BURIAL OF THE LATE PRIME MINISTER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 March 1940, Page 5

BURIAL OF THE LATE PRIME MINISTER

Solemn Pontifical Mass in Wellington Today

BODY TO BE CONVEYED TO AUCKLAND

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TRAIN

AFTER LYING IN STATE UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING

(By Telegraph. —Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, This Day

The burial of the late Prime Minister (the Rt. Mon. Al. J. Savage) is to take place at Bastion Point, Orakei, Auckland, on Sunday.

A Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated in the Sacred Heart Basilica, Wellington today, the celebrant, being the Roman. Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan ol New Zealand, Most Rev. Dr. T. O’Shea. The service was broadcast. The body of the late Prime Minister is to lie in state in the main, vestibule of Parliament Buildings until 10 p.m. tomorrow. Representatives of the three Services—Navy, Army and Air Force—will mount guard during the lying-in-state. At 8 a.m. on Saturday, the funeral procession will move off on foot from the steps at Parliament House by the following route: Bowen Street, Lambton Quay, Willis Street, Mercer Street, Lower Cuba Street. Jervois Quay, Waterloo Quay, and so to the station.

The casket, will he borne through the main entrance of the Railway Station, and be placed aboard a special train, which will depart for Auckland at 10.20 a.m. and arrive at Auckland at 2.15 p.m. on Sunday. At various points en route the public will be given an opportunity of paying their respects. The funeral procession will continue from the Auckland Railway

Station at approximately 2.15 p of the train, to the burial place Many hundreds of messages personal qualities and expressin; received from leaders of politic;' mercial life in New Zealand am

,m., immediately on the arrival at Bastion Point, Orakei. paying tribute Io Mr. Savage’s g regret at his death have been il, civic, religious and the eomI overseas.