THOSE INVITATIONS.
The Prime' Minister yesterday made an explanation of thie ©ircumstamoes under which the Coronation invitations had been sent to the members of the New Zealand Legislature. So far as the Government is concerned, the explanation, was satisfactory. Sir Joseph Ward was mot satisfied, how-, ever, with making the position clear (to-the country. Hie went out of Ms way to isuggest that somebody had beem guilty of a breach of •confidence in communicating the facts to the "Dominiom" (newspaper. The inference to >be drawn from ibis remarks clearly was that one or other of the Opposition party were (responsible. Tine emp'hiaitio contradiction o£"Mr Massey will at once removie any suspicioihf under thdiS' ihead. It is very much (to ibe regretted, howeveir, that rtkbje Pome' Minister, with lapparenltly •no good reason., should have made a charge of breach of confidence witih the obviousi Mitention of damaging liiis political opponents-in the. eyes of the public.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10408, 31 August 1911, Page 4
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154THOSE INVITATIONS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10408, 31 August 1911, Page 4
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