STILL POUKING IN

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 32, 7 February 1931, Page 6

STILL POUKING IN

MESSAGES GF SYMPATHY

Messages of sympathy continue to pour in from practically all parts oil tho civilised world, some' being coupled witTi offers' of monetary or other assistance. A groat many organisations in other parts of the Dominion have passed resolutions of sympathy with those who have suffered loss in Hawkes Bay. It is impossible at the.present time to publish all, these messages and resolutions, for they literally run into hundreds. . . Included among further messages of 'sympathy received by the Governorgeneral were telegrams fioin the Goviernorof Southern Rhodesia, tho chair--1 man of Imperial Chemical Industries, London, and Sir Archibald Weigall, London (formerly Governor of South Australia). The Governor-General has also recoived the following from the-Secre-tary of Stato for Dominion Affairs: — "Note received from the Greek Minister states that his Government have instructed him to convey to His 'Majesty's Government in Now Zealand Inn expression of their sincere condolonces for the great loss of lifo and property sustained by the people of New Zealand as a result of tho earthquake, and to assure them of the great sympathy felt by the Government and people of Greece for the bereaved and suffering in the afflicted area." Commander Evangeline Booth, Salvation Army, has cabled from New York to His Excellency as follows:— i "Deeply distressed to learn of calamity that has overtaken your beautiful , country. .Permit me to assure sym--1 pathy on behalf Salvation Army. Sufferers constantly in our thoughts and I prayers. May tho God of all help and 'comfort be with them in this hour of soio trial. —Commander Ev-angolinet Booth." Other messages received include some 1 from the Eotary Club in Tokio and elsewhere; from Mr. D. Prontieo, -who captained the British. Bugby team which recently toured the Dominion; from Sir John Aird, president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto; and from i Bound Table Headquarters in London. The secretary of the New Zealand branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association (Mr. C. M. Bothamlcy) ha 3 received tho following cablegram from ' the secretary of the Empire Parliarnen'tary Association in London (Sir Howard d'Egville):— "At a meeting held yesterday of 1 members of the United Kingdom branch of tho Empire Parliamentary Association, I was directed to convey to your joint presidents and members of your association sincere sympathy lamentable disaster which has involved loss of so many valuable lives." The following additional messages in .collection with the earthquake have been received by .His Excellency, tho Governor-General: — Prom the Mayor of Durban. — i "People of Durban extend deepest I sympathy to all sufferers from earthI quake disaster. Town Council voting £250 contribution towards relief funds." From the Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania. —"Will, you please convey ito your Government the heartfelt sympathy of the Government and people of Tasmania with all those who have suffered bereavement and loss in the calamity which has overtaken the Do--1 minion." I Further messages of sympathy have been received by JSis Excellency from the British Dairy Farmers' Association, London; the president of the Australian and Now Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney; the president of tho International Institute of Agriculture, Kome.

Tho Union Steam Ship Company, agents in New' Zealand for the Orient Line, have, at tho request of Mr. D. L. Dowdell, general manager in Australia for the Orient Steam Navigation Company, conveyed the following message to the Right Hon. the Prime Minister: "Please express to the Prime Minister for communication to tho people of tho Dominion, and particularly tho population of the Strieker i>-ca, tho very deep sympathy of tho London .managers, the general mariagnr in I Australia, and tho staff of the Orient Company."