“FREEDOM OF THE SEAS”

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1925, Page 1

“FREEDOM OF THE SEAS”

WELLINGTON. Aug. I"; “The existence ol the British Empire depends on the treeiloni ol tin* CHS ” These wore the opening renarks of 11 is Excellency, the Ooyer-mr-General when presenting on behalf ,f (he Navy League a Cnion Jack to he Brooklyn school. The flag signifies hat the membership at the school mis low passed the hundred mark, and n s worthy of note that over filly HagKive now been presented to different, ichools throughout the province. lIL Excellence said that the present a Hon ,f the fin" rcllccted great credit upon die children. The fact that they had i, ].(,Try membership showed Hurt they understood what the Navy League deed for. and were taking an mtere.-t n the Navy itselt. . The Navv existed for the mniiiti nmoe of Dm British Empire which was scat to rod all over i lie world, and which depended for its existence on Hie treeiloin of the sens. ’I lie Navy was t on!v means of holding this livedom during both peace and war. It u. their cl.ltv to learn the great tradition, of the Empire, and pass thorn on in turn to the vounger ones. Hie Nnv.v I c'cue was not a military organisation hot '"a society for the preservation noace It was the aim ol the league to maintain the Empire which was one nf the orcal securities of peace. Three “rent democracies composed the British Empire. They were not found by any const .t ut.ona! oi U M bond, hut had a common aim aim swore allegiance to one king. 1 '** _ imperative that l»es. ; people > u,t k • d The British Etnpiie mum n „T stand still but would cither go lorit the masses of the citizens a, to whit mu it advanced or degenerated. •"«’ J ' prooress the masses must he edamim. amf here was one of the aims of the isr:..av :> teaiffiihe people the the "HloM H-ar they would take the h'Ss;ons oitheleagne^^j 11 *' ll *