TRIBUTES FROM ALL CLASSES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17572, 24 June 1925, Page 11

TRIBUTES FROM ALL CLASSES.

MOURNING FOR MR MASSEY GREAT CROWD AT WESTMINSTER. (Special to the “ Star.”) LONDON, May 15. Tlie memorial service in AA’cstminster Abbey to-day was the sort of tribute which the deceased statesman, Mr 3lassey, would have regarded as th© best reward lor Jiis services to New Zealand. At the moment, midday, when his body was being borne to tho heights of Point Halswell the Abbey was filled with a. congregation of over a. thousand j>eop]© of all ranks and creeds united in. mourning tho memory of a statesman whoso honest simplicity was his biggest claim to respect and admiration in a world of international politics in which these qualities arc ail 1 100 rare. The King was represented by Viscount Hampden, the Prince of AA'alca by Captain Alan Lascciies, and the Duke of Connaught by LieutenantColonel Douglas Gordon. Air Baldwin, Air Austen Chamberlain. and Mr Amery were early in their placet** but not before Lord Balfour, who cam© at half-past eleven. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr Bridgman, Rear Admiral Kelly, on be- , half of tho Board of Admiralty, and Rear Admiral Hot ham, on behalf of tho New Zealand, Navy, i-epresenicd tho service which th© deceased statesman ever heartily supported. General j Sir R. 1). FYhigliam represented th© ’ Army Council, ami Air Vice-Marshal . Steel represented the Air Ministry. Sir James Allen is absent on th© . mournful duty of unveiling tho New , Zealand Gallipoli Memorial, but Lady Allen and Miss Allen were present, and. Air Alexander Crabb, secretary to . the New Zealand Government, represented th© High Commissioner. . Lord and Early Jellico© and Lady , Gwendoline Jellico© and Lord T.iver- , pool paid their tribute, too, to Air Th© service was a simple one and > the music beautiful. While th© con- - gregation was assembling tho organist [ played choral preludes of Bach and . Brahms and Basil Harwood’s “ Ile- . qiiicm Actci'iiam.’' Preceded by th© Great Cross of tho Abbey, th© clergy entered in procession and took their places in the nave. Canon Carnegie, tho Sub-Dean, took tho service, and h© was assisted by Canon do Candolo and tho Precentor, tho Rev L. IT. Nixon. Opening with th© hymn “ For All tho Saints,led by tho full surpliced choir, and followed by a beautifully rendered anthem and prayers, the servicohad its culminating moment when tho big congregation joined in the singing of Kipling's stirring recessional. • Lest AY© Forget.” As the poignant strains of the Dead March in Saul came from tbo organ l tho clergy formed again in procession, and, turning just before reach- : ing the Unknown Warrior’s Grave, i they were followed out through th© west door by the .Royal representatives i and tho Cabinet, Lord Balfour alone remaining until the musi© of Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in O Minor, which followed the march, bad ceased. The congregation included : Lord > Eustace Percy, Arthur Stecl-Maifc- - land, Sir John. Gilmour, Sir Henry Lambert, t Sir Charles Davis, Air E. i J. Harding, Air Batterbeo and Air ' Sayers (Colonial. Office), Air Edward 5 Marsh (representing Mr Churchill), Colonel Bamierinau (representing th© - Secretary of State lor India), Air R. \\ . Banks (representing the Lord ■ Chancellor), Sir Howard d’Egvillo (secretary, United Kingdom branch, Empire Parliamentary Association}, VisI count Burnham (rep resen ting tho Empire Press Union), Air J. S. WardlawAlil'ae, AT.P. (vice-chairman of th© Imperial Affairs Committee, Conservative ’ Party), Air J.. Haden Guest, ALP. 1 (representing tho Labour Ccmnioii- ' wealth Group of th© Labour Party), and, Airs Guest, Air G. H. Alonaban (Clerk of the Senate, Australian Commonwealth) and Airs Alomaban, Airs Earle Page and Miss Page, Mr A. F. Lowe (clerk of Parliaments, and secretary. New Zealand Branch, Empire Parliamentary Association,) and Airs Lowe, Air and Airs Emile Nathan, Alaj or A. AI. Miller, Air and Ali-s H. \Y. Sampson, the Earl of Harrowby, with Viscount Sandon, Aliss Alacdonald of the Isles (representing the Countess of Harrowby and Lady Frances Ryder). tlie Countess of Hardwick©, A iscount Cecil of Cholwood, Lord Strathspey, Lord Richard Neville, Lady Carson. the Hon William Ormsby-Gore, Mr Alexander Fncliiri (representing tho Master of the Rolls), Mr FI. R. Boyd (representing th© Home Secretary), Sir Herbert Daw (honorary secretary, Empire League). Sir John and Lady Ethel Baird, Sir Campbell Stuart, Alajor-General Sir Donald and Lady APGovin, Sir Alalcolm and Lady Alacnagjiten. Sir Arthur Fell, Lady Price* Lady "Ware, Sir Robert Al’Call, Six* Francis and Lady Newton, Sir Harry Brittain, Sir Harry Lambert, Sir F. Chapman, Sir -Athur Alyers, Sir Tbotnas Parkinson, Sir Philip Cunliffe-1 Jsber, Sir John Cockburn, Captain Sir Charles Campbell, Admiral Sir WHlmot 'Fawkes, Brigadier-General T. TE Dodds (rep- • resenting th© ITigh. Commissioner for Australia), tho High Ctaminissioner for Canada, Air N. C. Sen (representing tlie High Commission©!; for India), th© Agents-General for British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Tasmania, and. New South Wales, th© Governor of th© Bank of England, Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrid Ashley, ALP., Air A. Phillips and Mr I). R. Williams (representing the British Isles Association), Air Ben Morgan (chairman) ajad Air H. T. Pooler (representing th© British Empire Producers’ Association), Sir Clement K inloch-Cooik© (representing the. Colonial Afutual Assurance Company), Air tY. Nicks < re present ing the. Knights of the Round Table), Air E. S. Dawes (representing J. B. We.xtrny and Co). Mr and Mrs Spencer Gollau, Air Arnold Major and Airs Newcomb©, Captain Simson. Airs A. A!. Tfellahv. Mr R. S, Hollabv, Air and Mrs C. H. Alanilinn, Air E. IE Whit combe. Mr M. Jl. Reardon, Licu-tonant-Colonel .Eric. '.Murray, Airs and Miss Burnand. Mr frodfrev Pharazyn, Mrs Hamer. Airs W S. ‘ Percy, Dr .Morice, Archdeacon "Evans, Airs and Miss Evans, and Mis Moore, .Mrs d© (’.indole, Air and .Altb Kuapp-Fisbor, Captain Swinton, (’xptain and Mrs < . A 4 .’olonua. Airs M Kell an, tb <A Rev Llevolh n Wynne-Williams. Afr AN B. StudhoJpie. tli© Re«' T. G. B. Ivax, Air and Airs H„ T. B. Drew, Air AY. Colquhoun, Air J. IK. Campbell, Captain and Airs Leo Alters, Mrs and Aliss Bloomfield, Air Dudley Edwards, Air i E. A. Christie, Air NY. L. James, Captain C-aldbeck. Captain and Airs Sin- | clair Ross. Air S- JE Bonsor. Alajor : Nevill e Newcomb©, J. A. Neame. T. : God lee, ( . AYdbericiis, E. A. Ii .AYhit- | < umbo, 1 • 11. Hileyy <;ir Frederick and J

