DUTY TO THE SEAMEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 83, 9 April 1929, Page 8

DUTY TO THE SEAMEN.

AUCKLAND MISSION'S WORK.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S

appeal

MORE SUPPORT XEEDED.

fn appealing to the people of Auckland f„r better support for the Flying Angel Minion to Seamen His Kxcellcncy the Governor General (Sir Charles Fer-fn-«on> ~nuted the fine words of the Prince of Wales: "Let us. who are land dwellers, not mince word; over 'his thing. It i? the glory of our nu-.vhant navy, and will he so acclaimed :>v generations to come, that they faced without hesitation tremendous odds and frequent hazards of death, undaunted in spirit to the end. Let us n. t forget aUo that had it been otherwise this couiurv of ours must have periled." * • ir Charles was -peaking at the annual meeting 0 f the mission, which was held last night in the Kmily Place Hall He r-o.nted out that the mission had pro gie-sed greatly ... Auckland Vhe P-t year, but he thought more pp't tnt "; f *""»<"• ° th - % , of J evPr . v consideration. Thev !, a ,!,rd «"fl it was onlv ri<Mi't | lvl, ? n 1 hp . v »"e away f ro m theirl homes they should be helped. His Kxcellency said he was interested withThe 01 V! 0 Pro,, °^ l a,,an 2'* n, °nt Home the . n aUt,,ont . IPS ot " the Sailors" FmTlv Pi. ha " P in ■ ,la d heen sold and it was p oposed to lease a portion of the home Th°J*it f" d Creot a hall there. l > P 'i H * ln " on the waterfront, would !. e an pdmliable one. and the fact that the mission and the home would hi oi°?he ,< !vork OUld inCreaSC thC In three weeks' time, said Sir Charles we would be celebrating the anniversary o f Anzac Day, and at such a time ?t "v to . lemern,)e r the verv great service H ''"m ''T' t0 thf ' '""ehant tin of tho,, »»'t It would be fit mil r .r OI ' k " of Auckland would "t" iV«- 'hTii ■ for ~ l le " lis ' iftn to make it ht1,,1 » manner, and - it a sort of memorial in token v[ee°s Ur of ra th tUde f ° r th f *«■ the Great mame durin gj

Archbishop Averill. wlio pre-ided at tlie meeting. also paid a tine Tribute to the men of the merchant service. Hi said people now felt that they had not shown sufficient gratitude fur the ~j>!etidid loyalty, splendid sacrilice and splendid service of the Empire*- merchant sailors during the war. He considers! the new arrangement with the bailors' Home authorities \va- iiie !>c-t that could he made, and he felt sure it would re-tilt in a very great increase in the usefulness of the work.