PRINCE AND CHILDREN.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 1 June 1920, Page 5

PRINCE AND CHILDREN.

A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE. . READ IN ALL SCHOOLS; The following message sent by the Prince of Wales to .the school children of New Zealand was read yesterday m-'orning in all public schools and secondary schools tln-oughout New Zealand. The message .\v:zs handed by :31“Prince to the "Prime Minister imme--‘ eliately before his departure. Pl'iuted copies were forwarded some days ago in sealed. envelopes to the head teachers' of all'sch_ools,V_x\_'ith instx-uctio_ns fcha? fiche envefofie shoulcl not be open~ ed until May 3-1, or, if the school should be closed for that date, immediately after re-assembly. The,me_sse.ge will be primed in the June issue’ ‘of the .S.cll;c_)A,c_wAl.Joul'nal, and 3. facsimile of the original, which was in the P'rince’s handwrifing, will be published in 3; special souvenir edition of the journal in July.

The Prince ’s letter is» as fo1l'ows:—~ V “I-I.M.s. Renown, . LYTTELTON, May 22, 1920. :“Girls and B_oys of New Zealand,___ “I am very sorry indeed that my delightful visit. to New Zealand is over; and Iwant, before I leave, to send you my tbest wishes and a few Words of farewell_ I have asked that this message may be read out to you by your ma:st'ers and teachers, and also that it may be published in‘ my own halldw\liting in your School Journal. “My fir-st wish ‘is to thank you all for giving me such hearty welcomes everywhere. It has been a great pleasure to me to see so many of you gathered to meet me, and I am going to tell my father and mother, the King and Queen, what a fine and loyal future generation is growing up in this Dominion. ’

“I also wan to tell you what I feel about New Zealand. It is a splendid and beautiful country, and Well worth your life-long devotion. Remember, however, that it is a young country,» and that it depends upon you and upon those who follow you -to Carry on the amazing progress that has been achieved hy your parents and grandparents. ‘ “You have a splendid example before you in your fathers and brothers,‘ and also in your mothers and. sisters, who marched and fought, or worked and endured,‘ to win our Well-earned :victory in the great war. Remember always how much you owe to them, and try to _do as much for the Empire in your own day as they have done in. theirs. I trust. that you may never be called upon to fight in another War; but you can serve the mighty Empire, which has kept yousafe a‘l'l'd Well, in times of peace by living straight and useful lives and always putting your duty to your King, your country. an.-' your flag Ibefore everything else. “There are just three things which I want you to bear in min'd:—“(1) Never consciously say or do a dishonest thing?‘ “{2} Always remember other people’s ‘interests when pursuing your own. “(3) Play for the side and play the game_ “One last Word_ ‘Please do not think of me as someone very distant who came to see you once and then forgot "you for people nearer the Old Country. I love New Zealand, and belong to it every bit as much as you do yourselves. You, New Zealand girls and boys, are my own British kith and kin, and I will never forget the wonderful first Welcome which YOU ETWG me *0 my New Zealand home. “I hope this message: is not to say good-bye. but merely ‘an revoir.’ “EDWARD P.”