniel71068 Pte. McDermid, Arch.6/3078 Pte. McDermott, James59133 Rfm. McDermott, Will.29555 L /C . McDonald, Arch.47917 Pte. McDonald, Charles24/1725 A/Cpl. McDonald, James45358 Rfm. McDougall, H enry8 /2981 Pte. McElroy, James51858 Rfm. McEnroe, Philip2 /1642 Cpl. McFadden, William63917 Rfm. McFern, Stanley30620 L /C . McGreevy, John40995 Pte. McIntosh, Alex.8 /2354 Sgt. McIntyre, H enry4/1453 Spr. McKay, Alex.8 /3331 Cpl. McKechnie, Robert2 5 /790 Rfm. McKenzie, Alex.52257 Pte. McKenzie, James45724 L /C . McKinlay, E rnest12/3407 Spr. McKubre, James15226 Cpl. McLauchlan, William17160 Bdr. McLean, Neil34714 Pte. McLeod, Alfred49198 Pte. McLeod, Angus30626 Pte. McLeod, Robert78928 Pte. McMahon, Alex.25085 Spr. McManus, B ernard42374 Pte. McMullien, Samuel21599 Spr. McMurtrie, John80691 Pte. McNeil, Andrew13355 L /C . McQuire, John53712 Pte. McRae, Farquliar6/30S4 Sgt. McRae, Fittall7/1767 L /C . McRae, Murdo54697 Pte. McSkimming, W ilfred55174 Rfm. MeSweeney, Denis45611 Rfm. MeSweeney, Francis70107 Pte. McShar.e, John25 /777 Rfm. Magee, H enry54910 Pte. Magee, Matthew74794 Pte. Maineson, Thomas4/9 9 7 Spr. Makin, Harold61322 Pte. Malcolm, William15390 Rfm. Manderson, Percy79797 Pte. Manning, John A.70182 Pte. Manuel, Victor17992 Dvr. Marlcland, James1 0/2230 CQMS. Marr, Graham54757 L /C . Marsh, Robert1 0/1906 Pte. Marshall, Stan.59941 Pte. Marshall, John74209. Pte. M artin, George70650 Rfm. M artini, John54190 Pte. Mason, David12/4056 Pte. Mason, Tom63364 Pte. Masson, James 51407 Rfm. Matheson, Angus 65427 Pte. Maule, William 8 /3948 Pte. Meekin, Carmichael 18686 Rfm. Mercer, Jesse 44557 Pte. Meyrick, Hector 39855 L /C . Middleton, John 21049 Rfm. Migan, James 49252 Rfm. Millar, Archie 37574 Rfm. Millar, James 13348 Pte. Millard, E rnest 34548 Gnr. Miller, Percy 65901 Rfm. Miller, William 8/3951 Cpl. Milne, John 14124 Cpl. Minihan, P atrick 47170 Rfm. Mitchell, Alexander 2 /1369 Bdr. Mitchell, James 65673 Pte. Mitchell, Thomas 70594 Pte. Mitchell, Thomas 8 /3711 Cpl. Molloy, Hugh 14038 Rfm. Monro, Alexander 31322 Pte. Monteath, Ruthven 79279 Pte. Moody, Alfred 35213 Rfm. Moor, H enry 50885 Dvr. Moor, Robert 53596 Cpl. Moore, James 12232 L /Sg t. Moore, Thomas63365 Pte. Morgan, Michael 41851 Pte. Morris, Clarence 64913 L /C . Morriss, Fred.54552 Rfm. Morsliead, Charles6 /1639 Pte. Morton, Noel61714 Pte. Moss-Blundell, Ray31686 Pte. Motion, Richmond23/2238 Rfm. Mowbray, H ugh73433 Pte. Mowbray, Mark8/2446 L /C . Muir, Percival26 /847 S /S gt. Muldoon, Jam es1 3 /218 Cpl. Muldroclc, Victor26651 Rfm. Mulholland, H ance54555 L /C . Mullins, Charles1 0/3656 Pte. Munn, Percy32362 Pte. M unyard, A rthur70018 Pte. Murphy, John

9/730 Sgt. Murphy, Oscar 61908 Pte. Murray, Charles

53056 Rfm. Neal, William 13/2872 Gnr. Neale, Roland 16/1456 Pte. Nelson, George 42376 Rfm. Nelson, Robert 8 /2790 Pte. Nesbit, George45612 Pte. Newport, Rod.53933 Pte. Newton, Thomas 22532 Spr. Nichols, Henry 11/1265 Bdr. Nicholson, Albert 53 602 Pte. Nicholson, Ernest 75011 Rfm. Nicol, Leonard 12/2798 L /C . Nicoll, John 70527 Pte. Nixon, William 11/803 Bdr. Norris, H erbert 73274 Pte. Norton, Alfred 71407 Rfm. Norton, James 3 /2688 Pte. Norton, Raymond 11092 Rfm. Noy, Thomas 51060 Pte. Nuttall, Horace

4/1092 L /C . Oakley, William54573 Rfm. O’Brien, James68843 Rfm. O’Connor, Clifford63034 Pte. O’Connor, Louis20404 Cpl. O’Donnell, Harold25578 Pte. O’Donnell, James33174 Pte. O’Donnell, Thomas13796 Pte. O’Flaherty, Morgan45899 Pte. Ogilvie, A rthur37008 Pte. O’Gorman, James10/3690 Pte. O’Halloran, Louis75597 Pte. O’Halloran. Matthe-w24/1450 Rfm. O’Keeffe, -John63407 Pte. O’Keefe, Joseph10/3044 CQMS. Old, H erbert40624 Pte. Oliver, John71647 Rfm. Olsen, John W.41873 Rfm. Olsson, Alfred42181 Pte. Olsson, David59222 Rfm. O’Neill, A rthur56461 L /C . O’Neill, Hugh34128 Pte. O'Rorke, Thomas26668 Rfm. Orr, William19491 Pte. Osborne, Andrew41872 Rfm. Osborne, Ben.

26/1074 Sgt. Paine, William7/1504 Dvr. Painter, James32224 Pte. Palmer, Charles3/3.659 Pte. Parm enter, Leslie24/1157 Pte. Park in , George3/2233 Pte. Paul, William23/1778 Pte. Paterson, Matthew72891 Pte. Patterson, John13091 Cpl. Patterson, John68392 Rfm. Pauling, John A.74025 Pte. Payne, Will.26 /501 Rfm. Payne, Cecil62378 Pte. Payne, John•36356 Pte. Peacock, Charles10/3054 Cpl. Pegley, William56339 Pte. Pellow, E rnest46778 Gnr. Penrose, Ivan71429 Rfm. Permain, Garnet40047 L /C . Petersen, E rnest43619 Sgt. Petersen, F.20412 Sgt. Pettitt, William64665 Pte. Phelps, Stanley38812 Cpl. Phillips, H erbert25 /801 Rfm. Phillips, Joseph12466 Sgt. Phillipson, Feather24/1170 Pte. Philp, Albert6 /528 L /C . Philpott, H erbert4 /827 Sgt. Picken, Albert40240 Pte. Pierce, Charles68552 Rfm. Pierce, William48068 Pte. Pike, H erbert54775 Rfm. P irritt, B lair49652 Pte. Pizzey, John36359 Pte. Pool, James78865 Rfm. Pope, John23244 Pte. Popham, Lewis63264 Pte. Port, Edw ard12/3131 Pte. Potts, William80503 Pte. Poulter, Albert32896 Pte. Poulter, Robert24049 Sgt. Pountney, H enry42189 Pte. Poynter, E rnest25588 Pte. Price, Edw ard8/2303 Sgt. Prideaux, Leo43536 Gnr. Priest, Albert42870 Rfm. Prussing, William3/2064 Pte. Pryor, David12/3450 Dvr. Purchas, Thomas33949 L /C . Puttick, John64124 Pte. Pyke, Leslie

4/2206 Spr. Quayle, Thomas8/2305 Cpl. Quigley, Middlc-ton9/1952 Tpr. Quill, John

3 /3720 Pte. Raikes, Robert40374 Pte. Rallison, Bertie19176 Pte. Ramm, Albert6/729 Pte. Ramsay, Charles30290 Pte. Ramsay, James58922 Pte. Randall, Charles13531 Sdlr. Rankin, William15968 Rfm. Rawlings, George26/1693 Sgt. Rayner, Albert3/1719 Pte. Rayner, William6/2252 Pte. Reed, H arry64129 Pte. Rees, Fred.59985 Cpl. Reidy, Daniel40056 Rfm. Renner, Harold16/1570 Pte. Rewha, Joe27699 Dvr. Reynolds, A rthur68465 Pte. Reynolds, Cyril54157 Rfm. Reyonlds, William23/2076 Sgt. Rice, P atrick44520 Pte. Richardson, Leonard2/2521 Pte. Richardson, Leslie59052 Cpl. Ritchie, William29561 Pte. Robb, William70986 Rfm. Roberts, James A.53070 Pte. Roberts, James M.3/222 Pte. Robertson, John E.40846 L /C . Robinson, Ira G.2/3077 F itr. Rodgerson, Richard62148 Pte. Rogers, Richard10/2298 Pte. Roil, William 12/1783 Sgt, Rolfe, A rthur43703 Rfm. Rosanoski, F rank63771 Pte. Ross, Donald35857 Pte. Ross, James3/3520 Pte. Rowe, Edw ard40065 Rfm. Rowe, George3/2805 Pte. Rowe, Neil61390 Pte. Russell, David20240 Cpl. Russell, Fred.8/4218 Pte. Russell, Fred.61392 Rfm. Russell, William82178 Pte. Rutherford, Duncan64355 Pte. Rutherford, Richard20241 Rfm. Rutter, Reginald 42410 Pte. Ryan, James 31721 Pte. Ryan, William

