LATE MR MASSEY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 15 May 1925, Page 7

LATE MR MASSEY.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY

AN IMPRESSIVE FUNCTION. BY CABLE—PKESS ASSOCIATION—COP YIUGHT. Received May 15, 11.5 a.m. ndiViXfiS, May 15. A huge eougiegaxion. u-r -New a,oalamieis and omens was present a,t me ineinoriai service to me hue Air. Massey, held in vve.stmin.ster Abbey. Mr. ci abb represented Sir James Allen. Tiieie were also present.: Rady a,lid Miss Allen, the ex-Governor-Geiiera-l-'s, Lord Liverpool and Lord Jellicoe, Lady Gwendoline Jellicoe, Si i; Frederick Chapman, MajorGe.neial Sir Donald McGavin, Sir lan Hamilton. Sir Campbell Stuart, the Hon. AY. P. Reeves and Mr. A. Roberts. A fully choral, .service was conducted Canon Detrandole. it began with the hymn, “For AIL the Saints” and the 23 rd Psalm was sung. The lesson Was taken from Revelations 2.1, 1-7, by Sub-Dean Canon Carnegie and and the anthem was "“l Heard a Voice from Heaven” (Goss). The service concluded with the singing of Kipling’s Recessional and the playing of the “Dead March in Saul.” His Majesty was represented by Viscount Hampden. There were also present representative's of the Duke ot Cbnna-ught. and the Prince of Wales. Members! Qif the Government present were Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Mr, Austen Cfliamber I !a.in, Earl Balfour, Earl Cecil, Mr. L. S. Amery, Air. Neville Chamberlain, Mr. AY. C. Bridgeman, Sir P. Cunliffe Lister, Mr. O'rmshy Gore, while all the others were represented: The congregation; included, many distinguished Englishmen, the High Commissi oner, Mr. Larkin, and the Agent-s-General for Australia and Canada, also representatives' of the Australian and Indian, High Commissioners. —Aue.N.Z. Assn. The Duke of Connaught was represented bv Colonel Gordon, and the Prince of Wales by Captain Alan Lascelles. Mr Montagu Norman (governor) represented the Bank of England. The New Zealanders present included Sir A. and Lady Myers, Admiral Hotham, Lady Russell, Air Forsyth (representing the meat producers), and representatives of the various New Zealand shipping companies.—A. / and N.Z. Assn.

LAST RESTING PLACE

WREATHS TO BE DISPLAYED

WEEK-END PILGRIAIAGES

WELLINGTON, May 15. A temporary pyramidal cover has been erected 'over the gunpit where the late Mr Massey’s coffin lies, and this is so arranged to enable the wreaths which eoukl not- be taken to the graveside yesterday to he displayed. A guard will he stationed there for the next few days, and it is anticipated that there will he a large influx 1 of visitors at the week-end.

A glowing tribute is paid by Mr. J. R. Corrigan, M.P. for Patea, who was present at the funeral of the late Premier, to the excellent arrangements made for the function. It was an enormous undertaking, and he says that it is worth more than special mention that- not a single hitch occurred. It is certainly a great tribute to the organiser, Air. Jas. Hislop (Undersecretary for the Department of Internal Affairs), who was responsible for the general arrangements. Air. Corrigan says that it took the cortege thirty-five minutes to pass any special point. The crowd was very large and lined every point of vantage. At the site of the grave, which actually is the gunpit of the fort on Point Halswell, arrangements were so good that everyone was able to obtain a point from which they could see the funeral ceremonies. A special roadway had been made up the hill, and cars went right round, and wei'e therefore available as s oo n as the ceremonies were concluded.