Hokitika Guardian & Evening Star MONDAY, APRIL 29th, 1918. LORD JELLICOE.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1918, Page 2

Hokitika Guardian & Evening Star MONDAY, APRIL 29th, 1918. LORD JELLICOE.

The official organ of the Navy League, in its February issue, made tho following editorial reference to Lord .Jellicoe's future: “Tile profound gratitude of tlie members of (lie Navy League* in all parts of the Empire will have gone out to Lord Jellicoe on his retirement from tile -Hoard of Admiralty. No great- public servant has ever more nobly served bis King and country. In making warm acknowledgment of the splendid work that. I/ml Jellicoe has so well done, we make, at the same time, an earnest appeal to every patriotic. citizen to give full and unqualified support to the reorganised Board, and to maintain whole-heartedly and unreservedly national confidence in the Fleet. The Fleet is now more than it lias ever been our till in all.” The distinguished officers who compose the new hoard are all eminently qualified for the gigantic task with which they arc confronted. Without reflecting in the most remote way upon the officers who are now charged with the direction of the naval side of the war, it is, we feel, a question of the gravest national concern that the public of this country should he told without delay anil without equivocation in what way Lord Jellicoe’? unique naval experience and

Rival administrative qualities are to be employed in promoting war effort. ]t: seems to us ineoneeivahle folly on the

part of JJis .Majesty’s Ministers if they allow so emiaent a naval officer to be detaehed from active and definite association with war organisation. On the. ground of his services in the war, which are incalculable; on the ground of his experience as a naval administrator, which is unrivnlled; on the •.round of his essential qualities as a fighting sailor and a. wise- strategist,

and, indeed, on every ground of reason, common-sense,. and national neees- , siiv, he should lie utilised in a position where liis mature judgmentN and trained counsel shall exercise their in- I finance in preventing the destruction I of human liberty. Every stop in Lord .lellieoe’s career has stamped upon it the hall-mark of efficiency. There is no more perfect example of .the silent sailor. If actions and not words are the ultimate test of achievement, Lord Jellicoe occupies a standing peculiarly his own in national life. As Admiralty Controller, as Director of Naval , Ordmmce, as the Commander of Fleets int Sea, and as Second Sea Lord, his 'constructive effort in preparing the Navy .as a lighting machine in the years, before the war call never he justly estimated. The burdens he assumed when the crisis presented itself, the capacity and energy which marked his handling of the gigantic weapon which saved us from destruction in the ' early months of the struggle are vaguely, hut only vaguely, understood by tho j masses. His wonderful steadiness, ! thought fill devotion, and ever alert vision during two-and-a-hnlf years as Commander-in-Ghief are worthy of the great traditions of our greatest naval period. He came to the Admiralty at a most critical stage in the maintenance of our' striking power, and only those intimately associated with him have any conception of the abounding vigour, tempered by rare sanity both in policy and stategy, which was the distinguishing quality ol his administrative regime as First Sea Lord. In the light of this record, the' whole of which is still vividly in the public memory, it would, in our view, be a national misfortune that an officer who cam render peculiarly needful help to a Government and people face to face with a life and death,struggle should rust in idleness or should he assigned nominal duties, of a petty and ineffective character. Mahon’s tribute to Howe of “ the utmost °f skill, the utmost of patience, the; utmost of persistence,” may well apply to Lord Jellicoe. Wo are confident- that the Prime Minister and his colleagues in the War Cabinet will provide an appropriate place for Lord Jellicoe in the conduct of the struggle, and we know that his immediate employment will give unbounded satisfaction to the Brit-, ish race everywhere, and will be especially welcomed by our fighting men both on land and sea.”

Notice of lost scrip of the Kokatahi Dairy Factory Coy. appears in (bis issue.

Mr C. E. Statham, M.P., for Dunedin Central, bus been drawn in the. latest ballot for Military Service. A dance will bo held, in the Supreme. Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evening at S o’clock. Music by Mrs Hulling. Ad mission Is plus tax.—Advt. At Upper Kokatahi on last Monday night, the following School Committee were elected: —Messrs P. Jones (Chairman), J. McCormick, J. G. Me harry, A. Meharry and D. Weir (Secretary).

Tlie general committee of tlie Overseas Club will meet at 7 o’clock on Wednesday evening at the rooms, Hamilton Street, to make arrangements for an Empire Day celebration. The 41st Reinforcements will ho publicly farewelled at the Town Hall on' Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. About bail a dozen men are leaving from this district, including tho first of the men of the married division.

Messrs McMahon and Lee will sell by auction at Stevenson’s Hotel, Reefton, on Saturday next, 4th May, at 3 p.m., the valuable dairy farm of Mr Win. Rea in lnangaliua Valley, consisting of 82 acres freehold. Full particulars appear in this issue. The weather yesterday was wet and stormy, but towards night it increased in severity, a howling north-west gale blowing. The night was an extremely boisterous one, the gale being an exceptionally heavy one.

Thursday and Friday of this wcck will bring the School Bazaar The children, teachers, and Committed have been working hard, and stalls, well-fill-ed with useful articles of all descriptions, will he the order of the day. AH ages and tastes will be catered for and as the school interests everyone, we expect that the goal aimed at will bo reached.

Recently all records of the domestic lien in egg laying have been broken, many great performances having been put up in the last year, the latest holder .of the ’“record being a Queensland hen with a total of 335 eggs to her credit in twelve months. But even this industrious bird may be beaten by a Canadian lien, of which tho Toronto “Globe” of March 3rd says that she had laid two eggs a day on most of the days since the first of the year, and had never missed laying at least one egg. On the previous day sho had laid three eggs in six hours, and a poultry expert had paid four dollars each for them.

A young lad, Garnet Winchester, son of Mr W. Winchester, of Ross, was tree-climbing on Saturday afternoon collecting rata blossoms, when he over-reached himself and the .branch of the tree gave way, with the result that the young fellow fell a distance o? twenty feet or so. The fall rendered him unconscious, and a young companion. who was with him, hastened home for help. On arriving at tlie scene of the accident, it was found that young Winchester had recovered consciousness and had made his way to the foot of the hill. The friends who had arrived, carried him homo, as it was seen that his injuries were severe. Medical aid was telephoned for to Hokitika, and Dr Teichelmnn left at once for Ross. An examination of the injuries revealed tlie fact tlmt some ribs wore broken and tlie lungs perforated. To that extent the injuries were serious. All that was possible was done to relieve the sufferer, who, at latest reports, continues to make good progress, but a day or two will intervene before the full extent of his injuries are defined.

No cold is NAZOL-proof. And no cough and cold remedy is so economical as NAZOL. Eigteenpence buys GO doses —more than three a penny. One tells another! Thus the fame of “ NO-FLUBBING ” Laundry Help is continually spreading. Is packets everytime.—Dee Bros. —Advt.