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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 March 1925, Page 5

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EARL JELLICOE ARRIVES

NEW ZEALAND’S NAVY

ITS RECRUITS PRAISED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received March 28, 10.45 a.m. LONDON, March 27. Earl Jellicoe's family have arrived at Tilbury. Earl .Jellicoe if> very, fit. l.n an, interview he paid a, .high tribute to the excellent quality of New Zealand .nuval recruits. Those who had gone to the training schools from New Zealand had done extraordinarily well. New Zealand was very proud of its navy, and it had every reason to be proud of the men i,t sent to be trained in the Old Country. He sihcerery hoped he would be able to pay a return visit to New Zealand. —-Renter.

BATTLE OF JUTLAND.

NO STATEMENT TO MAKE

LONDON, March 26. The special correspondent ol the Australian Press Association at Plymouth says the Jellieoes arrived on board the Mooltan. The family aae in excellent health except the Hon. Prudence Jelhcoe, who is still suffering from a broken collarbone through falling out or bod at Algecairas , Earl Jellicoe refused to l>e interviewed, intimating that he had no state ment to make on any subject. _ He declined to be drawn into any discussion of the Battle of .Jutland and the re-cently-published criticisms of the battle, remarking that he had finished with the navy, and now was a private individual. Asked his views regarding the Singapore naval base, Earl Jellicoe was again reticent. The interviewer suggested: “Of course you approve of Singapore;in the interests of Australia and New Zealand?” Earl Jellicoe laughingly shook his head and dismissed the subject, Askecl regarding the floating dock for Singapore, he said it was the first he had heard of the suggestion. “You cannot expect me to talk of things I know nothing about,” he said. “I am glad to be home,” added Earl Jellicoe, ‘‘hut I was sorry to leave New Zealand. It is a wonderful country with excellent prospects for people who are prepared to work on the land, hut they must go on the land as they cannot expect employment in the towns.” Earl Jellicoe was enthusiastic regarding the success of the emigration schemes.