PREMIER'S MESSAGE TO PEOPLE
— Press Association.)
Material Prosperity Is Not Everything UNSELFISH SERVICE
(By Telegraph-
ATJCKLrAm?, JLast Night. Christmas greetinga and a massage of friendship for the New Year were broadcast from Auckland to the people of the Dominion on Christmas Day by •the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage). As leader of the Government Mr. Savage wished his listeners & merry Christmas and a happy New Year. ' ' That is the traditional greeting," he said, "but it has lost nothing of its fresh purpose by being old. It is the first thought in. the minds and hearts of the people to-day all over the Christian world and the full expression of it everywhere will make for peace i and eroodwill.
"It matters not to whom I am Bpeaking over the air. It matters not the nationality, religioa or politics of my hearers. One impression is pre-eminent and only one message is needed to explain everything. Joy and encouragement are two great features of life in New Zealand to-day. My message is an appeal to every citizen to share the joy and to exercise encouragement. "Is it not the duty of us all to carry the blessings of Christmas into the New Year and make them part of everyday life so that where encouragement is • there will be joy alsot Surely .that is not an impracticable ideal. "I have not seen greater evidence of general happiness in New Zealand than the extent of the prosperity which is so plainly evident this Yuletide, but. after all, material prosperity is not (everything. There must be something more if a nation is to become great in ihuman achievement. Each one of us imust give to citizenship some unselfish >ervice and some quality of character. These can best be given, I think, in an all-the-year-round practice of friendship and in the constant encouragement of one another to do better .things for our country. ",To young and old, and particularly jthose whose ailments .or other disiebiliities deprive thettq of an actave share of the national holiday making amid the midsummer attractions of New Zealand I extend heartfelt wishes for a joyous Christmas and Kew Yeas iich in w.ell-being and happiness."-
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 79, 27 December 1937, Page 3
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