. 3/923 Pte. Sadd, E dgar72807 Pte. Sage, Charles3/1189 Cpl. Sail, Herbert, D.C.M.29868 Pte. Salin, M artin54975 Rfm. Sanders, Leslie34442 Pte. Sanderson, Will.53648 Rfm. Sargent, James28598 Sgt. Sarnev, David3 /1231 Pte. Saunders, Loder71282 Rfm. Scholes, Fred. 10 /2308 Pte. Scott, William67764 Pte. Sergent, Thomas 10/1648 L /C . Seymour, Geoffrey38813 Cpl. Shakes, H arry31907 Rfm. Sharpe, H erbert49933 Rfm. Shaw, George47771 Pte. Shaw, John28926 Pte. Sheed, James 10/2 312 Sgt. Sheehan, Thomas51600 Pte. Sherlock, Joshua22409 Rfm. Sherlock, John5 /525 L /C . Sherriff, Louis53271 Rfm. Shirley, William61418 Pte. Sliuttleworth, Fred.57149 Cpl. Sievers, Otto39335 Pte. Sim, Alexander71414 Pte. Sims, Edwin66032 Rfm. Sinclair, H erbert38234 Rfm. Skatt, Gustave60217 Pte. Skinner, H erbert38078 Pte. Skipper, Richard18863 Pte. Slade, Augustus3 6369 Rfm. Sloan, Daniel39339 T /Sg t. Smellie, William28230 Pte. Smith, Arch.65468 Pte. Smith, Arnold69528 Pte. Sfnith, Albert43062 Cpl. Smith, A rthur9/1113 Gnr. Smith, Cyril61406 Pte. Smith, Donald15426 Rfm. Smith, E rnest62400 Pte. Smith, F rank46797 Rfm. Smith, Fred.63224 Pte. Smith, Fred.57310 • L /C . Smith, H ayw ard74330 P te. Smith, K enneth41249 Pte. Smith, Samuel73526 Pte. Smith, William6/2290 Cpl. Smith, William 10/1992 Pte. Smith, William

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44564 L /C . Sommerville, William3/1897 Pte. Soutter, James24/1829 L /C . Stark, Sydney61422 Pte. Stark, William41282 Rfm. St. Clair, E rnest26704 Cpl. Steenson, Thomas19627 Pte. Stephens, Carena28635 Sgt. Stevens, Edw ard62168 L /C . Stevens, W alter51580 Rfm. Stewart, Cyril41660 Pte. Stewart, Garnet40384 Pte. Stewart, James55559 Pte. Stewart, Robert68436 Pte. Stewart, Syvier33156 Cpl. Stock, E rnest56364 Pte. Stokes, John23/919 Rfm. Stopford, E rnest80298 Rfm. Stowell, William54167 Pte. S tuart, George6/1992 Pte. Stubbington, William25963 Rfm. Sturrock, James49748 Pte. Sullivan, John15796 Pte. Summers, Stanley31905 Cpl. Sutcliffe, Cyril59558 Pte. Sutherland, Maurice5289 6 Rfm. Sutherland, Ross41900 Pte. Sweeney, John

19441 Pte. Taka, Etai43462 T /S g t. Talliss, Edw ard58617 Pte. Tavendale, David36893 Pte. Tavler, Angus4/2212 Spr. Taylor, A rthur52493 Pte. Taylor, Bertie2/1378 Gnr. Taylor, Eric12297 Rfm. Taylor, Fred.69147 Pte. Taylor, George6 /1984 Gnr. Taylor, Godfrey 23/1844 Pte. Taylor, H erbert15625 L /C . Taylor, Jesse69315 Pte. Taylor, John28821 P te. Taylor, Kenneth10427 Pte. Taylor, William23/619 Rfm. Templeton, John51452 Rfm. Terry, John60010 Pte. Thackray, W ilfred3 6372 Pte. Thomas, Fred.15434 L /C . Thomas, Henry 10/3104 Pte. Thomas, Sydney69735 Pte. Thomas, William 10/3105 Pte. Thomas, William2/1257 Gnr. Thompson, Albert

23901 Pte. Thomson, H arold16/1507 Pte. Thompson, Alf.10683 Dvr. Thompson, William70131 Pte. Thorpe, James6/4162 Pte. Tindall, Clarence ■23/625 Cpl. Todd, Charles21752 Pte. Tomlinson, Austin28827 Pte. Tomlinson, Oliver55258 Pte. Tooman, Joseph6/564 Rfm. Towgood, A rthur11/2247 L /C . Tozer, Leonard61439 Pte. Tremaine, William11973 Pte. Trevithick, Alfred50177 Gnr. Tribe, H arold14506 Rfm. Trussell, George60007 Pte. Tucker, H arry60606 Pte. Tuliirangi, W airau80026 Rfm. Tulley, Leslie36895 Pte. Turkington, Christopher48760 Spr. T urner, George34977 Pte. Twomev, B rian56674 Pte. Tynan, Daniel

41671 Pte. Vaughan, H arry34583 Pte. Vernall, Douglas23/1226 Pte. Vincent, Robert19194 L /C . Vosper, A rthur

69006 Pte. Waddell, .Tames18598 Rfm. Walcott, Vernon27705 Pte. Waldron, W ilfred61853 Pte. Walke, Horace29564 Pte. Walker, Arch.74033 Pte. Walker, Clement63691 Pte. W alker, Edw ard6/2313 Pte. Wallace, David10/4016 Rfm. Wallace, Edm und35343 Gnr. Walls, Fred.71145 Rfm. Walsh, B ernard3 /3184 Pte. Walsh, Philip10694 Gnr. W alton, A rthur45939 Rfm. W aters, James2 /1751a Cpl. W atkins, Charles8 /2754 Cpl. Watson, Richard46408 Sgt. W atts, A rthur42254 Pte. Weaver, Malcolm71605 Rfm. Webb, R ichard56693 T /Sg t. Webber, A rthur8 /2494 Cpl. Webley, K asper51093 Pte. Weir, Cowan3/2473 Pte. Weldon, H enry4/858 L /C . Weller, B ernard

61866 Pte. West, William74849 Rfm. W estneat, F ran k50302 Spr. White, George15058 Cpl. White, James44429 Rfm. W hite, Joint4 /9 6 Pte. W hite, W alter50905 Gnr. Whitehouse, Clifton44328 Rfm. Whitlock, John45968 Cpl. Whitlock, William59493 Pte. Whittem, Robert10/3428 P te. Wickens, Jolia44666 Far. Wild, John9 /1501 Pte. Wilkie, Thomas25977 Gnr. Wilkinson, F ran k60033 Pte. Wilkinson, John27127 Sgt. W ilkinson, Malcolm49040 Pte. Willett, Charles59776 Rfm. Williams, Gabriel81953 Rfm. Williams, H erbert11/1382 Gnr. Williams, James41457 Sgt. Williams, Joseph12/1833 Sgt. Williams, William6/3206 Pte. Wilson, Clarence49761 Pte. Wilson, David3/2048 L /C . Wilson, F rancis55215 Cpl. Wilson, John23/957 L /C . Wilson, Thomas46845 Pte. Wilson, William57180 Pte. Wilton, William9/1251 Sgt. Winmill, E rnest63252 Pte. W inter, George 24/2307 Pte. W inter, George12867 Gnr. W inter, H erbert11756 Pte. Wise, F ran k -38785 Pte. Wiseley, Sydney 10/3790 Cpl. Wood, Charles33794 L /C . Woodgate, Robert65306 Cpl. Woodhill, .Joseph26229 Rfm. Woodward, George49042 Rfm. Woodward, George72048 Rfm. W orkman, E rnest 26 /1755 Rfm. W right, .John J.3/3589 Pte. W right, James 10/1711 Pte. W right, Roy Fred.

