H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1919, Page 4

H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.

ARRIVAL AT WELLINGTON \ RECEPTION TO LORD JELLICOB. By Telegraph.~Press Association., , Wellington, Yesterday. Mr. Luke, Mayor of Wellington, sent tho following radio message to Lord Jellicoe yesterday:— "Greetings and heartiest welcome to you, your officers and men on the occasion of your visit to New Zealand." The Admiral replied) "Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount Jellicoe and all on tward are very grateful for your kind mes*nKe" >V Sir Joseph Ward sent a radio last .}"■'■• night: "Heartiest welcome to New Zealand. I hope you and. your officer* and men will have an interesting and Wrtpy time in the Dominion." ? Lord Jellicoe repliedi "I am mW grateful for your kind massage of felcome. It will be a great P'easureTsjJßa*' meet you again. We are to be aboard the ship presented bjKew Zealand during your Premiership'^ H.M.S. New Zealand arrived,.authoring in the stream at 8.30 this morning for medical inspection, after whieh, i( satisfactory, the warship will berth, at Queen's Wharf. There was glorious weather for the arrival of the New Zealand, whieh ifttnid the heads at 7.30. The vessel was brought alongside the Queen's »y the harbourmaster, and Lord Jellies* landed soon after 10 o'clock, the store batteries firing a salute of 19 gutti, tad the crowds giving him a great reception. Lord Jellicoe paid his official visit tdtte Governor-General, who returned the etui at 11 a.m., a salute of 19 guns being aVtd by the New Zealand on the latter occasion. Official visits wore also paid by. the . Commandant of the Forces, the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, and the Mayor. Great enthusiasm prevailed during the march of 250 sailors to the Town Hall, and this redoubled during Lord JeUiooe's progress to the same destination to the civic reception. Tho Town Hall was crowded otj tba occasion of the civic reception toXotd Jellicoe and the officers of the Ne*'flealand. Mr. Massey, Sir Joseph Ward and all the other members of the Cabinet were present. ~:■

Lord Jellicoe was received witi£ tumultuous cheers after a triumphalhftotor ride through the city. ' '^ Welcoming the visitors, the Mayor (Mr. Luke), emphasised the fart that Urd Jellicoe and the navy generally, had ' made it possible for the present gathering to take place. Councillor Atkinson remarked that the battle of Jutland did for the Kaiser what the battle of Trafalgar did for [Napoleon. (Cheers) Sir Joseph Ward said Lord JelUaoo had acted at Jutland in the best interests of the Empire irrespective Of what the world might say. The taat majority would say that Lord Jellicoe did do the right thing. He added that no statesmen in New Zealand would ever ibe allowed to itftroduVe party politics into the naval policy of . the Dominion.

Lord Jellicoe, on rising to speak, received a tremendous outburst at applause, and his reference to H.M.B. New Zealand a« "your ship" increased the volume of the cheers.. All were very proud to be manning the ihlp and Riming hero as representative of the navy, but no one on board was. more proud than himself of flying his flag on that ship. (Cheers.) The New Zealand took part in every action fought in. the North Sea, and at the Battle of Jutland fired 430 rounds with only one hit bacJt, the reason probably being that she cruahfd the fire of the enemy. (Cheers.) f "This Visit of the New Zealand wis one of business alf the time. At tie back of their minds would be thfcWdea that they had work to do here, *WW Zealand had always appreciated the necessity of sea power for the Empire, while the record of the deeds of hW soldiers in the recent war would la|t for ever." LORD JELUCOB'S BBPLY. NEW ZEALAND'S CONNECTION ' ' WITH THE NAVY. Wellington, Last Night. Speaking at the civic reception to-daj', Lord Jeilicoe made it plajn that wfcfle. not unappreciative of the hospitality which he knew would be so freely lavished upon them, the visit of the New Zealand was essentially a bustuM* ylijt. While not seeking to diminish,toe pleasure which the citizens of the Dominion would be good enough to confer upon them, all the time at the back of his mind, and at back of the minds of his staff, would be the fact that there was work to be done here. Officers. Md W* n of the ship would bu grateful indeed for any hospitality shown them, and ha anly asked that he and members of hie Itair bo left certain days to carry .out Work they had been sent hare to undertake. He did not forget that New Zealand was the first overseas portion, «f|f the British Empire which had a navffof Its own. He did, not then refer ttffrM.S. New Zealand, but to four little • cargo steamers which had been fitted out and made bullet proof, by the New Zoahnd Government in 1808. Then agoM -in 11)09 New Zealand had led the way with the gift of M.M.B New Zealand. (Loud applause.) New Zealand had a great, long, and lasting connection with the royal navy from the days of <?aptaiu Cook to its first JJeutenant-flovernor and its aeoond Governor, w]bo were both naval men. They on H.M.S. land felt that in coming ta New itealasd they were coming home, (AppJa»W».) They had all a deep appreciation o( the interest New Zealand had always taken in matters naval, always appreciating the vital necessity for British sea supremacy. The men of th« WJfcl n* v 3' luid hacj.an intimate association with the heroes of the New Zealand army in the early days of Gallipoli, and in those days between the two branchea of the service there had grown up a spirit of companionship which would never di#. Thn* again he could say: "In coming to Jj»w Zealand we are coining how*. W* W e coming to our comrades." (Apj>l»W«-) The men of the royai navy Bywpfttbjaed with those in the Dominion who h»d lost their loved ones, but there ware words which appealed to Mm as the very best which could fee used undjw a»h ; circumstances, and they were: "The \ glory does not die. The grief is ja»t." v , (Loud and prolonged applause.) The reception concluded hj singinijihe National Anthem and cheers for Adaffal Lard Jellicoe, his officers and men.