GIFTS TO PREMIER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 230, 27 August 1938, Page 15

GIFTS TO PREMIER.

lIMPROVED HEALTH. Per Press Association. . AUCKLAND, Aug. 26. ‘The Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage), now has virtually a ‘fan’ mail, and his staff is. kept busy sending out replies to letters that have been received at the rate of 160 a day since his indisposition.” said a member of Mr Savage’s 6taff to-day. “The number of letters, telegrams and gifts of,flowers .and fruit can be described only as a national demonstration of the kindness of the people,” he added. Political differences were dropped when a call was made on Mr Savage to-day by Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, who had arrived from the south by train in the morning. After spending some time with Mr Savage, Mr Coates remarked, “Joe is looking remarkably well.”

The Prime Minister’s doctor has approved of Mr Savage making a short visit to the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting at Epsom to-morrow if the weather is suitable to make his first public appearance since last week-end. He also announced that Mr Savage’s health was so greatly improved that there was no difficulty about his returning to .Wellington on Monday and resuming liis normal activities. Provided that he did not exert himself unduly in the immediate future, there was no reason, he added, why Mr Savage should not become completely well. , A case of fruit comprising samples from various sources of supply in the Pacific. Islands has been sent to the Prime Minister. Flowers sent him includo a pension of fine spring blooms ami a bunch of golden Australian wattle. I