FAREWELL!

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 November 1924, Page 5

FAREWELL!

JELLIOOE’S DEPARTURE. NEW ZEALAND’S TRIBUTE. GREAT ENTHUSIASM.

Cut TEUEGUAPH —CRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Nov. 26. The Tahiti is due to leave with 'Viscount- Jellicoe and family at one.o’ciocii to-day. in New South Wales they win ue the guests, of the Governor, ana in Melbourne of the GovernorGeneral, Lord jjorster. They will leave ALeibourne by the Mongolia on December 22.

WELLINGTON, Nov. 25. The Governor-General (Lord Jellicoe) to-night issued the following message to the people of New Zealand:; “1 cannot leave New Zealand without making some endeavour to express to the people of the Dominion the very deep-regret which, her Excellency and I feel at bidding them goodbye- During our residence in New Zealand it has been our privilege to visit nearly every district of this most favoured country of almost constants sunshine. We have been charmed by the great beauty and variety of its scenery • we have bieen deeply impressed by its manifold opportunities and advantages; and w© shall always feel a warm glow in our hearts at the recolection of the very kindly feeling shown towards us oil all sides. . ; .r i; ; “Among the most vivid of our memories will be the evidence we have seen of the unwavering and deeply-rooted loyalty of the people to the Throne and { the Empire, and the fine spirit which animates them, the spirit so characteristically British, which breeds self-, reliance and refuses to accept defeat. Both in the centres of population and in the country districts we have found the same cheerful outlook on life arid the same spirit of resolution which has enabled the people of the Dominion to contend so successfully with the adverse conditions of recent yfears, the, result being that the country has emerged from a period of acute de- ' pression, the effect of the war, -to what we fervently hope to be an era of long and continued prosperity. ‘ ‘The presence of the children of New Zealand in such large numbers at many gatherings in which we have taken part has been a great attraction to us. Tlieir evident loyalty, their love of. and pride in their country, their .vivacity and healthy appearance, convinces us that they will prove worthy of the fine traditions which they have inherited from their ancestors, and of the great sacrifices which were made for them during the recent war by those who have given to the Dominion such a glorious place in history.

“When we have left New Zealand we shall retain as one of our most cjiei isted memories the recollection of unbounded kindness, consideration,, arid hospitality which has been shown to us and to our family everywhere iri the Dominion, and for which we are profoundly grateful. In bidding farewell we express the most earnest hope that happiness and good fortune in the future may await every dweller in this beautiful land, which we have come to love so dearly.”

WELLINGTON’S FAREWELL

TRIBUTES FROM CITIZENS.

WELLINGTON, Nov. 25. A large and most representative' ' meeting of Wellington citizens gathered J at the Town Hall to-night to bid fare-, well, God-speed, and all future, prosperity to tlieir Excellencies Lord and Lady Jellcoe < and family. : The Mayor presided and read an eloquent farewell message from the Prime Minister. He also expressed the. great sorrow 7 of Wellington citizens at their Excellencies’ • departure. -Sir Francis Bell, Mr. T. M. Wilford and Mr. H. E. Holland "spoke feelingly on behalf of the Government, the Opposition, and the Labour Party respectively, and Councillor Luckie voiced the ' '.egrets and good wishes of the City Council. • The Mayoress, on behalf of the wo- : \ men of Wellington, made a handsome presentation to Her Excellency, and - the Mayor, on behalf, of the .citizens . generally, made a presentation to the Governor-General. - His' Excellency suitably and liiimour- ■ ously responded. Hearty cheers were given, and “Auld Lang Syne” and the National Anthem closed the proceedings. •„ •’ • GREETINGS FROM AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, Nov. 25. The Auckland Harbour Board to-day ' decided to telegraph to Lord Jellicoe, on the eve of his departure from New' Zealand, as follow's: “The Auckland Harbour Board desires to express its ' appreciation of the services you have rendered to the Empire as a whole and to the Dominion in particular during vour term as Governor-General. The . board feels the bonds of Empire have been more firmly knit and the Dominion’s loyalty to the Motherland made stronger hv vour example and devotion to duty.” The board expressed its best wishes for the future happiness of T ord and Lady Jellicoe and ' their family.