MR ROOSEVELT’S THANKS
LETTER AND RUG FROM MR SAVAGE ... GIFT SENT BY FIRST AIR MAIL (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 24. The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage) has received from the President of the United States (Mr Franklin D. Roosevelt) a personal letter conveying greetings and thanks for the best wishes extended to him by Mr Savage. Mr Savage’s letter was included in the first air mail carried by the Samoan Clipper from New Zealand to America, and accompanying it was a gift of a rug. Mr Roosevelt’s letter reads:— It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge receipt of your holiday greetings sent by the first direct air mail from New Zealand to the United States. The inauguration of this service was indeed a great occasion and though shadowed by the recent disaster I am sure this new means of communication will tighten still more the bonds of friendship and goodwill between the two countries. Thank you also for the rug which accompanied your letter. I shall keep it as a valued memento of your great country. With best wishes for a happy New Year. I am, Very sincerely yours, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19380225.2.81
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 23443, 25 February 1938, Page 8
Word Count
196MR ROOSEVELT’S THANKS Southland Times, Issue 23443, 25 February 1938, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.