22392 Rfm. Yelds, W alter50719 Rfm. Youart, John42610 P te. Young, Alex.32600 Pte. Young, F rank43071 Spr. Young, Francis65492 Pte. Young, William

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Ablett, E., 21 W estminster St., St. A lban’s, Ch. Adderley, R,, c /o D. Hale, W aitoha Alsson, A., M anawatu Gorge, Woodville Arney, W., c/o J. Arney, Pahiatua Anderson, J. H , Manaia, Taranaki Angood, 13., 82 Tinakori Road, W tn.Angus, .J. N., Moulson St., S. Invl.Arthur, H. D., 46 King’s Ave., Gonville, Wang. Armstrong, K., 261 Williams St., Wtn.Ayling, S. V., 17 Latham St., Nap.Ayres, A. J., Waipawa, H aw ke’s Bay

Bailey, R., c /o Y.M.C.A., Ak.Ballison, 'Whangarei, Ak.Banks, L. C., Templeton, Can.Barnes, J., 152 Broad St., Pal. N.Barrabel, P . W., c/o Mrs. P. Haskell, Kernow

Rd., Fitzroy, N.P.B arratt, K. D„ LevinBartlett, W. J., Railway St., Ellerslie, Ak.Batchlor, A. J., 457 Barbadoes St., Ch.Batey, J. A., Manutake,' Gisborne Baxter, J. J., Islington Ave., Mt. Eden, Ak. Beacliam, E. II., 75 Richmond Rd., Ponsonby,

Ak.

Beange, H. G., Sherwood, Takapau, Haw ke’s Bay

Bell, I-I. G., Wills St., Ashburton Bell, W., Rewi St., Te Aroha, Ak.Bethell,. H., c/o Mr. Newman, Mennie’s Re

serve, Gi;ey Lynn, Ak.Billing, F. H , Hine St., N.P.Bindon, J. I., Okaihau, Bay of Islands Birkett, J. H., c/o J. Beeby, Waitoa, S. Ak. Bishop, A., c/o Mrs. H. Bishop, Fitzroy, N.P. Blackman, C., Box 14, Masterton Blair, R. A., Whitecliffs, Can.Blakey, R. E., 48 Belle Vue Rd., Mt. Eden, Ak. Blakie, A. C., P.O., Spar Bush, Southland Bloxham, R, PI., 91 Albany St., N. Dun. Bluclier, A. J., C.P.O., Ak.Boden, W. H „ Box 465, G.P.O., Wtn.Bond, T., 175 W attam Rd., Ch.Boniface, E., Ormond Valley, Gisborne Bovaird, W. H „ 9 William St., Ak.Brake, P., Windmill Rd., Epsom, Ak. Brambley, F., 44 Bright St., Eden Terrace, Ak. Brantley, A. J., 169 Clvde St., Invl.Broadbent, T., Main St., Huntly, Ak. Brookes, C. H , 54 Balmoral Rd., Mt. Eden,

Ak.Brown, G. G., Woodlands Rd., Johnsonville,

nr. Wtn.Browne, A. C., “ Gras'smere,” Dominion Rd.,

Ak.Browne, J. W., 47 W ildberry St., Woolston, Ch. Bruce, G. C., 72 St. David St., Dun.Brunskill, F. G., Waitoa, Te Aroha, Ak. Buckley, Sister, N.Z.A.N.S., 14 H erbert St.,

Invl.B urns, S. J . C., c /o J. B urns, Makini, Feilding

Burns, A. D., Main Rd., Paparam u, Wtn. Burm inter, G. L., May St., Gonville, W ang. Burrows, H. L., Howick, Ak.

Caddy, A. -T., 19 Dryden St., Grey Lynn, Ak. Cairns, F., “The L aurels,” Chapel St., M aster

tonCameron, A., “Inverell,” K ennington, Invl. Cameron, S. P., English Ave., Mornington,

Dun.Campbell. A. S., Tuteamua Rd., M arton Campbell, C. W., “Te W liare,” Ligar Place,

Grafton Bridge, Ak.Campbell, F. W., P a ru a Bay, N. Ak.Campbell, G., Omaranui, Nap.Campbell, J., Waipahi, 0 .Canty, S., Taum arunui, North Island Cartwright, W. P., 20 F a rra r St., Grey Lynn,

Ak.Caughey, W., Freshford, Southland Chapell, H., Killinchy, Can.Champion, B. E., Te-Awa, W aipukurau Chapman, S. T., Thomson St., Greymouth Chrisp, J., Kaiti, Gisborne Christie, H., Seddon, Marlborough Crutchley, L., 3 60 Jackson St., Petone, Wtn, Clark, A. L„ Herriot, O.Clark, G. PI. P., The Maitai, Nelson Clarke, A. E., Hora Hora Rd., W hangarei Clements, R. W., c /o A. Palmer, Brunswick,

Wang.Clive, S. M., Spar Bush, via Invl., Southland Cohen,’ A. F., c/o M. Cohen, Esq., Pal. N.Coe, H . K., c/o Mrs. W. R. Coe, W hau Valley,

W hangarei Collins, M., B arn St., Bluff

Cook, C. E., Provincial Hotel' P ort Chalmers Cook, F., C.P.O., Ak.Cook, G., c / o J . Veint, M anukau Road, Epsom,

Ak.Cook, J. H., M uratai, Eastbourne, AVtn. Cooper, G. P., c /o Mrs. H unterston, Victoria

Ave., Remuera, Ak.Cooper, T.'C., G.P.O., Wtn.Cooper, W. D„ Waikoikoi, 0 .Coulbeck, AV., 9 Rhodes St., Waimate, S. Can. Cowan, K. T.. H unter, S. Can.Craven, W. E., Hastings St., Hastings, H.B. Crawford, A". 1ST., Kamo, W hangarei Creswell, A. E., Spring Creek, Marlborough Creswell, W. D., “Baruswoocl,” Carew, Ash

burton, Can.Crigliton, N., Morrisey St., H aw era Crighton, W. H., 31 Marion St., W tn.Croft, H., 26 Grace St., S. Invl.Crooks, J . A. B., R ira, via Te Kuiti, King

Country Cross, L., Box 230, W ang.Cruickshank, W., Papakaio, North O.Cullen, J . E., Mosgiel, O.Cuming, L. N., 154 Lincoln Rd., Spreydon, Ch. Curtis, C. S., Carriage Builders, H aw era

Dagg, J. M cA.,,W hareliuanui, Queenstown Dalgleish, S., North Rd., Oamaru Daly, M. A., 25a Drummond St., Newtown,

W tn.Daniel, J., Doon St., Invl.Davy, G. H.j Himitangi, Foxton Davidson, A., Rqse'bank Rd., Avondale, Ak. Davidson, A. L. ‘‘Keppoch,” Wallace St., Ka-

rori, Wtn.Davis, C. T. F., Korokoro Rd., Petone, W tn. Davis, I-I. A., 158 Tinakori Road, Wtn. Dawson,' R,, 2 B utler St., Timaru, S. Can. Dennis, J ., 110 Hamilton Rd., ICilbirnie, W tn. Dent, F. R., 109 H arrow St., Dun.De Malmanche, F. W., H ukapapa, King Coun

tryDeroles, R., Pemberton, via Feilding Diamond, G. C., Waitomo Dibble, V., A rthur St., Ellerslie, Ak. Dickenson, L. W., Ara St., Orakei Rd., Remu

era, Ak.Dimmock, A. G., Millais St., Grey Lynn, Ak. Dooling, D. I., Hokitika, W estland Douglas, G. A., Church St., Onehunga, Ak. Double, D. R„ 33 Eve St., Invl.Doreen, J., Williams St., Pal. N.Dyer, T., Makomako, P ah iatua

Easther, F. .J., National Bank, Ak.Easton, W. L., 12 Marion St., W tn.Edmonds, C. E., 198 Coutts, Kilbirnie, W tn. Edmonds, W. G., 5 Argyle St., W tn.Edwards, F. AV., 440 Adelaide Rd., Wtn. Everest, C., Lee St., Soutlibridge

Farrow , C., G.P.O., W tn.Fennesy, T., c /o J. Sherlock, Raurimu, Main

T runkFenton, E., 93 Riddiford St., Wtn.Fenton, .1. AV., C.P.O., Ak.Ferguson, F. C., W aipawa, H aw ke’s Bav Finch, T. H., 32 William St., Tim aru Findlay, N. L., “Burwood,” Kora Konui, Te

AwamutuFirm in, T. W., c/o G. Hill, Oxford St., Lyttel

tonFisher, A. G., 86 Cornwall St., St. Alban’s, Ch. Fisher, A. J., c /o Mrs. Keenan, Marama St.,

F rankton Junction Fittall, R., 172 H ardy St., Nelson Flintoff, K., Cobden, Greymouth Flutey, A., Railway Station, Otaki Flutey, J., Railway' P.O., Otaki Forbes, C. G., Arrowtown, O.Frame, C., c /o Mrs. McIntyre, Maori Hill, Dun. Francis, P . 0., 30 K arori Rd., Botanical Gar

dens, W tn.Fraser, A., c/o A. Johnson, Albert Rd., Devon

portFreeman, F. J., Grey St. W., Onehunga, Ak. French, T., H inemoa St., Hamilton Furness, A., 18 Argyle St., H erne Bay, Ak.

