THE BRITISH CROWN
SHEET ANCHOR OF CIVILISATION HON. R. SEMPLE'S VIEWPOINT. (Press Association). WELLINGTON. May 19. . Presiding at tho annual mooting of tlia Wellington Boys’ the lion. R. Semple said that one of the fundamental objectives of. tbe institute .was character building,. No one could attempt to measure in pounds, .shillings and pence the value of such an institution to the budding manhood of the country. Those in touch with the, developments taking place in the world today. said the Minister. sometimes shuddered with fear to think of .what might happen, and the task ol young boys was to try and steer their country clear of those calamities and tragedies that .mav destroy every institution worth while. . . In his oninion, tho British Crown represented, the sheet-anchor of civilisation and Iho safety zone ol the world. Tiio British Empire was the only country that held fast to human liberty, and to-day was a beacon to light Rio. rest of tlie world. It was a referee holding the scales of justice. The. task of holding fast to those marvellous traditions and principles that were so dear would rest .upon the shoulders of tho boys of to-day in a few short years.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12865, 20 May 1936, Page 5
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