THE LATE MR MASSEY

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1925, Page 3

THE LATE MR MASSEY

UT TEMJGIIAI a —I’RKHS A HUN., COrYWOHT liMiMIKIM CEREMONIES. BLENHEIM, May 13. Alter a. wet mnrning the weather turned out line in the afternoon and a large, crowd turned nut I'm - the united memorial nervine in the. Square. The (lav of mourning wan generally ohscrved throughout the Marlborough and Illeuheim. J'luNinosscs and unices closed all day, and Hags were hall-masted nil the Government buildings and business places. A combined lodge of sorrow, in which all lodges in Marlborough took part was held in Blenheim .Masonic temple. There was a very large a tendance of brethren and an impressive enlogiuin of the Into I’rime Minister was delivered by tin* provincial Grand Master Urn. 11. I’. Furness. „ SERVICE IX LONDON. (Deceived this day at II. v n t.m.) bO.VDO.V. May iI. A large congregation ol Xew Zealanders and others were present at a memorial service to the late Hon Mr Massey in Westminster Abbey. Mr Cl'iibb represented Sir James Allen. There were also present: l.ady and Miss Allen, the cx-Governor-Gcnetoils, laird biverpool and l.ord Jollicce. |,ally Gwendoline Jellieoe. Sir I'roller- | iek Chapman. Sir Donald MeGavin. Sir lan llamillon. Messrs Campbell. Stuart tin’ll Hun W. R. Hooves and A. K. Hoberts. A fully choral service was eondueted bv the Sub-Dean. Canon Cane-mi. Canon Detrandole began with the )i,V in It “For All the Saints” and I’salni •_’!! was sung. The lesson was from He vein! ion. 21 I 7. and the anthem (Goss) “I heard a Voice from Heaven.” The service concluded with the singing of Kipling's Recessional, and the playing of the Dead March in Saul.

His .Majesty wa.s represented by V i--count Hampden. ’I hen* were present also, representatives ol the Duke ol Gonnaught. the Prince of Wales. Members of the Government present were: Messrs Baldwin. Austin Chamberlain, Karl Balfour, Dor 1 Hubert (Veil, Amery. Neville Chamherhiiu. Uridgnujn, Sir Cunlillc- bister ami Ormsby Gore, while all the others were represented. The congregation included many distinguished Kngli-hmon, High l omniissioners, Agents-Gencral and a!-o reprosen til I ives of Canada and India. At the late Mr Massey’s memorial service the Duke of Connaught was represented by Colonel Gordon. the Prince of Wales by (apt. Alan I-us-ee lies. Sir Montagu Norman, Governor, represented the Hank nl England. The New Zealanders present include , and l/tiilv Myers, Admiral ITotham, Hlttlv Hussell and .Mr Forsyth (.Meat Producers). The various Xew Zealand Shipping Companies were represented.