Garth, W. T., Ahaura, Greymouth Gibson, T. A., W hakatane, Bay of Plenty Gilchrist, D. J., P.O., Lovell’s Flat, O.Gill, C. J., G.P.O., W tn.Gill, H., 105 Campbell St., W ang.Gilmore, N. H., 82 Carroll St., Dun.Gleeson, C., 38 St. D avid St., Lyttelton Glynn, W. J., Morrinsville, W aikato Gordon, E., Otureliua, Central O.Gordon, W. J., 16 P itt St., W adestown, W tn. Grant, A., Renfrew St., Balclutha, O.

Grant, A., Argyle House, Terrace, Greymouth Gray, Miss, B urns St., P o rt Chalmers Greenhouse, W., Lucknow St., W tn.Griffen, J., Onewhero, via Pukekohe, Ak. Grueber, W. F., Culverden, N. Can.Gundry, K. 0., Box 17, W ard, Marlborough

Haines, E., Trocadero Hotel, Lambton Quay, W tn.

Halford, C., Wootton Rd., Remuera, Ak. Hamilton, J. D., John St., Temuka Hamilton, J. E., c /o S. Hamilton, Railway I n

spector, Milton, O.Hamon, G., F rederick St., Onehunga, Ak. Hampshire, R., Avondale, Ak.Hands, A. C., Prebbleton, Can.H arris, J . H , c/o Coromandel Hotel, Coro

mandelH arrison, R., Main Rd., Lower H utt, Wtn. Hatsou, H. W., c/o C. Hatson, Asquith Ave.,

Mt. Albert, Ak.Harvey, R. C., 11 Shoal Bay Rd., Devonport,

A k.Hawkes, C. J., Loime P.O., Invl.H ayward, A. C., Maungakaramea, W hangarei Heighway, J . W., H eretaunga St., Hastings,

H aw ke’s Bay Hende, P . G., Ross, W estland Hendry, A., C /o A. Henry, Esq., M asterton Hewitt, J. E., A nnat P.O., Can.Hewitt, M., Nasebv, O.Hildreth, J . W„ Otaki, Wtn.Hill, E., Runciman, Alt.Hill, W., 58 M anchester St., Ch.Hodge, W. H , Ormond, Gisborne Hogg, P., 621 Hobson St., Ak.Holder, H., NapierHopper, N. W., 57 Daniel St., S. Wtn.Horne, R. W., Ihakara , Levin Howell, W. N. H., Miss, Maiston Rd., Tim aru Hughes, A. A., Naylor, Hamilton East Hughes, D. A. S., P o rt Robinson, Cheviot H unt, N. B., Box 22, Rongatea P.O., Mana-

watuH usband, W. E., c /o Mrs. Wisby, Onslow Rd.,

H untly

Iorns, R., Upper Plain, M asterton Irw in, W. J., Morrinsville, S. Ak.

Jackson, A., Albert St., Onehunga, Ak. Jackson, C., c/o E. Jackson, 21 Kiwi Rd.,

Devonport, Ak.Jackson, W. F., 36 Dryden St., Grey Lynn, Ak. •lames, W. .1“, Tahora, Stratford, Taranaki Jarvis, T. W., Te Kawa, King Country, Main

TrunkJeffrey, A., P.O., Tamaliere, W aikato Jennings, J., 38 Riverview St., Fisherton, Ch. Johns, O., Wilton Rd., Northlands, W tn. Jones, A. G., Lower Glen Rd., Koupokanui,

TaranakiJones, W. C. V., Cambden St., Feilding Justin , R. E., M anurewa P.O., Ak.

Kane, P., Matawhero, Gisborne Keeble, F. S., “ St. A lban’s,” 133 Caledonia

Rd., Ch.Kelly, II. B., South Hillend, Southland Kent, J. A., Glenorchy, Lake W akatipu Kenrick, W., 189 North St., Tim aru Kjestrup, J . A., Rangiturinau, Masterton King, AV. S., Tokokino, W aipawa, H aw ke’s Bay Kirkwood, II. W., Justice Department, W tn. Klenner, K. F., Lepperton, N.P.Knowles, W., Inglesboro’, Geraldine, S. Can.

Lamont, A., 60 Hazeldene Rd., Ch.Lane, W., Wrigley St., Waihi, Ak.Long, K., 36 Tainui Rd., Devonport, Ak.Lee, R, A., 4 Armadale Rd., Remuera, Ak. Lewis, A., c/o Mrs. Shaw, Kitchener St.,

Claudelands. W aikato Lewis, J. W., 61 Studholme St., Temuka, S.

Can.Lindrum, T. B., 23 Ponsonbv Terrace, Ak. Little, N. l'\, Sentry Hill, N.P.Litherland, J., 32 Kowhai St., Mt, Eden, Ak. Livingstone, C. H , Box 24, Clinton, O. Louisson, L. W., 36 Tasman St., Nel. Lownsborough, F. J., 332 Ponsonby Rd., Ak. Lovell, C., South Rd., H aw era Lowe, J., Box 20, B utts Valley, Heathcote, Ch. Luckie, T. R., Queenstown, 0 .

Malcolm, W., Enfield, via Oamaru, North O. Manderson, P., c /o W . S. Donaldson, Tanga-

waliine, N. W airoa Mare, G. C., S tratford Matheson, A. N., Wailcaka, Gore M artin, G. A., jun., 10 Fleet St., Newton, Ak.

Mayrick, A. W., “Dalefield,” Carterton Mercer, J . A., Broadway, Marton Metcalfe, L. W., Sunnyside Rd., Mt. Eden, Ak. Miller, A., 107 Clyde St., Invl.Minihan, P . J.,.C uba St., Lower H utt, W tn. Mitchell, T. G., Box 33, Patea, Taranaki Mitchell, T. II., 429 George St., Dun.Moar, H., c/o Mrs. Ross, W aihou Monro, A. D., 433 W orcester St., Ch. Monteath, R., Octavius Place, N.P.Moody, A. W., Patetonga, Morrinsville, Ak. Morriss, F. AV., 20 Charles St., Allenton, Ash

burtonMoreliead, C. E., Argyle St., Hawera, Taranaki Mowbray, M., 345 R iccarton Rd., Upper Ric-

carton, Ch.Muir, P . G. J., 19 Kilmore Ave., Wtn. Muldoon, J . I-I., 99 Queen St., Ak.Muldrock, V., W hangarei, North Ak.Murphy, 0 ., Wailcaia, Southland

McAllister, W., 121 P ine St., Masterton McCallum, W., George Rd., Southland, Invl. McCaw, W., Grasmere, Invl.McChesney, H. J., Box 25, M arton McClurg, A. B., c/o W. Basset & Co., M an

chester St., Ch.McDermid, A., 98 Queen St., S. Invl. McDonald, C. G., 307 Childers Rd., Gisborne McDonald, R., AVaipu, North Ak.McDougall, H., W aikouaiti, O.McFadden, W. II., 22 Lower Stvx Rd., M arsh

land, Ch.Mcllroy, .7. D., 31 Ranfurly St., Hornby, Ch. McIntosh, A. F., Moa Creek, Central O. McIntyre, H., Bolton St., Petone, W tn. MacKay, J . G., 12 Hazel Ave., Caversliam,

Dun.McKechnie, R. AV., Union St., Milton, O. McKenzie, J . C., W aikiwi, Invl.MacKenzie, J., 74 River Rd., Avondale, Ch. McKenzie, Lieut.-Col., Clevedon McLa\ighlan, 19 Law St., Caversliam, Dun. MacLeod, A. S., C.P.O., Ashburton, - Can. McLeod, R. E., Papakaio, Oamaru McRae, F., Alford Forest, via Ashburton, Can. McRae, M. A., Otane, H awke’s Bay McShane, .J., Mokai, P u ta ru ru

Neal, AV. J., Rualiine, MangaAveka Nelson, R., 78 House St., Ak.Nesbitt, J. G., C.P.O., Nel.Newport, R. R., P.O. Tokomaru, M anawatu

LineNicholson, A. T., Norsewood, Haw ke’s Bay Nicholson, E., AVaipori, O.Noy, T. II., Kawa Kawa, Bay of Islands,

North Ak.Nurse, Miss, N.Z.A.N.S., 14 H erbert St., Invl.

Oakley, AV. G., 177 Lichfield St., Ch.O’Connor, L„ Fairlie, S. Can.Ogilvie, A., 180 Guyton St., AVang.O’Halloran, N. C. J., AVaipawa, Haw ke’s Bay Old, II., Kaimata, T aranaki Oliver, J. R., c /o II. E. Partridge, Albert St.,

Ak.Orr, AV. J., 29 Reimers Ave., Kingsland, Ak.Osborne, A., Te KuitiOsborne, B., Martinborough, W airarapa

Paisley, A. D., Lieut., 11 Islington St., North- East Aralley, Dun.

