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Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1940, Page 4

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The Governor-General (Lord Galway) sent the following message t( the King in connection with the bombing of Buckingham Palace:—The Government and people of New Zealand join me in tendering your Alajesty and the Queen, our most sincere eongrat illations in having escaped injury m yesterday’s air attack on Buckingham Palace. All in this Dominion continue to pray during these critical days for your Alajesty’s safety and well being. The indomitable spirit of tile people of London during recent raids 'has been the admiration of all yesterday’s attempt 'on your Alajesty’s life will but serve to strengthen the nation’s loyalty to your Afajscty and the Throne and knit still more plosefy those ties which bind the Mother Country and the Dominions overseas. Air D. J. Evans, County Clerk, returned from Wellington on Saturday evening. The condition of AH E.- T. Stoop, at Westland Hospital, remains practically the same, he being still in a semiconscious condition. Recent- visitors to the Hotel Westland include: —N. Gebbie (Auckland); V. AlcAlenamih (Bathurst, N.S.W.); T. Hayward (Randwick, N.S.W.); J. Rigby (Christchurch); H. King, A. J. Bennett (Nelson); Airs E. Robertson, Air C. J. Bird, Aliss V. J. Ireland, Aliss E. Nash, At. P. Dennehy (Wellington) ; Aliss Bevan, Aliss Blackmore, Air Livne, R, E. Stock (Christchurch); Aliss Allen (Dunedin); Airs and Miss Braxton (Invercargill); Mr L. T. Williamson (Hongkong) ; Air and Airs Perry (India). Recent visitors to- the Red. Lion Hotel include Air and Aliss Collett, Air Geo. Northcroft ( Wataroa); Aliss F. Northcroft (Christchurch) ; Aliss NNorthcroft (Whangarei) • Airs Alertliens, Airs Bennett (Christchurch); Air Gasson (West-port) ; Air and All's Warren (Sydney); Alias’ Taylor, Air Brown (Christchurch) ; Air N. Armstrong (Wellington);" Air and Airs Robertson (Christchurch); Aliss Pilbrow, Aliss Bomfant- (Wellington); Aliss -A Ritcliio (Sydney) ; Aliss ,R. Phillips, Airs and Aliss Shierlaw (Christchurch) ; Air C. Duncan, Air AI. Teaze (Wellington); Air W.‘ Spong, Miss AI. Coddington (Christchurch)'; Air and Airs Jansen and children (Hokitika); Airs Alenzics, Airs; Pargatcr (Christchurch); Airs Biisch (Alatai, South Westland); Air Gibb (Waiho); Aliss Condon (Wellington) 4 ; Air Patchett, Air AI. Tomlinson (Blen-ji heini).