MR. T. E. TAYLOR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 132, 27 July 1911, Page 6

MR. T. E. TAYLOR.

HIS CONDITION EXTREMELY GRAVE. ' (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, July 28. Yesterday’s reports .-oncoming the condition of the Mayor (Mr I. E. Taylor, M.P.) gave some re isrnis for. hope that he was- on the road to recovery, but to-day’s official bulletins are very pessimistic. it was icported this morning that Me>. Taylor had had a bad- night and. hid'.friends were taking a jvery gloomy view of the, prospects. At midday the medical attendants, • issued the fallowing brief and discouraging. repory£||j^'jmjrovement hot maintained,--A' condition grave.” It is understood (has a further operation was decided upon enily this afternoon, but shortly after pjefeck off piydiy, ymj 10 ypepd; 11 1 at the condition of tlre paH'bht was distinctly worse and doctors could h<Hs,.-Qut no hope very.

The Mayor sent for the town clerk this mdrniilg and requested him to make ah announcement on his behalf on the following lines: —“That in view of his severe illndss and unlikelihood in cvent'fof his Wily recovery of Ids being able to, devote .the degree of physical energy necessary to deal with:the • difficulties of the question of supplies of; materials for carrying out the' propcse'd road surface scheme, he desired to suggest to his friends to take an absolutely impersonal view ot the proposal,’ at the poll to-morrow. If carried out, lie wished. the scheme fd be a credit to the city, but owing to his anxiety for its success he would rather the proposal were not carried under the present circumstances.” The town clerk'added that though Mr Taylor was very weak, he was quite bright and clear headed when ho gave this message.