Parm enter, J., 162 E ttrick St., Invl.Patterson, J. J., P.O., H astings, H aw ke’s Bay Paine, AV., Cobden St., Newton, Ak.Peacock, C. -J., 590 Hereford St., Ch.Penrose, J., 15 London St., Dun.Petersen, E., 28 Frederick St., Pal. N. Petersen, L., 139a Tasman St., AVtn.Petitt, AV. .1., 36 Victoria St., Petone, W tn. Pilse, II. I., Gladstone, Carterton, AVairarapa Pizzey, J. B., Orari, S. Can.Poff, S. J., Survey Department, Ak.Pool, J. P., c /o Police Station, Papanui, Ch. Pountney, H. N., South B ritish Insurance, Ak. Price, E., P.O., Ongarue Prideaux, L., Richmond St., Patea Priest, A-. C., 606 H ereford St., Ch.Pryor, D. C., G.P.O., M asterton Pylce^ L„ H arris St., Kaiti, Gisborne

Quayle, ,T. J., Tapanui, O.Quigley, M. S., P.O. Box, D annevirke Quill, J. M., c/o Matt. Casey, City Engineer’s

Office, Town Hall, Wtn.

Railces, R, C., 69 Ellice St., W tn.Rail, AV., Mangamaire, P ahiatua Ramsden, A., “Kum eroa,” Woodville, Haw ke’s

Bay

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TH E PARTING OF TH E WAYS.

Randall, C., 38 Grange St., Dun.Rawlings, G. A., Mellin’s Bay, Howick, Ak. Rees, F. T., c /o Mrs. E. Blood, G.P.O.,-Cli. Reid, D., P.O., Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Reynolds, A. J., G.P.O., Win.Reynolds, W. G., Gore Rice, P. Q., Swanson, Ak.Robinson, I., 5*20 St. Asaph St., Oh.Rogerson, R., 37 Cutter St., S. Dun. Rosinoski, E., Kelvin Grove, Pal. N.Ross, D., 718 Outraxn Rd., H astings Rowe, E. N., Malcowhai, Rongatea, Manaw*tu Rowe, N. F., Makowliai, Rongatea, M anawatu Russell, F., 6 Stevenson’s Lane, Gisborne Russell, F. G., W aipori, O.Rutter, R., 8 Jeypore St., Berhampore, W tn.

Sail, I i . L., 101 Oliver’s Rd., Lin wood, Ch. Sanders, L. C., 11 Tohunga St., Parnell, Ak. Sanderson, N., Station Rd., Papatoetoe Sargent, J., Millar St., Ellerslie, Ak.Sarney, D., Grey Lynn, Ak.Saunders-Lauder,' W., H erbert, North 0 .Selim, M., 92 Dennis St., Dun.Shakes, H. G., 44 H ankey St., W tn.Shaw, J. A., 24 Wallace St., Roslyn, Dun. Sharpe, A. F., c /o A. F. S harpe/ Queen St., Ak. Sheehan, T. J., W aghorn St., Po rt Ahuriri,

N apierSheriff, L. B., c /o H. E. Dodd, Gisborne Sherlock, 3. H., 186 North Avon Rd., Rich

mond, Ch.Shirley, W., Fortrose, Southland Shuttleworth, F. E., Lumsden, Southland Sim, A. W., Crookston, O.Sinellie, W. J„ 26 Jackson St., Invl.Smith, A. G., W aterloo Rd., Lower H utt, W tn. Smith, H. J., P.O., H aw era Smith, F. II., Wye St., F rankton Junction Smith, F. W., Lochiel P.O., Southland Smith, II. II., 77 Adelaide Rd., Wtn.Smith, K., Maerewa, North Ak.Smith, IC. G., Box 153, “W aiarounui,” Boun

dary Rd., Pal. N.

Sommerville, W. G., 236 Somme Parade, Ara- moho, W ang.

Stark, W. G., .'6,8 H errio t Row, D unedin Stevens, E., Springfield Farm , Riverdale,

Southland Stevens, W. J., Emerson St., Nap.Stewart, R. A., 402 St. Asaph St., Ch. Stewart, J., D unkerron Ave., Epspiri, Ak. Stock, E. 1)., 614 Barbadoes St., St. Alban’s,

Ch.Stowell, AV. II., 83 Kingsley St., Sydenham, Ch. Sutherland, , R., Lamb Hill, Fordell, AVang. Sweeney, J. P., Broughton St., GoreTalliss, E. G., c/o Cairns & Co., Gonville,

AVang.Tavendale, D-. II., Charleville, Kaiapoi, Can. Taylor, G., P.O., Paraw a, Sou'thland Taylor, G., 276 H astings St., Nap.Taylor, K. R., Arawa St., B irkenhead, Ak. Taylor, AV., 296 Jervois Rd., Ak.Terry, J . II., Main St., Gore Thomas, F. J., 50 Studholme St., Spreydon,

Ch.Thomas, H. J., H ikutaia, Thames Valley Thomas, AV. J., 95 Adelaide Rd., AVtn. Thomson, H. G., 213 Parade, Island Bay, AVtn. Thomson, AV. D., c/o Mrs. Hill, Seabrook Ave.,

New Lynn, Ak.Todd, C. J., K aipara Flats, North Ak.Tozer, L., Raffles St., W ang.Trevithick, A. L., 23 Holloway Rd., AVtn. Tucker, II. S., Cambridge, AVaikato Turkington, C. AV. J., P leasant Point, S. Can. Turner, G., c/o H. G. I ’nrner;- New North Rd.,

Kingsland, A lc.r Turner, AV. E. G., Gore Twogood, A., P.O., Timaru Twomey, B. L., K ilgarvan, TemukaUsher, Capt., 88 Jervois Rd., H erne Bay, Ak.Vaughan, II. F., 20 May St., Thorndon, AVtn. Vernall, D., Orari, S. Can.Vincent, R. E., 81 H u tt Rd., Petone

AVadell, J . E., 58 Grange St., Dun.AValker, C. L., Akaroa, Can.

, W ard, Sister, N.Z.A.N.S., 7 Konini Rd., Ric- carton, Ch.

W atkins, C„ G.P.O., W tn.W atts, A., c /o W atts Bros., Queen St., One

hunga, Ak.Weaver, M. I., c /o E. O. Weaver, W hangarei AVebb. R. C.. Hokitika Webber, A. II., Hall St., Cambridge AVebley, K. G., 150 Collingwood St., Nelson AVeir, C., Owaha Valley, O.AVest, W. L., AVatershed Rd., Asliurst White, G. A., B irkenhead, Ak.AVliite, J . S., P.O. Box 25, Blenheim, M arl

boroughAVhitlock, AV. A., H aw ke’s Bay Tribune, H as

tingsWilkinson, F., 36. KUlinnie Crescent, W tn. Williams, G. L., P .0 „ Ihakara , Levin Williams, II., Dobson, AVest Coast, S. Island , AVilliams, J . F., Clyde, Central O.AVilliams, J. II., Box 206, P.O., AVang. Williams, AV. E., c /o T. C. Newydd, F ir th Rd.,

Grev Lvnn, Ak.AVilson, C.'M.,' G.P.O., AVtn.Wilson,v-D. D., Silvermere, Stirling, O.AVilson,1 J. II., 76 Newton Rd., Ak.Wilton, AV. G., West Taratahi, .Carterton Winmill, E„ Lawrence, 0 .AVinter, G. G., Devon St., LevinAVinter, H., “AVharema,”. Avenue RcL, Tim aruAVinter, G. C., 82 Grove St., Nel.AVoodrilJ, J . T., Hospital, W akari, Dun.AVoods, AV., South Ilill End, Southland AVorkman, E. W., Stafford St., Tim aru AVright, K. E., Sister, c /o Mrs. Leigh, Clon-

bern Rd., Remuera, Ak.

Yaund, AV., Douglas, Taranaki Youart, J ., Inchholme, Malieno, North 0 . Young, T. II., 7 Dalkeith St., North-East Val

ley, Dun.

A “ Zealandic ” Alphabet.(By “ D i c k ; 3 G a r d i n e r . )

A ’s for the Ambulance ship that she’s not; she’d have suited us better if we’d been nursed—eh, Avhat ?

B ’s for the Beef th a t’s im^ariably tough; between you and me, i t ’s terrible stuff.

G’s for the Gigs.; quite cheap, the re ’s no doubt, and a comforting pal we can’t do without.

D ’s f o r t h e “ D o g ” t h a t w e s h a l l p u t o n , Avhen o u r g o o d “ c iv v y ’ ’- to g s Ave s h a l l a g a in d o n .

E ’s for the Energy that nobody’s got, except Avhen the -C.O.. hates us a lot.

F ’s 'fo r 'th e Fly-boys who rook us for tin, when i t ’s double or quits, w ith no chance to win.

G ’s for the Glad-eye we’ll gi e, our chaps say, to all the nice girls Ave meet by the way.

FI is a place not on the map, where our Officers may • go, now Ave’re on the last lap.

