AU REVOIR.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 16193, 20 March 1913, Page 6

AU REVOIR.

We very heartily reciprocate the good wishes which the Prime Minister expressed . towards ourselves at Timaru last night. It will bo particularly gratifying to us to remember while he is away in the wilds of Otago and later in tho windy wastes of Wellington that the very last word in his last speech in this province was reserved for tho “Lyttelton Times.” It is more than a compliment. It is an evidence of goodwill wo shall always prize. Mr Massey is really a very lovable man, a loyal, firm friend, a blunt, frank opponent, who looks so sincere and honest that ho might oven dispenso with theso virtues and still hold his place in the hearts of the people as ho does in our esteem. If we havo contributed anything to tho onjoyment of his visit to Canterbury or to its success, and he is good enough to say wo have, we aro a hundred times repaid by his generous acknowledgment of our littlo servico and by tho pleasure he has given us in return. Wo shall miss him sadly: His prosenco hero has given a spice to our life and labours which the presence of no other politician could supply and it is with tho keenest satisfaction wo are looking forward to his return to Canterbury and tho resumption of the cordial relations- which havo afforded so much mutual pleasure.