JELLICOE WANTS TO LIVE HERE.
l A southern» exchange state sthat in i eaclt of his speeches at Various ceneres l ’ Admiral Jellicoe hasdnade gratifying allusions to the advaimage of l§ew_Zealand as a place of residence. At St. .Albans lle”said‘hc noticed the children .' of New Zealand all i-seel‘ned'."exc’cp-‘tionallyvrliealtliy. He liimselfj-had five‘ ;childl‘cl'l———foul' ‘girlAs_.an’(l a bo_\:'l _TIf- he were twenty or_ thirty years younger, he would come out here to live. “I am not sure,” said.‘ the Admiral, “that I am too old. yet. to change my place of residence. If I do go anywhere to live out of England, I can tell you it will be New Zealand.” At Sytleuham Park he said that the people of England did not recognise xrliat. a lot. «of people there were in New Zea.land—especially children. “I.don’t know at What rate your population is increasing.” said the Admiral, ‘(but judging from the’ children I have already seen, it will not be long before your country will be too small to hold you all_ I am thinking of coming out hereto live,” he added, “so leave a little room for me_ and my family.”
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Taihape Daily Times, 10 September 1919, Page 5
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189JELLICOE WANTS TO LIVE HERE. Taihape Daily Times, 10 September 1919, Page 5
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