NATIONAL RESERVE
Captain W. P. Hiring gave a. most interesting lecture to tho Wellington South National .Reserve on Thursday evening. Tho subject matter was "Coast defences and the grobable effect of the present war on coastal fortifications." He illustrated his lecture by taking examples from some of -the well-known defended ports of England, such as Portsmouth, and- after giving reasons for defending such places,_ he explained most, clearly \tlie_ various methods of defence. The audience was also made acquainted with the .various disabilities as well as the. strong points in the attack of boats of the Queen Elizabeth. • class. During the evening instrumental and vocal items_ were rendered by the following Miss Wicks, Messrs. Charlton, Thompson, Tanner, Turral, and Levestam. Mf. Lawrence Watkins presided at the_ piano, which was kindly lent by Fleming and' .Co,
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2504, 3 July 1915, Page 15
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135NATIONAL RESERVE Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2504, 3 July 1915, Page 15
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