I ’s for the Ice we’ll get in our drink, when passing the' Tropics—Ave really don’t think!

J ’s for the Job we all hope to get, at so much per annum, without tiredness or sweat.

K ’s for the Kaiser, who, all soldiers will tell, is doomed, damned, and consigned straight through to Hell.

L ’s for the Life we n e ’er lost in the war, and the Love of the girls Ave lo ed long before.

M.’s for the Men who brave deeds have done; their names will live long uoav the great W ar we ’ve Avon.

N ’s for the Nurses—a rather fine lo t; though deckchairs may break, faults they have not.

O ’s for the Officers—a rather Johnny-all-sorts sour lot, but bold, dashing cavaliers to nurses—eh, what ?

P ’s for the Privates who, Avhen they get home, will have extra razors, tooth-brush and comb,

Q ’s for our Quarter, a man .who n e ’er nags ; now Ave are going home, he ignores our kit-bags.

R ’s for the “ S h ip ’s R un,” a most wonderful thing; it makes us all happy and some of us sing.

S ’s for the “ Stew ” (we’ll give it a name) ; we-thought i t ’was finished, but i t ’s .here; /just.the same.

T-’s for the Trouble the G.O. has to rule, Avhen w e’re .berthed at a wharf and some play the fool.

U ’s for the U-boats that lurked in the sea; but I think they ’re a “ gutzer,” and forever-will be..

V ’s for the Views Ave get while.at sea, such.as nurses ' and birthday suits, Sergeant Stevens and me.

W ’s for the Willies, both little and great; I. think you’ll agree w e’ve got ’em checkmate.

X —an unknown quantity—fills the w riter A v ith dread. He can’t think no more, so

Y trouble hisZ ?

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T H E PARTING OF TH E WAYS 9

Some “ Z ealandic” Heads.

THE C O .A man without Micawber genial- ism, but in constant expectation

of “ something turning up.”

THE CHIEF M.O. who was. once mistaken by a non-salut-

ing “ Digger” for “ a boy scout.”

‘ HOUSIE "“ HOUSIE ”

• “ HOUSIE

A man who often wooed and som e

times won.

SERGEANT STEVENS Popular entertainer and imitator of wild animals.

Query : Was he ejected from the Zoo ?

T H E “ PA D R E ” who prayed fervently for our welfare

yet never preyed on our leisure.

IO TH E PARTING OF TH E WAYS.

O ur Trip through the Panam a Canal.P R IZ E ESSAY.

By “ Nomad,” J. W. Fenton.

LAND.

WE had left Santa Cruz of the Danish West Indies about

three days, when early in the afternoon Ave again sighted land on the ‘ ‘ port bow. ’ ’ This time it was the mainland of Central America, where was situated

the canal through which Ave were to pass to our distant home.

During the afternoon we coasted along this land, AA7i t l i its queerly-shaped hills half-hidden in the haze, catching a view noAA' and then of the breakers on the rocks. Here and there could be seen the sail of some small fishing-boat gleaming in the sun. As time Avent on, the hills grew lower, and at last away in the distance appeared two great Avireless aerials. These Ave correctly took to belong to Colon, the Atlantic harbour of the ‘ ‘ Canal Zone. ’ ’

I t Avas just about this time that ayc got our first greeting from Central America in the shape of a bird, AA-hich flapped lazily toAvards the ship and fleAv in a circle over it. I t met with a roar of laughter. The bird returned and again the boys laughed. I t could be summed up in a long, attenuated beak, much the same sort of body, and ‘ ( that tired feeling, 5; and Avas like no other bird of our acquaintance. I t might be compared A-vith the birds one sees on Egyptian Hieroglyphics.

Arrival at Colon.

By the time the laughter from this incident had subsided, the ship had drawn nearer to the Avireless towers, and several things began to become more evident. The most striking fea ture was the extraordinarily rich and ATaried green of the tropical vegetation, which in itse lf Avas a feast for,eyes tired of the grey blue of the Atlantic. Again, houses began to appear— squat houses, different from those to AArh i c h we had been accustomed. I t Avas soon apparent that there AA'as some sort of a breakwater between us and the harbour, and that we Avere making towards a gap in this wall. Very soon Ave slackened down to “ dead slow, and passed betAveen the_ ends of tAvo lines of concrete blocks, piled up in the same Avay as the breakwater at Cape Town, and form ing a very solid-looking obstruction to the ocean swells. We were in Colon Harbour.

C O L O N .

Before us lay a large expanse, of water, A vith a toAvn of some size stretched out on .one side,- Avhile on the other, almost hidden by the low-lying tropical bush, which occupied the rest o f the landscape, was the entrance to the famous canal.

The first thing that met us AA7a s a smart-looking motor- launch carrying a pilot, Avho soon took charge to guide us to the coaling station. Of the town of Colon little could noAv be seen from the boat. The most prominent object on the water front was a big, Avhite concrete house with a low roof— apparently some government building. Soon Ave were called up from the neighbourhood of this building by a Morse signal lamp— for it AA’a s getting near evening— and asked various questions regarding the name of the ship and the number of troops aboard. Satisfactory answers seemed to be forthcoming, for Ave were soon passing the Avhary.es, which, like those of Auckland, Avere of concrete, and well appointed A vith most modern equipment. Electric lights u oav began to twinkle everywhere, as the sw ift tropical night came down, and the water front and the numerous buoys and ships in the harbfiiir added their quota, to an almost brilliant scene.

The night Avas hot and clammy as we berthed at the coaling station— said to be the fastest in the world. In spite of the heat and the darkness, the great electric chutes were soon pouring truck after truck of coal into the gaping bunkers, and sweating blacks, dark as the coal they handled, worked at the heaps away doAArn in the hold. These half-naked labourers told us, Avith ’an .American accent, many yarns of the fru it and good things to be had ashore, making many a thirsty throat drier than before. And so Ave spent the night, turning in our bunks as we listened to the roaring crash of the coal and the shouts of the workers.

THE CANAL ENTRANCE.

Next morning most of us Avere up in time to catch a last glimpse of Colon, as Ave entered the A tlantic end of the Canal. It Avas not long before the boat Avas gliding through a narrow strip of water between two low banks covered with thick scrub. After devouring a hasty breakfast, Ave came on deck again just before stopping opposite the little town of G-atun to alloAv ■another steamer to negotiate the locks.

GATUN.

As there Avas a delay of some twenty minutes here, we had a chance to look round from various favourable positions aboard — for by this time the ship was festooned with ‘ ‘ diggers ’ ’ clad in anything cool their kits could produce, from pyjamas to shirts and shorts.

On the left bank, spread out before us, Avas Gatun— a \-ista of grey, Avooden houses A vith Ioav, OArerhanging roofs, and -each in its little patch of variegated green. In between were the feathery cocoanut palms, so entirely tropical in their appearance. Through the town ran the railway, dotted evenly with tall steel poles. Up on the hill overlooking the lake to Avhieh Ave were to come, the railway disappeared through a cutting and a little foot-bridge Avas outlined against the sky. In the centre a lighthouse shone with the morning sun, and a dusty, yellow road shoAved up here and there. On this road a couple of long, Ioav Avaggons Avere moving, each pulled by a pair of long-eared mules. Dotted about the landscape Avas a tropical tree, with its smooth, whitish trunk narrowing quickly to a top of queer, angular branches and somewhat pine-like foliage. In the foreground, broken only by a single side-line and a feAv tool- liuts, the bright green grass extended to the water ;s edge, and Avas lost in shimmering reflections. In front lay the lock,

through which the steamer ahead .had almost passed. On the right the tropical bush extended to the ranges and so to the ■sky-line. As we entered the lock, we caught a last glimpse of the Colon breakwater and the old Atlantic, which so many of us shall never see again.

THE LOCKS.

By this time the crew had got aboard the lines from the electric tractors which were to control our passage through the locks—and queer little tractors they were. On rather a broad- gauge line, and steadied by a grip between the rails, these ‘ ‘ donkeys,; > as they are called in the ‘ ‘ Canal Zone,; ’ could keep the steel cable taut even while ascending a grade of 45 degrees. Ih e hawsers were attached to a circular winder lying flat on

The Mules at the Locks.

the- centre of each slate-coloured car, while the motors were worked from a little cab at each end—small enough but efficient and powerful.

All the locks had two passage-ways to allow boats to pass. A t the entrance a great chain was stretched to prevent any ship running into the lock-gates before they were opened. These gates were so huge tha t they could almost block Queen Street, Auckland, to a height of some sixty feet, and were apparently of steel and concrete. The body of the lock is of concrete, as were the massive light-standards which form a colonnade on either side. When the gates were closed the water poured in, and the great lock filled so quickly tha t the ship rose th irty feet in about ten minutes. There were three locks at Gatun, comprising a rise of some ninety feet.

AMERICAN GIRLS AND N.Z. “ DIGGERS.”

