H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.
LAUNCHED AT GLASGOW. A MAGNIFICENT SHIP. [PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.J GORE, July 2. The Acting Premier yesterday despatched the following cable to the Premier:—
“Sir Joseph Ward, N.Z. Dreadnought, Glasgow.
“The people of New Zealand and your colleagues and myself are with you to-day on the great occasion. New Zealand wishes her gift namesake, as she leaves the ways, a mission of peace, the emblem and sentiment which is moving the dominions overseas to concerted action. May she long reign as an important unit in the invincible navy which polices the seven seas and guards the pathways of the Empire’s commerce. To the navy and the people of the Motherland we send the greeting: ‘Ake ake, kia kaha!’—J. Carroll.”
To this the Acting Prime Minister has received the following reply:— “New Zealand launched to-day. There was a great gathering of people, including a large number of New Zealanders, to see the magnificent ship. Read your cable, which was much appreciated.—Ward, Glasgow.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3259, 3 July 1911, Page 5
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163H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3259, 3 July 1911, Page 5
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