The King's Thanks

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 69, 23 April 1929, Page 7

The King's Thanks

By Telegraph— Press Association— Copyright

Australian Press Association

United Service

TO HIS L0YAL SUBJECTS First Message From "Craigwell House"GETTING BACK TO HEALTH

(Reoeived This Day. Noon.i LONDON, April 22. His Majestv tho King to-day issued tue following me.ssage : — "Craigwell House," April 22, 1929. "Tn looking baclc 011 my long illness and recovery, my lieart is full oi' thankhilncss of a far deeper origm than any mero^ sense of relief. 1 have been brougbt baek from the danger and weariness of the past months by the wonderful skill and drvotion of jny doctors, surgeon and nurses and hclp has eome from another souree of strengtli. As month after month went by and I lcarned of tlie widespread loving Kolieitude with which the Queen and I were surrounded J. was ahle to pictnre to myself the crowds of friends waiting and watehing at my gates and to think of the still greater numher of those who in every part of the Empire were remembering me with prayers and good wishos. "The realisation of this has heen among the most vivicl experiences of mv life. It was an encouragement beyond desrription to feel that my constant and earnest desire has been granted — tho desire to gain the confidenee and affection of my people. "My thouglits have carried me even further than tliis. I cnnnot dwell upon tlie. gencrous sympalliy shown me by unknown fi'iends in many otber eountries without- a new and inoving hope. 1. long to helieve it possible tliat experiences as mine may soon appear no lor.ger exceplional — when tlie national anxieties of all peoples of the world sliall he felt as a cominon source of lniman sympathy and a common claim en luiman friendship. "I nm not vet ablc to bear the strain of a publie eeremony, but look fonvard on some appointed day to jcining my people at Home and overseas in tbanking Almighty God, not merely for my owu recovery, but for the new evidenees of growing kindliness, significant of the true nature of men and nations. "Tn the meantime I hope that this rncssage may reach all thosp, even m tlie remotest corners of the world, ti om whom I have received words of svmpathy and goodwill." (Sigued) George R.I.