f.ady Chapman, th© Hon AY. P. Reeves, who also represented th© National Bank of New Zealand. Sir Arthur Alyers. tbe Right Hon Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank r»t' England, Air E. Page. S-Af-, Sir Charles Lucas and Air G- AI. Boughey, representing tho Royal Colonial Institute, the Alaster of Rolls, Airs Armitag© (-ister of Air Downie Stewart), Air J. Scrimgeour, Air Godfipev Holdsworth, Mr J. Afacmillan, representing tiie Shaw, Savill and Albion Company. Air C. J. Cowan, representing the New Zealand Shipping Company and tb© Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Mr and Airs A. F. Roberts, Mr and Airs R. S. Forsyth, Air R. Mill, representing th© Bank of New Zealand, and Airs Mill, Captain Mills (son of Sir James Aiills). Air and Airs A. F. Lowe, Sir lan Hamilton, Admiral Sir AA*. Fawkes, Agents-General for Nova Scotia and British Columbia, Lady ltussell (wife of Sir Andrew Russell). The members of tho Colonial Office staff present were: Sir Henrv I. Sir C. T. Davis, Mr E. -T. Harding and Air H. P- Batterboc. Practically th© whole staff of th© New Zealand Government offices in London wero present, as were tho members of Colonel Roberts’s staff at the British Empire Exhibition. Among other New Zealanders present were:—Dr Agnes Bennett, Air G, F. Copus, Afajor Dansej*, Air James Gairn, Air and Airs Milligan. Air S. Jacobs (Messrs Nathan), Air and Airs E. J. Hals ted and Aliss Halsted, Mr Humphries, Captain Pirani, Air and Airs R. AA’. Gunson (Auckland), Air and Airs G. do A'ries, Archdeacon and AIr s Evans and Miss Evans, and Alr J. F. Studholme, Dr Kirker, Airs Farr, Airs R. F. Bremner. Airs Al©rritt, Airs Hindson, and. Air and Aim ' * r —■■: i : i, r;g ,i L: l :