AU REVOIR.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 136, 11 June 1929, Page 7

AU REVOIR.

REGRET AT PARTING.

Chamberlain's Resignation

From League.

FELICITATIONS EXCHANGED

(British Official Wireless.)

Received 12 noon.)

RUGBY, June 10,

On June 4, immediately after his resignation of the office of Foreign Secretary, Sir Austen Chamberlain telegrapher! as follows to the Council of the League of Nations, now in session at Madrid: —

! T deeply regret that it is impossible for me to attend the present session of the Council to complete the particular tasks with which it had charged me and to bid a personal farewell to my colleagues and friends.

"I desire to thank them one and all for the great kindness and consideration which they have shown to rue. I shall cherish the memory of the friendships which I have formed and shall always regard it as a high privilege to have" been permitted to take part in the Council's beneficent work. I shall follow its development with unceasing sympathy and interest.

'•To the Secretary-General and his staff of all nations I express my lasting gratitude for their unfailing and invaluable help."

The following is a translation of the reply to this message telegraphed to Sir Austen Chamberlain on June 7 by Signer Scialoja, on behalf of the Council: I thank you in the name of all the members of the Council for the friendly sentiments expressed in your telegram. This mark of sympathy which you have had the delicate thought of sending to us, at a moment when we regretfully receive your farewells, has profoundly touched us.

"It lias confirmed us in the assurance that the personal bonds created by our long collaboration will not be relaxed. All my colleagues charge me to express to you their grateful memory of our work in common and of the very valuable help which you have given in the spirit of profound equity and absolute devotion to the great cause of the League of Nations."