Mr. M. J. Savage, dynamic, bushy-browed Prime Minister of New Zealand, died here yesterday at the age of' 68, He had been in poor health for several months.
Always an ardent imperialist, Mr. Savage threw himself vigorously into the work of organizing New Zealand's resources in support of the mother country, on the outbreak of the war last September. A practical example of his efforts in this direction was the arrival of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Near East last month.
The son of a farmer in modest circumstances, he left school at the age of fifteen to become a shop assistant. Later he worked as a miner. He was Prime Minister of New Zealand since 1935.—Reuter, W. L. Mackenzie-King, will probably summon Parliament for either May 2 or May 9 The House of Commons will not be the same when Parliament meets, for nearly a score of veteran members did not contest the Pape rod those missing, owing I elevation to the Sentte or retirement, will be Mr. Charles Dunning, former Minister of Finance, whose political career stretches back 25 years. Ill-health forced him out of active politics, and he did not seek re-election. Another member of the Liberal front bench, Mr. J. C. Elliott, former Postmaster-General until illness forced him to drop his portfolio a year ago, has been appointed to the Senate. Mr. W. R. Motherwell who is 80 and was the Liberal oldest member in the last House, has retired. Long a member for Melville, Saskatchewan, and a former Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Motherwell remained the vigorous champion of the wheat-growers to his last days in Parliament.
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