His Majesty's Christmas Message To Empire

Northern Advocate, 27 December 1937, Page 5

His Majesty's Christmas Message To Empire

nn'HE CHRISTMAS BROADCAST OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI. TO HES EMPIRE, WHICH WAS RECEIVED IN NEW ZEALAND AT 10 O’CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING, WAS REMARKABLY CLEAR, AND IT WAS POSSIBLE TO FOLLOW ALL THAT HIS MAJESTY SAID. HIS MESSAGE WAS AS FOLLOWS:—

“Many of you will remember the Christmas broadcast of former years, when my father spoke to his people at Home and overseas as the revered head of a great family. His words brought happiness into the homes and into the hearts of listeners all over the world.

“I cannot aspire to take his place, nor do I think that you would wish me to carry on unvaried a tradition so personal to him; but as this is the first Christmas since our Coronation the Queen and I feel that we want to send you a further word of gratitude for the love and loyalty you gave us from, every quarter of the Empire during this unforgettable year now drawing to its end. We have promised to try and be worthy of your trust, and this is a pledge that we shall always keep. “As we look back on the year now closing, we see over parts of the world the shadows of enmity and tear; but let us turn to the message

that Christmas brings of peace and

goodwill. Let us see to it that this spirit shall in the end prevail; and every one of us can help hy making the immortal message the keystone, of our daily lives, “And so to all of you, whether at home among your families as we are, or in hospitals, or at your carrying out duties that cannot be left undone, we send you our; Christmas greetings, and wish you under God’s blessing, health and prosperity in the years that lie ahead.”