LORD JELLICOE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 2499, 14 June 1920, Page 5

LORD JELLICOE.

i —. ' A FAREWELL BANQUET. Electric Telegraph —.Press Association, j , Copyright. (Australian-N .Z. Cable Auoctttioii.) Loijdon June 11. Colonial Institute's annual dinner was largely attended. I>ord , ~" as the yuc-t of honour. Jvord Sol bourne, in proposing imperil 1 defence, said, that during lyig the world’s fate hung on. a razor orlgo. Now, whether tiie Loagu.. of Nations becomes an accornph.yhwJ fact or not, the Empire nziist or *an- ! f° lts H e behoved that the I League of Nations could onlv become an accomplished fact, with the weight of the British Empire Unm’r l l ' 7 , hc ‘ ’V llts of *•'" Empire nmst do what they can within their Jim its to provide the defence oi their own freewill. Tliere still remains the problem to be solved ~f ham these measures of defence can be co-ordin-'fth r "’ r< S‘lbourne said that Lord JelUcoe was eminently fitted to advise on the solution of the naval as-poc-t, which must a ways remain the greatest aspect of our defence Thev congratulated their fellow -countrv-nn-n in New Zealand on their now tjroverrior.

[ Lord Jellicoe was given an ovation on replying. He said he felt they were going to a land and a people which they would love. He found in the Dominions a great, realisation of the I act that sea power was a | j n all to the Empire, He mount this „„ t in sole reference to naval power but in the general use of naval power a t sea, which was largely centred in o, lr mercantile marine. The latter’s service in the war will never la- forgotten as long as the Empire ex -ts H« thought Mr Watts’ statement that The pr.d'immate partner did rug ea'l a meeting of directors sufficiently often,was fully Misiifie,] He spoke ap-pr.v-ia lively of the reception given the cruiser New Zealand on her re<eiit tour They were overwhelmed with kindness and hospitality. He look.vl forward with great pleasure to his term m New Zealand, and the pleasure was enhanced by the fact, that sir I lumas Mackenzie who bad done so much for New Zealand, will shortly follow him thor**.