ADMIRAL KING-HALL
AND TOTAL ABSTINENCE. Night. I The anniversary of the establish- ' mcnt of the.Total Abstinence' Society I was celebrated, to-night by a banquet -tendered to Rear Admiral Sir George ■ King-Hal I.- '. His: .Excellency j'said he attended to show his sympathy with* the temperance movement, but was not associating himself with the political aspect. He referred to drink, and its effect oil the efficiency of the man. It was most important at th© present, day, to maintain the utmost limit of efficiency, and; the man be- , hind the guu had to be tuned up to the greatest degree of efficient's'.. ' ••-.
The' Premier-said: "Our existence as a nation and au Empire,, .depends on the- defence. The'.overseas Pciiiinions/ should spend more' on naval defence than in the past. The yearly contribution of New Zealand towards the navy is £250,000, including the interest on the cost of a battleship,'but "if the battleship were paid far to-morrow, the contribution would not be decreased."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 26 November 1912, Page 5
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159ADMIRAL KING-HALL Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 26 November 1912, Page 5
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