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Taihape Daily Times, 25 September 1919, Page 5

! Mr Riley, who had the privilege of jaccomp-mying Mr 'Massey and Sir l'Josepll Ward at the Peace Cbnferencé-, told the true story of the finding of Ethe seal for Mr Massey to an interesting audience at St. Clair the other evening. “Wedid not get it at a pawnshop, as a bl'othel'\ correspondent rather unkindly reported,” he said. Mr Massey and he Set Out on the Search for a suitable seal on the day before the signing of the Treaty and it was part of Mr RiloY’S Dainful duty to talk French. Eventually they enlisted the sympathy of an elderly French lady, who searched with them throfigh hundreds of cases for a seal with the initials “W.M..” or “W.F.M.” They were leaving at last. baffled in their search, when Mr Riley’s eye caught sight of 3, iit.“rle_,gea] with a common scroll and the letters “N‘Z-" Ml‘ Massey agreed} that that would be suitable. It Wasi bought for 1 franc and 50 centimes,' and with. that Mr Massey sealed hsl signature to the Peace Treaty.