RESIGNATION OF LORD DEBMAN.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1968, 27 January 1914, Page 5

RESIGNATION OF LORD DEBMAN.

- RETURNS TO ENGLAND THIS YEAR. FOR HEALTH REASONS ' By .Ttltsrapli-Prose AsstJcl-iUionr-OoityTinht V*:T(Rcc,\ January 26, !)..p.m.')-C'."?■ ■■ - Melbourne, ■'January''2G. ■ The Governor-General (Lord Dc'nman), in a speech at the Australian Natives' Association Foundation ■■ Day banquet-, made the unexpected announcement that i°- resigned the Governor-General-ship, and was returning to England dur-ing-the present .Tear.'-- Ho did not wish j to weary the meeting with reasons for I ,' IC ,. s tei) he had taken bs\vaml saying that Jio- had', been..in 'indifferent health tor some time.'"' ' Lord Deunian said that he had coii-.. s.ticred the question of asking for leave lor a jew months-in order to obtain ?: complete change, but had decided that--1 i 11 bi> in tho best interests of. the Commonwealth-that the-Gover-nor-General should bo absent-'when the j-oiitical situation was' full of uncertainty, and wheif there was ih-n possibility of n ]>olitieai crisis occurring. It was a severe wrench to.hare, to leave his work in Australia. DEEl 1 REGRET expressed. - (Rec. January 27. 0.40 a.m.) " Mejbourm,' January 26. •u /•-, ? f^ e (High Commissioner), Mr.* Cook (Federal Premier), and otli-er speakers at the banquet deeply regretted Lord penman's resignation,' and eulogised lus administration. . Lord Denmnn. G.C.M.QVP.C., K.C.V.0., has heeii Governor-Ctcnera! oi' the Commonwealth of Australia since 1011.