MR D. STEWART’S PROGRESS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1925, Page 4

MR D. STEWART’S PROGRESS.

In a letter received on Friday b

Air I. Is. 1. Sodiliin Irt.-m Mr Downie Slewarl, iho Minister writes interestingly about Now York ami its people. He remark.-: about his health: ‘‘The tael is I have been under pretty strenuous, hvalmont. which I believe is hilling out the arthritis, (ml it leates my knee joints; in particular so weak and flabby for the lime being that 1 hardly go out at all. except in my chair in Central Park. It is very exasperating to be surrounded (>,v such a wonder world of theatres, operas, libraries, and art galleries and nut he able to come and go freely. but vet I feel that my first duty is to concentrate on the treatment and lay everything else aside. Hence, 1 have seen very few people and am straining every nerve to out my stay hero as short as possible. 1 wanted i to sail on May *JO, but T may wait until later than that, as T do not like to arrive hark in New Zealand without showing some substantial im-I provoment. I am sure that will come in time, hut I have had only six weeks so far to clean up a trouble that has been running for nine years. My doctor is very optimistic and T have entire confidence in him. The only problem is lime much time I can spare for treatment. As you know New York so well it is needless for me to enlarge on its many interests, hut I will lock forward to talking over with you many things on ray return."

Mr Stewart says that Mr Seihlon’s friends have been very kind t > him ami have extended to him similar hospitality they showed to Mr Seddim when he visited tTie United States in 1018.