NEW GOVERNORS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9854, 6 November 1924, Page 5

NEW GOVERNORS

SIR CHAS. FERGUSSON INVESTED AVITH K.C.M.G.

M. J'. O’GRADY KNIGHTED

FAREWELL LUNCHEON AT COL. ONIAL INSTITUTE. STORIES OF EARLY NEW ZEALAND. United Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, Nov. 4. The King gave audience to Sir Charles Fergusson, who kissed hands on his appointment as Governor-Gen-eral of New Zealand. IJis Alajesty invested him with the insignia of K.O.M.G. —A. and jN.Z.C.A. LONDON, Nov. 4. Air. J. O’Grady, the new Governor of Tasmania, lias been knighted. At the Colonial Institute luncheon to the New, Zealand Governor-Gener-al, Sir Charles Fergusson, and the Tasmanian Governor, Sir James O’Grady, the chairman, Sir Godfrey Lagden, re-calleci Labor’s repudiation of the previous Government’s agreements with the Dominion. He hoped that never again could such a conference be rendered abortive, and that a way would be found to avoid such a risk in the future. Never was there a time when the Empire stood more in need of being strongly united, both for its own preservation and the preservation of the peace of the world. He declared that one drop of a good New Zealander’s blood was worth all the blood of the Bolshies. (Laughter and cheers.) Sir Charles Fergusson, responding to the toast, re-called arriving at Adelaide in 1868 and travelling on a horse-drawn railway. Admiring redcoats outside Government House suggested his military career, which dated therefrom. He proceeded in 1872 to New Zealand with his father, who explored the New Zealand sounds and found lie was unable to cast anchor. He further recalled that his father introduced trout into New Zealand from his Scottish estate. Sir diaries Fergusson humorously, anticipated that as a fisherman he would have a cordial welcome from the trout. He quoted a Scottish paper of 1872, eulogising the unflinching loyalty of the; New Zealanders in the face of rebuffs and disappointments, the princely hearing of the natives, and the potentialities of the country, calculated to receive millions of fellow countrymen. He 7 thought the same might he written to-day. Sir Charles concluded by stating that lie believed that on> the consolidation of the Empie depended the peace and security of the world- The prospect of an honorable connection for five years with New Zealand was extremely pleasing. (Cheers.) Sir J. O’Grady said he expected to make mistakes, but hoped to keep up the office with dignity and honor to the King. It would be a. novel experience for an Irishman not to he able to fight. (Laughter.) He hoped his thirty-five years’ experience of the Labor question would he a help.to the people of Tasmania. He stated he would sail on November 15—he believed with the good wishes of the whole people of Britain. (Cheers.)

SIR C. FERGUSSON TO LEAVE TO-DAY. SPECIAL SUITE OF ROOMS ON RUAHINE. (Received Nov. 5, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 4. A special suite of rooms has been built aboard the Ruahine to accommodate Sir Chas. Fergusson and his suite. The Ruahine is to sail on November 6.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

ZSMOVSEFF LETTER CABINET BELIEVED SATISFIED AVITH AUTHENTICITY. HOAV DAD PRESS SECURE COPY ? LONDON, Nov. 4. The “Daily Chronicle” understands that a Cabinet committee, being satisfied with the authenticity of tire Zinovieff letter, is now trying to discover how the press secured a copy. The following facts have been established : There were three or four letters of a similar character despatched from Moscow, carried by special messengers. Communist headquarters received one. The Foreign Office received another.

On October 10 one of the letters was handed to a very prominent Conservative cx-Minister.

On October 22. on the occasion of the marriage of Air. Kipling’s daughter, this ivas released to the press by Cotaservat-ive headquarters. The Foreign Office was informed ora October 24 that the letter had been banded to the press. The Foreign Office immediately released it, with Mr. AlaoDonald’s letter which had been prepared for such an emergency. • .The committee has discovered how the letter reached the Conservative ex-Alinister. —A. and N.Z.C.A.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. CABINET CANNOT REACH POSITIVE CONCLUSION. PUBLIC SURPRISED. ' (Received Nov. 5, 7.40 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 4. It is officially stated that the Cabinet Committee found it impossible to reach a positive conclusion regarding the Zinovieff letter on the evidence available. No Government department handled the original letter hut only a copy. The unsatisfactory report has caused surprise, and is interpreted to mean that some members of the committee" believe the letter is genuine und others that it is a forgery. Mr. Baldwin’s Government will probably investigate further. —Reuter. *

SUPPOSED WORK OF SECRET SERVICE, INQUIRIES SHOULD BE MADE ABROAD. "" LONDON, Nov. 5. The communique regarding the Zinovieff letter in practically as was exnected. . . The Daily Herald’s po.itical correspondent understands that high officials of certain departments who received copies of the letter laid them aside as not north attention It adds that there *§ SSfc-son to believe that what the Foreign Office acted upon was obtained by the Secret Service through its connector with the secret services of other Governments and to gcc to the bottom of the affair would involve mouiries abroad.— A... and N.Z.C.A.