THE GAME OF SNAKES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 11 May 1915, Page 4

THE GAME OF SNAKES

' SPEECH BY . THE GOVERNOR ■ AUCKLAND, May 9./ Speaking at t*he. Orphans'. 1 whoring, the" Governor,' £idi'4 referred to the tactics of ; the' Germ^Js 'in• the-present war. "" - . "If you' wero to .take the. as a wliole here to-niight,''• His Excel;lency gaid,-'"it would probably say■ ,w«* are dealing "with' sn'hkes, so treat thefri as .-snakes.—(Hear, hear.)— But if an irii'dividual 1 is taken, would the answer\b& !.th'o same? Would ,not jhe -say.: •"It : is wrong! They can play the garnet oE' snakes, but,' by God;! we 'play ithb gamo wo liave ' always I played—tlife» straight - game of oiir (Louct app&uso.)-H-The>-; other • is certainly ja.' suggestion" l of the .<UivU; We have had handed • down to us a great heritage.. Our not play 1 the,, snake,. arid >yt6 ohildreii. who came after them will not r play<lie» enake. (CWes of 'No !') —Qviito right* too," added His Excellency. '. 'y ; Tho Governor, went. 'oif ' the -20 years' had met New. Zealandfera ; in' South' -!Africa, a war that was only a , pinliead compared with the present great • strugf le, and was 'much impressed ■with ' thenr. \vo battalions of his own reginjignt now in ' and .and maiiy • of."life been' killedj "It, is the Kin^af' added... the" 1 Goyerhor, ; "that; I|' to her© in; New" 1 Z^landj' r 'hut if you"asked "fm® pa , sbiffill^'-^fiCTe ! I -would.- r^tHer/be,', 1 ! would'reply that I-.wish I» rofeimeuiV'^" iWr a. foltiier ! for just arid; SffW# •goes , out to those who "sol^tsrtso. )l' ' v'" 1 "^ ; '" : ;r""r y *•••