DEMOCRATIC GENTLEMEN.
A GRAND REPUTATION. ADMIRAL’S TALK TO DUNEDIN BOYS. DUNEDIN, March 26. a.n the course of an address at the Otago Boys’ High School yesterday the 'Governor-General said that one of the best things he remembered having 'heard said of New Zealanders was by Admiral D e Robeck, commanding at the Dardanelles, who, when congratulating him on being associated with New Zealand, said what struck him about the New Zealanders at Gallipoli, was not only their courage, but their gentjpmanlinesa. The same thing was said about them in France —that behind the lines they were always gentlemen, courteous to women and children. He (Lord Jellicoe) would also impress upon the boys as a duty that they respect age and authority. Those wer e the signs of a gentleman. Civility nped not be mistaken for servility. In a young country there was a danger that people might be afraid to show respect for age and authority lest they be taunted with : not being democratic. Well, democracy was a splendid thing, but there was no need to associate it with roughness or a want of courtesy or respect.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3596, 31 March 1924, Page 2
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187DEMOCRATIC GENTLEMEN. Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3596, 31 March 1924, Page 2
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