HON. W. DOWNIE STEWART

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18409, 16 June 1925, Page 9

HON. W. DOWNIE STEWART

RETURNING ON. JULY 6ThI

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WELLINGTON, June 15.

The Hon, W, Downie Stewart is due hero in the Tahiti on July 6th. Writing by a recent mail, he refers to bis health and prospects of recovery. "I have," ho says, "been nnder prefty strenuous treatment, which I believe is killing out the arthritis, bat it leaves my knee joints, in particular, ao weak ana flabby for the time being, that I hardly go out at all, except in my chair to Central Park. It is very exasperating fo bo surrounded by such a wonder world of theatres, operas, libraries, and art fdkries sod not be able.to comet and go freely, bat yet I feel that my firirt duly is to concentrate on tho treatment, and lay everything else aside, hence I have seen very few people and am straining every nerve to cut vy stay here as short as possible. I wanted to sail on May SOthl but I may wait nntil later tbjan that, as I do not like to arrive back in New Zealand without showing some subatentbl improvement. I am sure that will come in time, bat I have had only six weeks m far to clean up a trouble that has been ronninj- for nine years. My doctor ia verr opUav istio and I have entire confidence in him. Tho only problem is bow wocb time I can spare for treatment."