Mr J. Nathan, who has just returned from a trip to England, mentions how proud New Zealanders in England were of our gift Dreadnought, when she participated so conspicuously in the North Sea engagement, "The part she played," \ he added, "seenied to fully justify the' statesmanlike action of Sir Joseph Ward when he took his political life in bi» hands, and gave the battlehsip on behalf of our Dominion. Although party capital was made at the timo.l venture to think that there is not a New Zealander who has a word to say to-day, against the wisdom of the gift." He added that the presence of H.M.S. New Zealand in Home waters had done much to strengthen the ties between tWf* Dominion and the Motherland.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 188, 18 January 1915, Page 4
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125Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 188, 18 January 1915, Page 4
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