NATIONAL ANTHEM

Evening Post, Volume 65, Issue 65, 17 March 1924, Page 2

NATIONAL ANTHEM

INCIDENT AT EUNANGA.

"I am the representative o£ His Majesty the King, and I will not liavc him insulted!" The words were emphatically spoken at Runangu on Wednesday morning by the Govcrnor-Gelir oral (Lord Jellicoe) and closed an unpleasant incident, states the "Grey Star." , A good memory is one of the characteristics of his Excellency, and arrival at Eunangu yesterday "revived impressions of his previous visit, made in April, 1921, to the Convent School. On that occasion he noticed that the National Anthem was not sung, and he did not forget the fact. When the party reached the mining township on Wednesday morning, therefore, his Excellency inquired whether the National Anthem was to be honoured at the Convent School, a visit to which was on the pro-, -gramme for the day. . If it were not, he did not intend to go to the school. The Gubernatorial ultimatum resulted in a messenger behii; dispatched to the Convent School to make inquiries. Ho was, it is understood, informed thei'e that "God Defend NewZealand" would be sung, but not the National Anthem. ■ The children had not been taught to sing the National Anthem, and it was doubtful in any case whether they knew it. The return and report of the messenger was followed by the ' GovernorGeneral making the remark previously quoted. ' . J The attitude of the authorities at the Eunanga Convent School was in direct contrast to that adopted by those at the Greymouth Convent and diarist Brothers School, where the National Anthem was heartily sung by the nuDils immediately Lord Jellico? ai-rivcd

. Oll r 4* Marc! '. 1824, at a "Public Mooting of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants and olhers hold at the City of London iavorn, llierc was founded thi> P™ I National Lifeboat Institution now f°ll n.sed as one of Hie noblest organisations in the world, and the model of theifeboat services of all countries with marl time interests. The centenary of the institution is.clpso at hand, and arrangements are being completed for it* fittiiiir celebration. An effort will be made, to reproduce, as far as possible, the features winch characterise.:, the original meeting held nearly 100 years ago.