EARL JELLICOE
“NEVER BE STRONG AGAIN.” LONDON, February 2. Sir Thomas Wilford received a letter from Lord Jellicoe d.ated January 21, in which the writer said: “I have been up at noon now several times, and I leave for Southampton to-day and for Madeira with my wife and a nurse to-morrow at noon. The doctor’s idea is that sunshine will help me, but they tell me I shall never be strong again. But I hope that I shall some day be fit and able to play you another round of golf!” Lord Jellicoe has had an exceedingly busy life since he 'returned from New Zealand, and his services as speaker have ever been in great request; indeed, as I have remarked in the past, he has been as much in de. mand as the Prince of Wales, and he has been equally gracious .to respond, to "calls of a patriotic nature. There have been days when Lord Jellicoe has made as many as seven or eight speeches on as many different subjects. His' work for the British Legion and for other bodies has been indefatigable and it is all the more saddening to reflect that it was during
a visit to Canada, mainly on behalf of the British Legion, that he was overtaken by his severe illness, following the anxiety occasioned by the major operation on Lpdy Gwendoline and the minor operation on Viscount Brocas. In addition to his public duties, Lord Jellicoe did most of his own
correspondence. In response to any inquiry a gracious reply came by return of post always in his own hand writing, giving the information asked for. On more than one occasion Lord Jellicoe has said that he would lovn to "return to New Zealand to spend the remainder of his days, but he knew that he could not do so. His desire is a genuine one, and he meant what he said. The London residence of Lord and Lady Jellicoe, in Princes Gate, has been let .to the Argentine Ambassador. St. - Lawrence .Hall, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, is now their only heme. 4.11 New Zealanders -will -pnanimousiy .yojee the hope -that the trip to Madeira will prove very beneficial to the health of their one-time Gover-hpr-Genral, who yyill always be universally beloved! Doctors are pot always right—one hopes they have been too pessimistic in this instance. J
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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 March 1932, Page 10
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