THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
FAREWELL TO NELSON. BOYS’ COLLEGE MEMORIAL. By Telegraph—Press Association. Nelson, Last Night. The Governor-General (Viscount Jellicoe) was accorded a civic reception to-day, various gatherings being largely attended, despite bad weather. His Excellency also presented his tribute to the Iron Duke sea scouts and congratulated Nelson <fn having the champion sea scout troop in New Zealand. This afternoon Lord Jellicoe opened a scriptorium at Nelson College, a massive brick building erected as a memorial to the old boys who fell in the war and he unveiled a war memorial containing 120 names. It was mentioned that over six hundred old boys of Nelson College served in the w’ar. Lord Jellicoe returns to Wellington this evening.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1924, Page 4
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