BRITISH SEA POWER
SPEECH BY LORD LIVERP'JJU (By Telegraph,—Press ftssociatwn.) 'I WELLINGTON, Last Night. His Fxcellencv the ; Governor wa> the guest of the New Zealand Club at luncheon to-day. ; His Excellency spoke on. the absolute necessi y o • sea. power to a nation that has oversea dominions. Ho gave an into res - imr outline of the development o British sea power from the days ot Pitt, the younger, "the great commoner," and thetruo founder of British supremacy at sea, to the stat" of affairs to-day, and demonstrating from the lessons of history the necessity for the maintenance of the Lc-m----ir.ions over the seas.
velopments. It is not consideied likely that either the Ngahauranga or Petono works will be able to secure sufficient free labour to man the killing boards again. The gates at- Ngahauranga were thrown open this morning in case any men should be prepared to accept the company's offer, but it is reported that not a man offered himself. Mr Reardon, secretary of the Union, says this was only to be expected, as the men are determined not to give in, aud bo Icing as their organisation is not broken rip, they will not mind if a few weaklings go back.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 4 February 1913, Page 5
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203BRITISH SEA POWER Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 4 February 1913, Page 5
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