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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 27 April 1925, Page 8

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British Royalties bn Paris. King George and Queen Mary are Staying in Paris incognito at their own request, consequently, no representative of tlie French Government;: was present at the station when n they arrived.- The crowd, which was mostly. British, cheered then - ‘ Majesties upon arrival at the British Embassy, whence they drove to the Elysee. King George is,in excellent health. .His Majesty laid a wreath on the tomb of the Unkhown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe .. In the afternoon their Majesties lunclied with President Doumergue at the Palais de LI Elysee. Lord and Landy Crewe, Mo Herriot and Madame Herriot, M. Pamleve, M. Briand, M., Poincare and Madame Eoincare, Marshall Joffre and Marshall Focli, and other military and political leaders, were present at luncheon. > Mr McGovern, local manager of the Bank of New South Wales, left Timaru for Auckland on Friday. A Press message from Auckland reports the death, at the age. of. 92* of Mr Francis McGovern, former* inspector of (police. At their meeting on Friday last the Tinyiru Harbour Board passed tho following resolution:— lhat the members of the Timaru Harbour Board sincerely sympathise with the Honourable W. F. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand in Ins illness, and trust that he will soon be fully recovered to health and strength, and arrain be able to take up the reins of Government, which lie has so capably handled during many years; and that he may long be spared to New Zealand and the Empire.” ~