LORD JELLICOE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18237, 22 November 1924, Page 12

LORD JELLICOE.

STUDYING THE PACIFIC. AMERICAN VISITOR'S VIEWS. (l-KZSS ASSOCIATION TELEGIAU.) WELLINGTON, November 21. ' 1 This man's going Home appears to mooto bo of tremendous importance," stated Mr Floyd Gibbons (European director of the foreign news sesvico of the Chicago "Tribune"), referring in tho course of an interview with a "New Zealand Times" reporter to-day to Lord Jcllicoe's approaching departure for the Old Country. "It means this: That tho greatest naval expert among the white people of the world has been down here for four years past working on tho problems of the Pacific. The knowledge that he has thus gained may be the means some day of saving our civilisation. That is not stating it too strongly. "I think that what Lord Jellicoe has learnt in the Pacific since 1919 is of immense value to the Allied nations, especially to those more directly interested (such as America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) in the problems of the Pacific. We have in America numbers of our naval units that steamed behind Lord Jcllicoe's flag in the North Sea, and they have considerable respect for his capacity as a naval man, and our interest in the maintenance of peace in the Pacific is just as strong as the British interest. "In consequence of this there will undoubtedly be a feeling in America that whatever benefits . result from Lord Jcllicoe's experience during the last four years in the Pacific must be of enormous value to America as well as to England, in fact to the whole of the white peoples .of the world, in the event, of anything happening that requires our co-operation, such as if Russia, for instance, which is in a great state of unrest, or any other Power, causes trouble."

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' TRIBUTE. (muss ASSOCIATION TELEGKAM.) WELLINGTON, November 21. There was a large and enthusiastic gathering this evening at tKe Wellington Commercial Travellers' Club to say farewell to the Governor-General, who is patron of the United Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association of New Zealand.

i Mr Hugh Wright, acting-president, iri i a eulogistic speech, described his Excellency as "the best representative | of the biggest firm in the world—Great ! Britain."

.His Excellency's health was drunk amid great enthusiasm.. Lord Jellicoe suitably and humorously responded. Ho was, lie said, exceedingly sorry to leave New Zealand, and he should be very proud; to act as commercial traveller for the Dominion, though New Zealand need'ed no advertisement, as the country, its people, its children, and the great and good work done by its commercial travellers for all patriotic and charitable causes were known far and wide.

His Excellency was presented with the gold badge of the Association, surmounted by a scroll bearing the word "Patron.'^ The National Anthem, the enthusiassinging of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and' heartv cheer,s for their Excellencies and family, closed the proceedings.