Here we got a fine reception from a number of American women, who had come down to the Canal from the town. At ■first they were objects of fairly silent admiration, but this did not last long when they began to throw fru it and magazines aboard. Before the first few had fallen, the boat was a sea of waving arms, and the “ diggers” replied with remarks complimentary to ladies in general and American girls in particular. Disjointed conversation Avas shouted from both sides, and many notes in cigarette tins or Avrapped round coins found their way to the lock’s edge.

One ' 1 doughboy; 5 Avas asked Avhat sort of racing they had on an embryo racecourse some little distance from the toAvn. H e “ guessed53 tha t they had not much to race but crocodiles. We saw the point later on when'we came across some of these creatures.' As Ave left the lock, there Avere many handkerchiefs fluttering from the shore and many hands waving from the boat.

THE GATUN DAM.

At the top of the three tiers comprising the Gatun locks, lies the great dam forming the lake Avhich makes the Canal possible. I t extends for something like a mile across a wide valley,

AATit.h its further end.marked by a range of hills, thus raising the Avater ninety feet. I t consists of a concrete rubble AA7all of great thickness, with a spilway in the middle to regulate the height of the lake—a lake some 150 square miles in extent.

One could im ag ine the trem endous and d ev a sta tin g force which Avould be let loose if th is dam Avere to g iv e w ay. This enormous volum e of AA’a te r Avould rush in a ra g in g torren t to th e sea, overw helm ing in it s course th e c ity of Colon, togeth er w ith a AA'ide belt of the surrounding country.

THE LAKE.We Avere now p a ssin g at fu ll speed through th is fine sheet

of Avater— calm , o f .a p lea sa n t green , and p o sse ssin g an attractio n sim ilar to th ose round Rotorua. Here and there black tree- ctum ps ind ica ted its artificial character, and everyw here little, b right-green islan d s appeared. Some o f these, Avith their sh im m ering o f leaves, indicated a you ng banan a plantation. Others AATere thick w ith Avild trop ica l ju n g le . A fter the boat had glided past num erous bends and round m any a l i t t le headland, the lake assumed narrow er proportions, uptil we w ere in a Avide canal once more.

THE WIRELESS STATION AND THE RAILWAY.

Just about marking the disappearance of the lake, a- wireless station appeared set in a clearing in the heavy bush—three toAvers of steel network, w ith their almost in v is ib le antennae, like a great cobAveb hanging from the sky. Beneath lay a feAV small buildings, and, beyond, the railway line, which had reappeared c'fter rounding the lake, folloAved the Canal until the steepening banks forced it out of sight. The Canal Avas uoav obviously in a ;cutting, and above the high banks AA-ere perched the occasional ■villages of the eanal-workers. At one place Ave passed a bar

racks Avliere a number of ‘ ‘ doughboys ’ ; turned out to see us go by. On another occasion a large lizard swimming in the water caused excited comment, being mistaken for a crocodile, of Avhich some were nevertheless seen.

THE RAILWAY SWING BRIDGE.

F u rth er a long a ra ilw ay Avas seen on the rig h t bank, which Avas the opposite side to that on Avhich i t had preA^iously appeared. This caused som e argum ent, u n til some d istance ahead a b rid ge could be seen b lock in g the Canal. As Ave approached, this gra d u a lly sw ung to the left bank to enable th e sh ip to pass. I t Avas a structure of steel g irders flo a tin g on a la rg e barge, and so lved the problem of th is branch lin e to the satisfaction o f m ost of th ose aboard. Some, hoAveArer, ayIio were on the other side, puzzled fo r days to discover the m ethod beh in d the ap p a rent m adness o f running a railway s tr a ig h t into a canal.

We Avere how approaching the dividing range Avhich proved so great an obstacle to the Canal engineers. By degrees the banks got steeper, until, on rounding a bend, a great scar ap- peared on the face of one of the rugged hills ahead.

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Miraflores Locks,

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THE CULEBRA CUT.

This was our first glimpse of the Culebra Cut, justly recognised as one of the greatest excavation feats of modern times. I t was not long before we came into full view of the whole work. Facing us was a great r if t in the mountain, through which the Canal passed, while on the right a high spur had been blasted almost clean away—all that was left of the great slip. I t looked more like the scene of some volcanic upheaval than the result of m an’s efforts. As we passed through, the ship, large as she was, was dwarfed into insignificance by the great rocks under the shadow of which we glided. The work, it was easily seen, was not a m atter of pick and shovel so much as of high explosive. All that remained of the old slip was a great rock, cleft into pieces but still standing, while some hundred yards away, in the space surrounding these fragments, a few

twisted huts bore witness to the force of the explosion. I t was here that we saw a species of mechanical shovel, in the form of a steam jet, used to drive a water channel through the rocky soil.

“ A JA X ” AND “ HERCULES.”A fter passing through this enormous work, we came to the

machines with which the engineers are evidently prepared to remove any further slips. These were two giant steel cranes— each like a colossal “ Meccano” construction. They were named “ A jax” and “ Hercules,” and reared 150 to 200 feet into the air. At the foot of these great lattice-works of cunningly-woven steel, and surrounding the barges on which they rested, were several dredges and workshops. As we came round a bend and bore towards them, first one siren, and then the others, hooted, and the dredges joined with their whistles in a medley of sound. I t was the greeting of the giants, fittingly named after old Greek demigods. Then, on to the great barge supporting one of the cranes, a grey-headed engineer came, waved to us all, and motioned a hearty-handshake. I think we liked that greeting, too. I t was human and sincere.

A little further down we passed a small concrete-mixer, cackling execrably, like a hen laying an egg—a golden egg in this case which does much to build up the strength and value of the Canal.

THE PEDRO MIGUEL LOCK.

The next point of interest was the Pedro Miguel Lock, which formed one of the three steps that were to take us down to the Pacific. Here, as we were waiting to get into touch with the electric tractors, the interest of many was attracted to a small piece of white in a neighbouring garden, indicating a feminine presence. The boys waved, and were answered by the flutter of a handkerchief, until the owner kicked up her heels, slapped her knees, and gave vent to a yell of delight, which easily floated across the intervening quarter of a mile. She was a negress of more size than beauty, and the victims of the joke hurriedly turned their attention to other things. These consisted of a fairly large group of houses of the general pattern,

a few white concrete canal buildings, and a lock of the same style as tha t at Gatun. A t this place we got a close view of the emergency dam with which each lock is fitted—a great structuie of interlaced steel, capable of revolving on its base and stemming a break-away with steel slabs something, like new. lock: gates. More ladies were waiting here with fru it and papers, and further interchange of banter took place, coming as a pleasant break after the sights we had just seen.

MIRAFLORES LOCKS.After this the Canal again broadened into a small lake, at

the end of which were the Miraflores Locks—the final drop to the Pacific level. High up on a hill above the work were two concrete buildings, a reservoir and a walled-in garden. This garden was topped with the spray of many fountains, almost like froth—a pleasant sight to men parched with the tropical heat.

When we stopped awhile before entering the lock, some of the ‘ ‘ diggers” noticed one of the queer birds, akin to tha t which first met us 011 the Atlantic, side. I t was sitting on, one of the concrete pillars. The boys were handy to some boiled potatoes, and it instantly occurred to them that the bird might be partial to these. Accordingly, several threw them in the direction of the pillar, and some went fairly close. The bird continued^ its day-dream, and soon became the target for a stream' of edible projectiles. A t last a flowery “ tuber” burst a t its feet. I t slowly took in the situation, saw that argument was useless, and lazily flopped off in search of a more suitable spot, on A v h ie h to do its dreaming. Something may have worried .that bird, but it was not boiled potatoes.

The only people to' gi'eet us at this place were a girl with a purple sunshade and two “ doughboys” —the chief attraction, as usual, being the holder of the sunshade. Yery soon she was the centre of a rain of sallies from the ship, gracefully declining

numerous invitations to come aboard. The “ doughboys” received several letters to post, meanwhile easily keeping their end of the conversation going with shrewd Yankee humour.

As we left this lock we could see tha t the country on this side was drier than on the other, and by now a hot wind was blowing. Some distance away a line of white dots reminded us

. of the many times we had missed the targets at Trentham. The Canal was now a fairly narrow passage between low banks, fringed on the right with tropical bush,. while, on the left, a grassy plain stretched for several miles. A t one place a large military camp showed that the “ Zone” Avas not held too lightly, and the numerous dredges made it apparent that, even here, it required much Avork to keep the waterway navigable.

A FORMER ATTEMPT.

Prom Miraflores Ave had caught a glimpse of Balboa, at the Pacific entrance, but, before Ave reached this port, we passed the relics of De Lesseps; previous attem pt to link the tAvo' great Oceans. There, in an old canal no longer used, lay a collection of rusty dredges protruding half out of the water—all tha t is

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Panama.

Panama.

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left to show tlie failure of that great Suez engineer.' He overcame the difficulties of seemingly impossible sands’by sheer manual force, but failed to drive a passage through pestilence- stricken Central America.

