NAVY LEAGUE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 217, 1 June 1918, Page 5

NAVY LEAGUE

LECTURE BY ME, E. DAEEOCH. Tho invaluable services the efforts of the Navy League have rendered to tho Empire by bringing sufficient pressure on the Homo Government to cause (lie British Navy to be niainlained at a proper standard of strength is widely known and acknowledged by the highest authorities, ami one of its chief objects is to insist upon this standard being cunlinuously- maintained, and the efi'cct of this constant' olfort has been proved to hi'.vp been invaluable both at the commencement «nd during tho progress of the present war. Another of tho league's main objects is to so guide the rising generation that it shall always bear in mind the supreme importance of our all-powerful Navy, and io fool Ihat its personal share of this responsibility rests on each individual. This was the keynote of itn address delivered by Mr. RDarroch in Hie Newtown .Library to the parents and children of Newtown. Mr. Parkinson, headmaster of Newtown School, was chairman, and Mr. IFlne operated the lantern. The room was crowded, and Hie audience shoved by their close attention and judicious applause how greatly they were impressed by the clear niuf concise exposition of Ihe aims and doings of the Navy League, and the duty of every one of us to enthusiastically suopnrt it. 'Ihe splendid lantern views of naval subjects wore highly appreciated. Of the 150 exhibited many were shown for the first time, amongst these being some taken from official photographs, lrnt to llik Navy League by Oaplnin Hall-Fhompson, British Nival Advisor in New Zealand. Mr. Darroch gave a brief but graphic synopsis of the wonderful work of Hie Navy during the war, and finally likened it. to a rock upon which the Allies are building a superstructure which will lead to a great and glorious victory.