THE FRENCH MISSION.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16422, 16 January 1919, Page 6

THE FRENCH MISSION.

LITTLE RIVER'S HOSPITALITY

Mr J. O. Coop, chairman of the Little River Patriotic Society, has received the following letter from Genoral Pau:

"On behalf of the i'rench Mission, permit; me to thank you very heiirtily and to ask you to convoy to the population of Little River our best thanks for the charming reception which was given to us at our passage there. The beauty of the scenery, the cordiality of the welcome, the atmosphere 01" friendship which surrounded us—all these reasons will make Little River remain | green in our memories. Permit me to mention that the presence and welcome of the fine representatives of the brilliant Maori race has been highly appreciated by us., Please convey to them our most hearty thanks for their greetings, and tell them that the fame of the Maori race has come to Franco with the fame of the brave New Zealand soldiers who have fought side by side with our French troops." GENERAL PAU'S HEALTH. (SPECIAL TO "THE PRESS.") DUNEDIN, January 15. It is not likely that General Pan and Commandant Andre and M. Bader, who stayed behind with him. will leave Duriedin before Saturday. The General is recovering well, but the doctors prescribe this little interval of complete rest from the fatigues of constant travel and public recoptions which have imposed the greater strain upon him by reason of his zealous conduct of tho Mission. THE CIVIC .RECEPTION AT DUNEDIN. (special to "the press.") DUNEDIN, January 15. In reply to a question why tho local members of Parliament were not on the platform at the civic reception to tho French Mission, Mr C. E. Statliam writes: "They were not present for tho simple reason that in accordance with the almost invariable practice of tho civic authoritios in Dunedin. they were not invited. I take it that the function was a civic reception, presided over by the Mayor in his robes of office, although, strange to say, ho was not, I understand attended by his councillors. Ks to whether tho omission to invite the members of Parliament to the recent civic retention was caused by accident or design is a question to which perhaps the Mitvor or the town clerk will givo a specific answor."