MR MASSEY'S ILLNESS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18366, 27 April 1925, Page 16

MR MASSEY'S ILLNESS.

EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY. In his opening remarks at the Citizens' X'uitccl Memorial Scrvieo in the King Edward Barracks on Saturday, the Mayor, who presided, referred to Mr Massey's illness. "Two years ago we had present with us on a similar occasion to this," Mr Flesher said, "the Right Hon. the Prime Minister o|' Jtb(3 Dom/inion. To-day, s3> you know, he is lying on a sick-bed. "What the outcome will be, none of us know. I think that before we commence our proceedings this afternoon it would be fitting oil our part to express our sympathy with the Prime Minister in his illness, and our hope that by God's grace, lie may be restored to health and strength. If you agree that such a communication should be sent to his private secretary, I shall ask you all to stand." The vast concourse stood in silence for a few seconds. At Friday's meeting of the Timaru Harbour Board the following resolution of sympathy with the Prime Minister was carried: ' "Tint the members of the Timaru Harbour Board wish to sincerely sympathise with the Prime Minister in his illness, and trust that he will soon be fully restored to health and strength, and again be able to take up the reins of government which he has so capablv handled curing many years, and may long- be spared to New Zealand and the Empire." « . ... Before the foundation stone or the New Brighton Soldiers' Memorial was laid on Anzac Day the gathering passed the following resolution, which was proposed by the Mayor, Mr J. Gamble:—"That this gathering of New Brighton residents expresses its deep sympathy with the Prime Minister, the Riglit Hon. W. F. Massey, in liis grave illness, and remembers Mr Massey's. devotion to King, Country and Empire, and his care for the Expeditionary Forces abroad during the Great War. This meeting earnestly trusts that Mr Massey will be restored to health and strength in. the near future." _ At the annual reunion of the Christchurch U.S.A. on Friday night a vote iof sympathy was passed with. Mr Massey in his illness. At a meeting of the Wairewa County Council on Thursday the chairman expressed Lis regret at' the continued illness of the Prime Minister, and the following motion was carried: I hat this Council is concerned to know" or the continued illness of the Prime Minister and desires to express to Mrs Massey and her family the sincere sympathy of the people of this district with them in this trouble." At a public meeting held on Thursday in the Chamber of Commerce, at which an address oil dairy oontrol was given by Mr W. Grounds, chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Control Boavd, on the aims of the Board, a motion of sympathy was passed with Mr Massey in his illness. At the unveiling of the Tai Tapu Memorial yesterday, the chairman ot the Memorial Committee (Mr John Gilmour) prefaced his introductory address by requesting the large gathering to pass a vote of sympathy with tm. Prime Minister in his illness. Ihis was done unanimously, and a commum. cation will be sent to the Prime Minister to that effect.