THE PRIME MINISTER.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16701, 9 December 1919, Page 7

THE PRIME MINISTER.

CIVIC EECSPTION AT MAItTON. (PKESS ASSOCIATION TEI.F.GHAM.) MAI'TON, December 8. .Mr .Ma>.'oy was fjiven a civic rocop tion at, Martin on .Saturday. The Mat ion was d-c-nratod with bunting imi-ic w:-> provided by an orrhcstr;t ..lid there wa-- a big attendance and ; nul r.'<-.'t)ti.')!i. The M y 'i' read an address f-xpr<?.*s in.- r» c- ..iti r 'ii ci th«' ex< client result. oi-T.iincd 1-y lis ailing " f tlu po-ition rij" r. preventative of tin D >ni>:i:oi» at tin* li!>tjjri'fl Peace Con fiTciifc. W.ivi'i itj>pi'4'fi.it:u was ex pr- —ed at the way ih:id -rn.-prd t!i: sii iiatrin, r.ls > at ihv results followinj ]:i; #.*r-»rtrs to obtain :i ir.mdite f"i Nov. Zealand tn administer Sartca air Nauru. Peace had a tt-ndi wy t' iiml;.' ihe < inir.uniiy forgetful, and therefore. ■ -i: t from p:)l:tua iri):;i : Jerati'ir.s, th' y wi-hrd in assun hiiii of the ;;i atefui apt-re-iatmn of hi public f-crv'f >■-' IT New Zealand. wltic. uvr > v.Ti''iiiiv w< 1'"11■• 1 t!' l ' t'.er and thV "ittire British Empire-. r congratulatethe Dominion on il* t : .'.<'ire in the wa and .Aiart/:n on the qU'it:i it sunt Nauru island would i.-c of coniidrrab,' v-.-.lui\ New Z.-.11.U1d mu.-t ii-ive ti liters 1 n maint'i'ii hi r ic/iii.iy. 1 H -lid would supply phii-phales In Al.v t:\ilhi and Ni'v Zt;:d;'.;nl lor -'j ) y-*.ir-A- to th? c .ntrol of it u.jtiit mt do to ;1! j-.v 11 to pa 1 ; cram i,.)wit The:' would b'o no indenture j.il nir und-v Ijriti.-.h control. -i:i:no; won id p'y iti v.av. I hev weie r; a '.i'ii'-t a -cvioii- j>rIj!c:n o; roccr'-tr-U' T-7.11. ir.t only for N"W Zeal n:d, but I ) the 7'.::iriire. "W? '.boul-l t: > ">r in naval d:f :ico r.s vol! la:.d d" fenec. Britain depended on h'-r navn niiiremat v. lie concluded with t::.i11 1-. f.,r tin- kindly thought which prompts the reception.