THE LATE MR MASSEY

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1925, Page 3

THE LATE MR MASSEY

#OBTtUMAN AND N.Z- OAIID* ASSOCIATION. BODY UFOS IN' STATE. WELLINGTON. .May 11. Ttio laxly of tlx* lata .Mr .Mas-soy ■will lio in statf at Parliamentary buildings- from to-morrow until Tlmrstlay. when tlie funeral takes place. The route to I’oint llalswell a ill lo by road, motors being employed. It is notified, for the information of local bodies and other organisations, that if they desire to have a plte o in the procession, they should immediately communicate with .Mr lli.slop (I'nder Secretary of interna! Adairs) at Parliament, Buildings. Hundreds of messages of condolence with .Mrs .Massey are coniine from all quarters to-day.

'Jin' Governor-General arrived from Auckland to-day.

lIIS ENTRY IXTO PA I! 1.1A.M KNT. I.OXDO.X. May 11. Several news] a tiers recall the e; isode that the telegram containing the invitation to stand for Parliament reached Air Massey on the point of a pit hIY while he was straw walloping. The “Daily Chronicle” instances Mr Massey’s indexible moral courage a.s shown in his threat to resign unless large cruisers were sent to escort the New Zealand transports, as a protection against Admiral Von Spec’s squudl'on. HIS STRONG WILL. r.O.XDOX. May 11. Referring to the late Mr Massey, the “Daily Telegraph’’ says: -“His fixed immovable principles, his unshakable determination to see trouble through, and his readiness to throw in all. were invaluable qualities in the time of danger. Mr Massey wa.s an Imperialist through and through. \Ve hope his successor will he a. statesman of equal courage with a devotion ns fixed and ns ardent.” TORCH IXG MESSAfIE FROM MRS MASSEY. \VEI.I.IXOTON. May 11. Of th 1 ’ very many messages which have poured like a stream into the offices of the press of the Dominion since the death of the 111., lion. Mr .Massey, none is more touching in its application and affection than that received this evening from Airs Massey. With a fortitude that is eharaeterislic yet striking, .Mrs .Massey bore her husband’s illness, and now that the end has come, .Mrs .Massey expresses in her own words, in the billowing message her grateful appreciation ot the comfort and assistance she has received from tlie people ot tlie Dominion :—“The affection expressed for my husband and the assurances of pravors on his behalf to the Almighty, in whom he believed, have been a icvelation to us, and have been a great comfort during the past six weeks. Me are all most grateful.” f.Signed) ('. A. Alassev.

PESTER TRI BYTES. I,OX IKIN'. -May 11. The Governor of Northern Ireland, lias telegraphed to Sir .fames Allen : • “.Mr Alassev’s death is a personal bereavement to ns in tlie land ol bis liirtli and ancestry.” Sir .1. Craig (Ulster Premier) on lieball' of the Government, has sent the following message:—“The Empire has lost a renowned statesman Imperialist, and Ulster one of her most distinguished sons.” AX Ei.OQPENT MAORI PAR EWE PE GISBORNE, .May 11. On behalf of the Maoris of Poverty Bay district, the following message, signed by Alessrs Pitt and W. Dclumcre, on behalf ot the \\ liauau, Ajianui, Xgatiporou, Aitanga, Omahuki, Kengowhakaatn, and Tainunuhiri tribes, .has been forwarded lo tlie Native Minister, lion J. G. Coates: "We depely deplore the loss, and our hearts are sad at King Death having taken toll! The Giant Totara inis I a lion, and the earth lias been shaken to iLs foundation. Farewell, old man! Go to the home of your ancestors; and the multitude! Take word hence that the generations who follow are aiming to carry on the good works founded !>J them. Take otir love to Keddon ! Neither of you will ever he forgotten by your Maori people, nor vour Ptvkeha brethren. Alav the good work you have done in this world he an everlasting mo tin moil t to your memory, and the younger generation. Farewell! I'arewell! Go hence to the home where all must follow! Ecave us here as orphans to mourn our loss. Kindly convey to the house of mourning, and especially to tlie widow, our deepest alioction and sympathy in her irreparable loss.” The following telegram has been sent by Eadv Carroll to Mrs Massey:— “Deepest sympathy in your irreparable loss of a good man, father and husband Alav the knowledge that the whole of tiie people of the Dominionnay, the nation—mourn with you. support, you in this hour ol trial.

FEDERAL PREMIER’S TI! I BUTE. WELLINGTON, A lay 12. 1 .Mi- Bruce, tlif Australian Prime Minister in cabled condolences says • tliat the outstanding qualities ot tins great statesman "ill long he remembered hv the citizens of the Empire ' and his' place in the Council of the i Empire will he diffieult to till. SYDNEY SORROW. SYDNEY. May Id. ’ The flags at the X.Z. Clovermncnt offices were flown at had' mast. Several consular representatives and a number of members of the New Zealand community in Sydney called upon MiBlow to express their sorrow. HON AMEHY’S TRIBUTE. LONDON. May U. lion Amery interviewed by the Australian Press Association said Mr Massey's death was a great loss, not only to' New Zealand but the Empire. 1 feel a- sense of personal loss in the do- | parture of an old friend. I had the pleasure and privilege of knowing Mr Mnsxev for mativ years and during the war, as Secretary of the Imperial Vt ar Cabinet of 1917-1 S came into close contact, with him. AYhat impressed me most was the broad serenity of his outlook during those anxious times, and his unswerving confidence in ultimate victory, no matter how long ie. struggle was continued. However dll 1cult the problems, one always knew. I r Massey was prepared to play up for the common good and believed with unwavering faith that New Zealand stood with him. He was a most lovable, warm hearted, genuine man.

THE FRANK lAN SEAT. LITE PREMIER'S SON LIKELY CANDIDATE. AUCKLAND. May Edit is understood there is every likeltliood of Mr J. N. Massey, farmer of Puni. near Pukekohe, being a candidate for his father’s scat for the Franklin electorate. THE FUNERAL. WELLINGTON, May 12. I The late Air Massey’s funeral procession leaves Parliament Buildings at 130 on Thursday by motor funeral. The use of a gun carriage had been suggested, but the idea, was abandoned owin" to the time required by such - vehicle to cover the seven miles route to Point Halsvvcll, via Newtown and

birnie. following the shores of Evans Bay round to Shelly Bay. "home tlx pro'ession detours up the hillside. The hearse will not he able to .approach nearer than five hundred yards to the grave. Bands will he stationed at intervals along the route and the last post "ill ho sounded hy a trumpeter at the <rrn vo si<lo.