Your readers no doubt will like to hear what Lord Beatty considers to be the functions of the British Navy, as follows:—''l might say that the Navy is not an aggressive force. The Navy is purely an Empire defence force, and during those periods of peace—and we hope they will be long—the Navy has many functions to perform. We are the ambassadors of the British Empire. We help to maintain relations in the Empire itself, and among other nations. We are always meeting with our brothers in the far-stretch-ea portions of the Empire, and we are always meeting with our friends in the other nations, and 1 can assure you that the task which the Navy performs in this matter is no small one.
"We are the ambassadors of Good Will. We are the ambassadors which help to establish warm and good relations between the British Empire and other nations. We have worked together in peace, we have worked together in war: avd I can assure you from my own experience that when we have had to ce-operate and work together with the representatives of the other navies belonging to other pewers we have never failed to succeed in establishing a relationship which has been beneficial to both countries."
It_is impossible not to mention a joke which Lord Beatty told while here, and which is being particularly enjoyed in these days of Prohibition and "uplifters.""
He said that there was a meeting of Canadians and Americans to settle a boundary question at which port of the appurtenances was a band and a case of whisky. The bamd, he goid, could play but two tunes, God Save The King," and "Pop goes the Weasel." Not very long after the deliberations had commenced the deliberatore did not know whether the band was playing "God Save the weasel," or "Pop goes the King."
Armistice Day.
Armistice Day was commemorated here as in other parts of the Empire by religious services, the laying of flowers at the bases of cesotaphs, and two minutes of cessation from work and of solemn silence at 11 o'clock.
The Government passed _legislation a little while ago ordering that Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Day should be celebrated on the Monday in the week in which November 11 occurred. This was done because of the objection raised to having two holidays so close together, and because Monday is always preferred as a holiday. The public have not taken kindly to this arrangement as will be seen by their holding these services on the proper Armistice Day.
The very true remark has been made that if Armistice Day had really been on the Monday this year there would have been a good many alive now to celebrate it who are dead. More than $80,000 will go to the French Children's League as a result of Armistice Day also being Poppy Day. At the same time
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