BALBOA.By this time Balboa Avas in full view. This place had nei

ther the same shipping facilities nor the pleasant appearance of Colon. The bulk of the town stood at the foot of a high, barren- looking hill, on the steep sides of which a large cut had formed a platform for a group of houses. The port appeared to be grimy, and comprised many railway yards and wharf buildings. Some distance away, a fine white building 011 a high mound overlooked the surrounding houses. Along the water-front were well- built wharves and a coal depot. At these wharves some half- dozen steamers without funnels caused some wonderment, until a glance through the glasses revealed both their nationality and an original method of disabling German merchantmen. Numbers of motor-boats were dashing noisily about the little harbour, and here and there fishermen plied their oars in long,-narrow skiffs.

Before we passed on our way to the open sea, a large tug c^me out with fruit, which had been ordered from Colon for consumption aboard. Upon drawing alongside, this boat made the fact of its oil propulsion so obvious to our nostrils that there was a hasty movement “ ’tween decks” to tea, which was then ready. On the outer side of the harbour were the artillery barracks, which were connected to a neighbouring island by' a road along a breakwater,

A GLIMPSE OF PANAMA.

While passing this breakwater, a distant view could be obtained of the ancient town of Panama, some few miles to the southward, with three.old, stone towers showing up prominently. What associations are called up by the name of this old gold city—the first city 011 the Pacific! Was it not this place tha t Sir Francis Drake gazed upon from a tree—probably 011 the very ridge, we had passed through some hours before—while his fleet awaited his return in the Atlantic*?

And so we le ft the shores of Par full speed into the Pacific Ocean.

.and steamed out at

SOME STRIKING FEATURES.There are almost innumerable features of interest concern

ing the Canal Zone, and some have been touched upon, but a few are so striking as to require further notice.

ELECTRIC POWER.

The first, and perhaps the most noticeable, feature is the almost general application of electric power to the works of the Canal. Steam is used only for the railway and Such things as dredges and floating cranes, the essential mobility of which renders electricity unsuitable.

The heart of this great system, as it were, is a power-house situated below the Gatun Dam, where it can draw upon an almost unlimited supply of power from the overflow of the lake above. Seeiug what this single generating station, with its one source of power, could do—light thousands of brilliant lights, open and shut many enormous lock-gates, drive numerous tractors, and work powerful cranes and great coaling stations one begins to think of Avhat New Zealand, with her wonderful water

power resources, may in future become. One can picture cheap electricity in every home, and farm plants, factories, harbour works, and all the innumerable machines of modern industry driven- by the same agent.

THE ARTERY OF THE CANAL.

The railway connecting Colon with Balboa is not the least interesting feature of the great waterway. I t supplies material and fuel with apparent efficiency to the numerous workshops, dredges, and cranes scattered along the Canal bank, besides feeding their human controllers. Such a means of land transport is necessary, as the use of the Canal for this purpose would probably result in great interference with the shipping traffic. The main line runs along the southern bank, and one result of this is very evident. Practically all the towns and villages, and all the workshops and dredge .depots, are on the same side as the railway, all keeping in touch with the artery that supplies them with the food, or material and fuel, that they require.

The railway Was originally intended to be electric, and the poles for conveying the .current. were erected. Then, for some reason, the project was abandoned, and steam used instead. The poles remain.

There is one main difference between the engines 011 this line and those- of New Zealand. They use oil fuel. This seems to apply to all steam-driven machines working in the “ Zone,” as 110 coal was to be seen outside the coaling stations at each end. The gauge is fairly broad, seemingly the standard one of 4, feet S% inches, but the engines and rolling stock are not the usual American size. The former, nevertheless, conform to most American locomotives in having a bell slung over the boiler, which is rung as a warning of the tra in ’s approach.

ABSENCE OF INSECT PESTS.

One thing which is a pleasure to all coming through the Canal is the total absence of mosquitoes and flies, or, at least, none were seen. This is an example of American methods. The continuation of the work required the extermination, of the malarial mosquito. The land was drained, oil was poured 011 every pool at a cost of millions of dollars, and we are told tha t malaria, formerly the great pestilence in these parts, is now very rare. As a further precaution, the doors and windows of every house we saw were fitted with fine-mesh wire. The flies appear to have gone the same way as the mosquitoes.

AMERICAN METHODS.

The way this was done brings to mind a fact that seems very, evident after making the trip. To the American at his best, nothing is regarded as impossible until it is proved so. No work seems difficult enough to prevent his making a determined attempt to do it, and he seldom seems to fail, as witness the Culebra Cut. Another noticeable tra it is his knack of keeping to the main issue. Everything not bearing 011 the object in view is disregarded. Although his work is symmetrical where possible, he goes in for 110 fancy polishing. There is practically 110 material to be seen along the Canal which has not an importan t bearing 011 the work. Excepting the remnants of the De Lesseps attempt, any machines tha t may have been scrapped are not visible. The result is an astonishing measure of efficiency. Of course, the policy of getting to the end by any and every means ■ sometimes leads to-Set-backs, as is illustrated by the great slip in the Culebra Cut. But it seems to win in the end.

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BLACK LABOUR.Another feature, which impresses a New Zealand observer,

is the employment of black labour. Most of the labourers come from the British AVest Indies, they told us,- but they have become Am ericanised/ both in accent and ideas. From remarks they dropped to us 011 the boat, it was easy to gather that they realised their position in regard to their employers. As long as they worked in the “ Canal Zone,” they would be paid— their labour was valuable. In other respects the Americans appeared to despise them. On one occasion a negro picked up a coin thrown from the boat, whereupon an American peremptorily ordered him to hand it to the lady accompanying him— an order obeyed with little protest. The Europeans act as foremen and engineers and manage the administration. All manual labour is apparently done by these blacks.

PECULIAR SEASONS AND THE RESULT.As one of the American soldiers informed us at Miraflores,

there are two seasons in Panama— the dry and the wet seasons. The dry season is co-extensive with the W inter in the Northern Hemisphere, the wet season with the Summer. Both, are extremes in their way— the former being very dry, and the latter very rainy. The effect of the heavy rains on sun-dried ground was most noticeable on the contours of the country. The resulting- fierce streams have torn deep ravines in the ranges and given them that irregular appearance peculiar to most tropical scenery.

BIRDS, BEASTS, AND FISHES.During the trip, it also fell to our lot to notice a few of the

numerous forms of wild life which must inhabit such a region. Of birds there seemed a great lack, the most prominent being large hawks, which continually circled, often at great heights, over most habitations. Perhaps the only other birds which seemed at all prominent were the queer ones already described. Another, of which at least one was seen, was a type of crane with bright, blue plumage.

As regards animals, our opportunities were few, but on one occasion a small, dark-brown animal, with a body resembling that of a ferret and a round head, scrambled up the banks of the Canal as we passed. I t appeared to be a mongoose.

W ith respect to reptiles, several large lizards or iguanas were seen. One, was of bright green and about four feet in length, while another, of brown and somewhat smaller, was disturbed, while swimming, by the passage of the ship. Several crocodiles were also observed, but they were not easy to see. All that most of us saw of these creatures were suspicious-look- ing logs, which proved their doubtful character by disappearing in a gentle swirl.

Outside Balboa, numerous disturbances in the water disclosed the presence of large numbers of fish, and the triangular fin of the shark was a prominent object. No sharks of great size -were seen, although several small ones of the shovel-nosed species were observed diving into the clear depths as the ship disturbed them. As regards smaller species, a silvery flash as an occasional fish leapt out of the water was all we saw of them.

These comprise the most striking features, although others may readily occur to other minds.

CONCLUSION.

We had seen one of the sights of the world, and it had left indelible impressions. Was it to be wondered at that we were rather more solemn than usual, as we left the last islands of

America behind, and weje borne out on the great ocean that washes the shores of our Homeland? Was it strange that many of us. smoked our pipes for long in silence, and took little notice of the wonderful tropical phosphorescence around the ship that night?

NOMAD.

At Anchor. W ellington.

A Fragment.{In Remembrance of oar Mates.)

As Ave grow old, our hearts tu rn back To times of the dead ones gone;

To the days of history they have helped to make,And the bra e deeds they ha e done.

Well, Ave’ve something to carry along Avith us iioav To the vista of the far-off years;

I t ’s a picture th a t’s painted in sad-coloured tones, W ith a background of blood and tears.

B ut a ray of God’s sunlit glory Breaks through the darkest cloud;

F or the story of E ngland’s sorrow Is the story that makes us proud.

We gather our hopes of the future,As the tale of their p a rt is told;

And i t ’s something to remember . As we are growing old.

A. Couper.

The hungry-looking tram p knocked at the back door and requested food. The lady with acidiferous Adsage frowned disapproval.

“ I was at the front a long time, m a’am ,” he said.“ Oh! come in, then ,” said the lady cheerfully;

“ you are quite Avelcome, poor fellow!”

Having banqueted, the tram p was about to depart, Avhen the lady