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Taihape Daily Times, 7 January 1919, Page 4

■Referring to the Press delegates 7 visit to the Royal Fleet, Mr. Reading, of Christchurch, said at a meeting recently that it was quite beyond his power to describe, for the miles of ships, including eight fine American ships, wore longer than it was possible to steam through during the day. It wa a thrilling experience to lunch aboard the New Zealand on the Firth of Forth and admire the trophies of her engagements at the Doggerbapk, Jutland, and Heligoland,' 3 They saw new types of destroyers, and were sworn to secrecy about everything. They saw lines of submarines also but did not go aboard them. <f ßut we saw enough,” Mr Reading added, “to convince us that , the Germans could never have beaten us, eveuwithA out the Americans, for while we mainf tained that Navy we would have the war, if it had taken us twenty years. " - Shino your tan shoes with ‘{TANOL” —the brilliant polish that won't rub off. ■‘•wst