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Northern Advocate, 1 December 1923, Page 5

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EMPIRE PRODUCTIVITY. ULSTER'S WARM WELCOME. TO DOMINION PRIME MINISTER. LONDON, November 29. The Primp Minister of New Zealand, Mr W. F. Massey, was enthusiastically j welcomed on his arrival at Belfast today. He was driven to Storm'ont, where he was the guest of the Prime [ Minister of North Ireland, Sir .Tames Craig. The Governor, the Duke of i Abercorn, was one of the house party, j Mr Massey was entertained at luncheon by tho Chamber of Commerce. The president, Sir William Coats, paid a tribute to him as a great Imperialist, to j whose robust, practical energy New Zealand, the Empire, and the AlJLics 1 were permanently indebted. He' reviewed Mi- Massey's life, and referred oulogisticaby to New Zealand's war services. 'Mi ?.!assey received a wonderful ovation, the whole hall rising, waving and cheering and singing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." He reviewed characteristically the position of the Empire to-day, and claimed that New Zealand was the part of the Empire wiohre maritime instincts were strongest They glori«l in the fact that they had a sailor King, a sailor Prince, and a sailor Governor-General.

Mr Massey urg&d that the measures proposed at the recent conferences for advancing money to the Dominions be continued and extended, because by that system he felt sure unemployment would rapidly be diminished. The British Empire could produce everything for the comfort and sustenance of mankind. It was their duty to see that the Empire became entirely self-support-ing, and deslt with its own citizens instead of going to foreign countries. The present fiscal policy was not Free Trade, nor even fair trade. The only way to return to prosperity was to do as the otiier countries were doing. He praised the British post-war Navy, and urged the necessity of more rapid and cheaper communications. He paid a tribute to the work of the Native race in New Zealand. There were, in his opinion, many opportunities for business between New Zealand and Ulster. At the conclusion of the speech scenes of enthusiasm were repeated. Sir James Craig, proposing a vote of thanks, referred to Mr Massey's patriotic, sensible, businesslike, and encouraging address. He pleaded with Mr Massey to extend a little preference to Ulster goods. He hoped that if anything happened to him Ulster would tempt Mr Massey to become Prime Minister oj" Northern Ireland. After the luncheon, Mr Massey and Sir James Allen inspected the fax research department, and dined privately at Stormont in the evening with the Governor and Sir James Craig.—A. and N.Z. MOST HUMANE MEDIUM. WHAT HISTORY TEACHES. (Received 1.15 p.m.) LONDON, November 30. In acknowledging conferment of the title of Honorary Doctorate of Laws at Queen's University, Belfast, Mr Massey said that a branch of education for' which more should be done was the teaching of history, especially British. Undoubtedly the British Empire was greater in everything that mattered and had done more for hummif.v than any Empires of the past. —Reuter.