LORD JELLICOE

Grey River Argus, 20 April 1925, Page 5

LORD JELLICOE

LONDON SPEECHES. (Reuter). (Rr-ee.ived April jy at 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 17. Earl Jellieoe was entertained by the Overseas League, and Sir .1. Allen paid a high tribute to Lord JoHieo.-’s administration. Ho referred to the mutual cordial ieeling s between him and New Zealand. Sir .1. Allen odd ed that Lord -L'llicoo was an able support to Air. Massey wh o wnw « great Imperialist. The presence of Lord Jellico? in Now Zealand was a guarantee tfiat sea communications between New Zealand mid tho Motlu-i Country were i-e.g.irdod of the greatest imporl im ?<*. and. weic only prcservable by the British navy and tho subsidiary navies created by the Dominions, which he hoped would be part of one great navy under the Crown. Lord .lellicof received an ovation, lie said he loft .New Zealand with fne gioatest regret. Il< m,t everywhere witli openheartrd kindness, goodwill, ami < ndiality. He v:.'; -tin* his successor would bo happy in that b«*.Ulti ful Dominion. Ho would be surpr.* od to hoar of anvon<- going there and leaving without deep regret. Hi< children already asked him to return home to New Zealand. T.ord Jelliesreferred sympatheiieally to Air. ATassey’s illness.’ He declared no Englishman could have a better idea <’* the Empire than ATr. Massey. After paying at tribute to the thorough onfish spirit of tho New Zealanders, Lord Jcllicoe referred to tho importance of the safety of sea communications to New Zealand’s prosperity. He said that both she and Australia were malting the greatest efforts to assist in preserving tho freedom of the seas. A ; regards overseas settlement, the best scheme so far consisted of sending cur boys and youths. If all sent were like those he had seen, they would prove a credit to both countries. 'lhe ‘ Daily Standard’’ regrets that Earl Je.llicoe joined the Board of the Bank of New Z<**!and, and suggests he is not specially fitted t<> pa if ioiprn *♦ tlie Board’s delibeiations. The paper asks what, would bethought if company directors were appointed to command a battleship. In his speech Lord Jcllicoe. saxl:— “f do nut believe there is an Englishman alive who has done, more for the Empire’s great heritage than Mr. Massey. There are some points of sum larity between Britain and New Zealand. The same perversity is displayed by wagon drivers in keeping on the wrong side of the road, and the amc discussion in the newspapers, wlieth motor headlights should bo dimmed. I had the same difficulty yesterday in retaining my hat in Trafalgar Square, as in windy Wellington. If tho past generation in Britain had boon as far sighted as New Zealand in making sixty-six feet roads, Britain would not he suffering from traffic congestion. New Zealanders eulogised and stimulated British spirit and customs, whereas many critics in Britain were adversely contrasting British and foreign methods.