"BRITONS, HOLD YOUR OWN."

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17123, 19 April 1921, Page 6

"BRITONS, HOLD YOUR OWN."

CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS MOTTO. "Britons, hold your own". *■»'{* official city motto formally adopted by the City Council last night on the motion of Cr. J. O. JatnoMU. "Hold what?" asked Cr. T. R. Cook* when the proposal was made. W Cr. Jameson said the motto w*» carved on tho doorway of tho Cotttctt offices wfocn the building was first CWJW cd, and the object of tho motion ya* » adopt the motto which the councillor* * old had selected. , . ~ Cr. E. F. Stood, who scconded ■*• motion for'the adopt.on of tho wgj said the motto was worthy of the Wg CouncU, "and." ho added, "let 1M »g tho City Council will bo worthy of «» '"Cr. C. S. Harper, who adoption of the motto, uio hojw»» remind homo of tho members «•-» opposite sido t-hat tho mrtto ««« appeal to them, swing thcroiwg ■ movement in other parts oJ the wwra »» reduce wages. js«s»irttt Tho motion was nut and * called for, and Cr. Cooke wa* »e w/ ono to oppose its adoption. . Cr ; H. T. Armstrong, after wesson, said the motto involved J dangerous proposal from the pw"» " view of some people, Ih^ B *. l likely the British People *ould<a*mi tiicir own, and when they did to • e ™° n S tho councillors round the tabic wonw have a good deal to lose.