GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 191, 15 August 1939, Page 8

GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP.

I also would like to endorse "Let Bygones Be Bygones" letter. Why let sentiment* etand before deeds? Vm sure if there were only a few more people who would show feelings and try and help their fellow countrymen a<; the Duke of Windsor did when he was in the position to do so the world would be much happier to-day than it is now. On the other hand, as "1914-IS ,, says, there's the post open for a good man, and Tvhy not offer it to a man who has had experience in hardships and pros|M?rity? The ieaet that hie countrymen can do is to try and stand by him and show our appreciation of what he has done in the past and let him see that there are others in addition to a lot of hen-pec-king old gentlemen. ADMIRER OF TEDDY.

Re<rardin<r the correspondence about the Duke of Windsor for our next GovernorGeneral, for ~omc considerable lime it ha 3 occurred to me a l*o what a prreat step forward it would l>e in cementinp the 'bond? of Empire to invite the Duke of Windsor to be our nest Governor-General (permanent, if powtblc). With the typical Briti-h sentiment? of the average New Zealander. I am eure tiw Br.ke and Duchess -would feel very much at home if they were to settle in an official oapacitr in "the Britain of the South." Xo\r that the movement ha< commenced, could some yublicspirited person or organisation take the "necessary stops by orpranUinpr a petition to Parliament making the above re.ii;p~t? THE CORPORAL.