NEW ZEALAND'S MESSAGES
WELLINGTON, June 7
On June sth, the Governor sent the following telegram to the Secretary of State for the Colonies: "Please convey to His Majesty the King the following message: New Zealand desires to express her admiration for the heroism of our sailors in the great naval fight, and extends her deepest sympathy to all who mourn the loss of so many gallant lives."
To-day His Excellency received the following reply: "His Majesty the King sends warm thanks for the message from New Zealand."
His Excellency to-day despatched the following message to his Majesty the King: "Myself, the Government and people of New Zealand deeply grieve at the news which has been received announcing the. disaster to his Majesty's ship Hampshire. The Dominion •mourns the loss of a gallant soldier, and feels that the true way to honor h;is memory is to use even greater efforts than hitherto to bring the war to a victorious conclusion."
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 8 June 1916, Page 5
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159NEW ZEALAND'S MESSAGES Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 8 June 1916, Page 5
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