THE NAVY LEAGUE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2476, 1 June 1915, Page 3

THE NAVY LEAGUE

MESSAGE FROM ADMIRAL JELLICOE. The following is an extract from a letter just received by the Wellington Branch Secretary of the Navy League from Admiral Sir John Jellicoe (written aboard H.M.S. Iron Duke); —"You ask for a short message to the juvenile adherents of the Wellington Branch of the league. In reply, I would say that uo message from me is needed by the youngsters in New Zealand. One need only point to their fathers and brothers and say "Follow in their footsteps." We are all filled with admiration at their magnificent example of patriotism for the Mother Country."

Extract from letter of Aj>ril 15 from Lieutenant Knox, of tho Navy League, to the local branch secretary:—"lt is a long time .since I had tho pleasure of writing But the fact is, I liavo been laid up for five months with blood poisoning followed by insomnia. Am myself again now, and am on the warpath on the platform. . . . How splendidly New Zealand has done in sending such a large number of men to Egypt. I imagine the hulk of them will before long be taking part in tht> Dardanelles operations. 1 recently bad tb©_ pleasure of meeting Sir. Tom Mackenzie, and had an interesting chat with him regarding his visit to Egypt, Am more than ever convinced that it is extremely important that tho Navy League should | be very strong at the end of this war. When it is over, there will be a number of gigantic problems connected with the Empire to he solved. At tbo samo time wo. shall bo afflicted with a large crop of cranks, sentimentalists; faddists, and tomfools of all sorts, wlio would like to give away most of that for which wo have shed British blood and spent mints of British money. Tho Navy League wilt havo to exterminate this crowd as soon as possible, and before t'hey can do much harm. You will hardly believe mo when I toll you that there are people in this country (I do not suppose there is such a person in New Zealand) who ato asking what the Navy has done and why it does not do more! Of eonrso all the tribo should be instantly confined in lunatic asylums. So magnificent and thorough has been the work of the Navy that in these islands everything is going on much the iame as if a war wore taking place in the planet Jupiter, instead of within lOC miles of where I am writing. ... I mn n n vrr forest ac long ar, my memory lasts my delight f>il visit to Xn«- Zealand, and all tb»t w&s doi\o for me js'MIA - ' J - ;