PREMIER COATES

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 575, 29 May 1925, Page 5

PREMIER COATES

•■YOU’LL DO ME, DIGGER!” CONG RATULATOR Y M ESSAG F.S. (Per Press Association.) Wellington. May 28. The Hon. J. G. Contes to-day received hundreds of congratulatory messages from all parts of Xhw Zealand. One from the Ereneli Consul was couched in the following glowing terms: “I am happy to congratulate the recently chosen leader in this new victory, coining while Rn Rnsscville and Madly Mnillet are still fresh, in our minds.” A typical soldier’s message came from an Expeditionary Force comrade: “Manage the country as you (lid your company, and you'll do me, digger. Heartiest congratulation*.” Congratulations came from many leading men. Among the congratulations are messages from Sir \Y. C. Carneross, Sir Wm. Hall-Tones, the lion. A. T. Xgata. and other niomhers of Parliament. Government, and Opposit ion.

LEADED OK OPPOSITION. CONGRATULATES MR COATES. To-dav the following telegram was dispatched to M r Coat<\ hy the Leader of the Opposition (Mr T. M. Willord): •‘Sincerely congratulate you on receiving from your party the liighcs possible gift in our political lile. for the first time in the history of the Doiuinoii two New Zealanders born hold the positions of Prime Minister and Render of the Opposition. Undo,- snob circumstances I am sure that in Imperial matters we can work hand in hand.” PROPHECY FURFI Id,EG. AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS. .FourLopn years ago tho chairman of Mr Coates’s election executive. Mr O. -R Carrington, d.P., of Dargaville. prophesied that Mr Coal os one day would become Prime Minister of New Zealand. Mr Carrington was in Wellington on Wednesday, and took the opportunity of recalling his prophecy, in congratulating the new Prime Minister on his having attained that ofliee.

MR. L. M. TSTTT’S VIEWS. .Interviewed after he left the Reform Caucus, Mr Isi It said that it was not for him, as a retiring member, to give any view as to tho methods or the plan s which should he adopted to bring about an improvement in the present political situation. “Rut,” he added, “I live in the hope that some method may he adopted that will result in the ending of this wretched three-party struggle, of which the whole Dominion is sick and which must militate against effective legislation so long as it lasts.”

SOAIE ArORE MESSAGES. CO NG R A TELA T 1 N G THE PR EATTETt. Alajor-Gcncral Alclvill : Aly wannest eongi-atulatioiis. .Long may yen reign. lion. Afnrk Cohen: Tread warily, Imt (irmly. Alay your reign he long and prosperous. Kin ora. Mr P. A. do la Perrellc, M.P. (A warn a): Heartiest congratulations o[j your unanimous election as Prime M inister. Air R. ATnstors, M.P. (Stratford) 1 congratulate you on the honour done you hy your party. Air E. A. Ransom, AI.P. (Palmtun) : Heartiest eongratulatio-is vp(iii your appointment. Hurrah lor young New Zealand. Ficm a New Zealander. “I mn directed hy my executive to extend to you tin* congratulations of this association upon your appointment as Prime Minister of New Zealand.”—R. A. Armstrong (secretary). New Zealand Licensing Reform Association.