THE GENERAL FAREWELL MESSAGE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14986, 5 June 1914, Page 7

THE GENERAL FAREWELL MESSAGE.

"EXCLUDE THE SERPENTS." (rnrae association- telegram.) WELLINGTON, Juno 4. Asked by a reporter whether ho had ' any farowpll message to give- , to the . Now Zealand people and to the NewZealand Army, Sir lan Hamilton said: '• "I think New Zealand is an earthly paradise, and all the people \ " have to do is to tako the necessary measures to excludo tho serpents- 1 — . they will know host what I moan, by that—and there is really little more to be said. I have done'over 3000 miles in. New Zealand itself, "' and much 'of the wonderful kind- ; ness I havo received I have been, ablo to trace hack to my com- \ rades of the South African "war- . It is they who have taken tho lead in. strewing my arduous path with ' tho roses of weJcomo. To them especially I would now wish to. pay my (small tribute of grateful recognition. ' "As'to tho Now Zealand they will probably coo my report in, " duo course, and I hope they will realise when they do, that I tried to livo up to their repeated «s- ■] hortation to mo to 'epeak tho truth" • and shamo tho devil. - Only I have , tried to do it nicely." -\ Sir lan Hamilton handed in hie rofort upon tho New Zealand Defence brcos to the Han. Jamos Allen ,Olin- ~* istor of Defence) io-day. Its contents will probably, not ba made -known for sonic days, and tho public meanwhile Till have to rest content with Sir lane • assurance that he has been candid-in his criticism and ad rice.