PREMIER INDISPOSED.
tour Postponed. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Aug. 20. The slight indisposition of the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. M. J, Savage) has caused the postponement of his northern tour, which was to have begun from Auckland on Monday,. Mr Savage was suffering from a minor indisposition when he arrived from the south, and left immediately after being greeted at the station for his hotel, where he retired to his room. A statement was later issued that, owing to. a slight indisposition, it had been necessary for the time being to postpone the tour of North Auckland. Mr Savage stated that he was keenly disappointed at not being able to carry out the programme which had been arranged for next week, but lie hoped the postponement would be for a short time only. He trusted that, in the circumstances, he would be forgiven for any inconvenience whic.li might have been caused to those people who had been good enough to make arrangements for his reception at various centres. . Accompaning Mr Savage is Hon. P. C Webb (Minister of Mines). It is stated definitely that there is: nothing serious in the Prime Minister s illness, and that a few days’ rest is all that is necessary.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 225, 22 August 1938, Page 8
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