HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14236, 2 March 1917, Page 5

HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.

■♦ x . LETTER FROM H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND. Tl\e following communication has been received by the Mayor of Auckland (Mr J. H. Gunson) from Captain John F. E. Breen, of the H.M.S. New Zealand :— "I have just been seeing the Auckland Star of the 19th September last, _nd m it an account of how the Royal .vaval 'and Marine Veterans' Association lecoraied the train that waa taking the .eondtii, and helped and cheered them .n varibus other ways. And -T write to „ ?ay what a fine example these old* boya *et inidoing what they can, to help* atid -•noourfige your gallant New Zealanders. Would you give them a pat on the back, from the slnp for their fine loyal filings. , ' * "We all fool very great pride m belonging to this ship, and m watching md hearing of the gallant deeds of the .few Zealanders. Wei gel a fair number it Ne\v Zealand Bdldiers visiting us* now at -ouix base,- md are always very glad to see them, I send you one of our cards." The card which accothpanied the letter is very neat. ' It obnvey_>' the good Wishei from all oh board the battle brttiset- to the odtizens of Auckland. The photograph shows the screeh of '-the fore end of the auart'er-deck, with the New Zealartd,<ebields' . 'W>d name* of the actions thia -ship has been m during the war, viz.,,Doggerbank, Heligoland Bight and- Jutland. The following parody dn a well-lCrtown passage from Tennyson's Tn Memoriam," appear^' on the .card, via : ■-'-• ' -*•" ■' ,v "*- Rfrigi out the Old The year is done, Ring m the NewRing oub the Hun. *. j