YOUNG “POMMIES” LEAVE
BRITISH BOYS FOR AUSTRALIA
“LITTLE BROTHERS” FAREWELLED
LORD SOMERS PRAISES SYSTEM.
By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association.
United er vice. London, July 9. Lord ’Somers fare welled 25 Little Brothers at Australia House. He eulogised the movement and stated that it had a basis of thoroughness and splendid after care. Addressing the 'boys he said: “Keep smiling and look smart; you are living advertisements of Britain. Australians are very warm-hearted. Maybe they will call you ‘Pommies’; they called me that at first, but only jokingly. Australia does not want foreigners; let us settle it with British stock and maintain the Australian percentage of 98 per cent. British. I only advise you to keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut.” The Agent-General, Mr. Leitch, recounted the working of the movement. “My practical advice,” he said, “is to make every penny a prisoner. You’ll always have heaps of confidence and numerous acquaintances if you have money.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19290711.2.101
Bibliographic details
Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1929, Page 15
Word Count
160YOUNG “POMMIES” LEAVE Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1929, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.