VISION OF ZION FULLY REALISE

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3256, 28 January 1926, Page 9

VISION OF ZION FULLY REALISE

Jews Thank Ban Who ■ j Made it PossM - AUCKLAND HONOURS LORD AND LADY ALLENS! [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Lest Night Field-Marshal Lord AUenbys a of eleven hours In Auckland t) extremely busy. From the arrival the Ulimaroa, lie was engaged V official calls and receiving prlv visitors at Government House. Representatives of the Jewish CO munity of Auckland waited upon and paid their tribute to the Libera of X J alestlna. The .Rev. 0 A. Goldstein said t as minister to the Auckland »HebM congregation and in the name Of ; Zionists In the Dominion, he deed It a great pleasure to offer persona their tribute of respect and admiral to Lord Allenby, who had compo the prelude to the Balfour deolarat* Hla association with the Heb* University, both at the laying of foundation stone and at the open and his sympathetic Interest in movement, had endeared him to Zionists throughout the world. In new chapter of Jewish hiflto which the declaration had open his name would shine with distil tion. ;V|

Mrs. David Nathan, on behalf, the Jewish women of New Zealas also voiced a tribute. She referr particularly to the establishment ' New Zealand women of Infant weltg centres in Palestine on the Plun|i system. . M Lord Ailenhy, In reply, stated th It gave him pleasure to be of Beryl to the British Empire, but it was greater privilege to. have been liberator of Jerusalem. He kn| personally and was a great admlp of the leader of the Zionist may ment, Dr. C. Weizmann. After tJ capture of Jerusalem. Dr. Welsmai had unfolded to him bis plans for £ development of Palestine the issue of Lord Balfour’s deolarau Ho had remarked at the time that I considered Dr. Weizmann’s plana we somewhat idealistic and vlmonar but at the opening of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, at which hi and Lady Allenby were present, u had the pleasure and privilege O renewing his friendship with, U| Welzmann and congratulated him W the fact that not only bad hi original plans been realised, but eveq exceeded. He referred in detail ft the wonderful development Of tine and particularly to the amaatoj growth of the Jewish City of Televh Where formerly had existed only .) few sand dunes, there had .grown u| in the apace of a few years a city o 30,000 Inhabitants, with moaer; buildings that would compare mof than favourably with those of/ old# cities. The progress of the past years would be doubled, and eve) trebled, In the next few years. Th Balfour declaration, which was not part of the policy of the Brltlsl Empire, had been endorsed by all th world powers. The future of th Zionists waa absolutely assured. The scene at the civic reception wa memorable, the Town Hall Conoe* Chamber being packed. As Viscouq and Viscountess Allenby appeared oi the platform, they were accord* loud and prolonged applause.

In introducing Lord and Lady AJ lenby to the audience and. weloomtn them to Auckland, the Mayor (Mr. C Baildon) said the city of Ancklan had on occasion been privileged t welcome within its gatoa Ulustrlos representativss of the Empire’* Wav and Army, amongst whom la thl connection occurred to him the n«w of Viscount Jelllcoe and the late Eoj Kitchener.

Mr. Austin Carr, President of the* Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association also extended a warm welcome. | Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. McCarroll, representing the Auckland Mounted Rifle Brigade, who served under Lord AUenby in Palestine, said the morale of any force depended upon the mani at its head. When Lord Allenby went to Palestine, the army was sadly in need of many necessary things,? chiefly aeroplanes and artillery, but? they soon came after the visitor took? command (applause). “I well remem-; ber the feeling of confidence that went* through our ranks when Lord Alien- ; by came to inspect us," said COlonel’ McCarroll, “but I can fell you that while he came to Inspect us, he was very much Inspected himself” (Laughter-). Lord Allenby’s visit recalled the great victories of the Pales- ? tine fights, of hard riding and times of worry, but all hardships were for- j gotten in the splendid results that;; were the crowning feature of the, campaign.