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Grey River Argus, 25 September 1928, Page 3

The Wellington correspondent of the Manchester Guardian lias some comment to make regarding the New Zealand Prime Minister, in view of the approaching General Election. “The Coates Government (says the correspondent), which was returned in 1925 with 56 pledged supporters, the strongest party numerically behind any Prime Minister since the -lays of Richard Seddon,. has not justified the expectations formed of its leader, and the best that even the " staunchest friends of Reform anticipate as the result of the approaching contest is a ‘substantial’ majority' for the party.”

A secret wedding last month in London was that of Mr J. H. Whitley ? who was Speaker of the House of Commons until a few weeks ago. He was married in London o n August 2nd to Miss Helen Clarke, an old friend of the family. The bride is a daughter of Mr and Mrs J. A. Clarke, of Hunstanton and Fransham, Norfolk. The bride has been a friend of the "Whitley family for more than 20 years. The ceremony took place quietly at Chelsea Old Church and was performed by’ the Rev E. G. Gordon. Only the near relatives of Mr Whitley and Miss Clarke werg present. So. carefully was the secret of the cere-

mony preserved, that half an hour before it took place, even, the acting verger at the church did not know the time fixed for it. e u 1 ’v u