MR. MASSET'S ILLNESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18265, 5 December 1922, Page 10

MR. MASSET'S ILLNESS.

IMPROVEMENT YESTERDAY.

MAY RESUME TOUR TO-DAY. [BT TELEOnXPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Monday.

The Prime Minister was confined to his room with a severe cold yesterday *nd to-day, but he was a good deal better this afternoon, snd, if his medicgl adviser permits, he is going to resums his campaigning to-morrow. He ig due to speak during the day at two points in the Otaki electorate, whero a Government seat is being endangered by a split in the Reform vote.

Reports from Otaki indicate that ths Opposition candidate, Mr. G. H. M. McClure, has a very good chance of winning the seat, owing to the fact that there are two Reform candidates in the field, Mr.' W. H. Field (the official candidate), and. Mr. C. I. Harkness (Independent Reform). If Mr. Harkness is going to poll as well as his friends expect, Mr. Field cannot win the seat. SYMPATHY FROM ROSKILL. Warm sympathy •with the Prime Ministor in his illness was expresi.ed by Mr. S. Rossiter, chairman of Mr. V. H. Potter's meeting at Epsom last evening. Mr. Rossiter suggested that it would be a very graceful thing for the meeting to ask Mr. Potter to convey to his chief the sympathy of the gathering. The suggestion was received with acclamation, and Mt. Potter intimated that he would have pleasure in transmitting the message as desired.