FLOCK HOUSE OPENED.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2760, 19 July 1924, Page 2

FLOCK HOUSE OPENED.

1 DEBT TO. BRITISH SEAMEN,

VISCOUNT JKLLICOE PE FLIT HUMS CEREMONY. Alarton. July 18. The (b.veriioU General, ; Viscount Jellieoe. officially opened Flock House, where 25 sons of British sea - men, killed or wounded in the Ore.it War. are being trained in fanning under a scheme of the sheepowncr.as an acknowledgment of the debt owed to the British Seamen’s Fund. Lord Jellieoe stajted that two tilings struck,lyni.and su\v were toe

spirit of generosity which hrough tlm fund into being, and the fact tha during the slump the low prices tlm were obtained did not prevent tin 2.nib) slump owners from support s .in l lie fund.

in turning to address the 2f> a- -. milled hoys. His Excellency said “Yon are here. hoys, under exeep tnmal conditions. Your father* w. ” British seamen. 1 spent the whole o my life among British seamen, am know them from A to /. —v\ eu bet ter than 1 do the people of Now Ac. hind. The British seamen are P <

salt of the earth lapplanse'. You have come here with the thoughts of many people centred upon yon> well-being, and the trustees of ta< Fund are to see that- you get a good, start in life. 1 would ask you to do your share, by showing gratitude for what has been done; von are the pioneers of many hoys to come after, and 1 hope that when your term is completed you will leave Flock House honourable, straightforward hard-working ami entirely trustworthy. It' you set this example, farmers of Mow Zealand will be able to say when they want a really good lad. with his work at heart, he is avuilablc at Flock House. Recollect (he example of courage and devotion. to duty that your fathers set, and set out with .ideals to. live a ciean life —clean in mind and body —ami y<mr' ambition will be satisfied.”

His Excellency then grasped the lever of a.ship’s.engine telegraph—a memento from H.M.S. New Zealand —and declared Flock House open by the unique method of turning the telegraph to “Jfull Speed ahead,” at the same time voicing a wish for the prosperity of the iusi il.nl ion. The gathering then sang the National Anthem. The ikon W, M os-worthy, Minister for Tmimg'fhtion, stated that the department would assist the work in every possible way.