"THE MAN."
In. these days of keen discussions regarding the rival merits of local and Imperial navies, the following is worth quoting, as showing that both local and Imperial navies depend in the long run on " the man." ,
There's a lot o' bus'ness lately in the papers every day 'Bout the Navy (Royal Navy); It doesn't matter very much exactly 1 wot tbey say 'Bout the Navy (Royal Navy), But' th»>y say, "We 'aveot's ships ono'akjii, our shells, our guns are few, The rest are buildin' twice as fast, wotcver shall we do?" But I tell you straight, me maties, they forget about the crew, For the thing tkat makes our Navy "is the man.
Now a battleship is scrap-iron if she doesn't 'old a crew In tile Navy (Royal Navy); 'Er guns is useless, though they shoot from England to Peru For the Navy (Royal Navy). If they 'avent's got a gunner for to lay . them neat an' right, ... They might just as well be rustm' m the fact'ry out o' sight. Wi' the crew an 5 'orde o' madmen an the ship's commander tight. For the thing that makes our Navy is the man.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11267, 22 December 1914, Page 4
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196"THE MAN." Star (Christchurch), Issue 11267, 22 December 1914, Page 4
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