"THIS MEMORABLE DAY."
EMPIRE'S DEBT TO THE NAVY. MESSAGE FROM TH 1 ? KINO. The following message from His Majesty the King to the navy has been received by Captain P. H. Hall-Thomp-son, R.N., C.M.Q., senior naval officer in New Zealand:— " Now that the last find most formidable of our enemies has acknowledged the triumph of the allied arms on behalf of right and justice, I wish to express my praise and thankfulness to the officers, men and women of the Royal Navy and Marines, with their comrades of the fleet auxiliaries and mercantile marine, who for more than four years have kept open the seas, protected our shores, and given us safety ever since the fateful August 4, 1914. I have remained steadfast in my confidence that, whether fortune smiled or frowned, the Royal Navy .would once more prove the sure shield of the British Empire in the hour of trial. " Never in its history has the Royal Navy, with God's help, done greater things for us nor better sustained its old glories and the chivalry of the seas. With full and thankful hearts the peoples of the British Empire ealute the white, the red, and the blue misigns, and those who have given their lives for the flag. I am proud to have served in the navy; lam prouder still to be its head on this memorable day."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17010, 18 November 1918, Page 4
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