HON. T. WILFORD.
ARRIVAL IN LONDON
(United Preee Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).
LONDON, Jan. 9
“I’ve injured my knee cap so I cannot play you golf,” was Hon. T. M. Wif. ford’s greeting to Earl Jellieoe, who is recovering from his operation.
To Lord Passficld lie said: ‘‘Wo know your writings well in New Zealand.”
Lord Bledisloe, Lord Chelmsford, Miss Isohel WiiforU and many New Zealandois, including' a schoolfellow of AV'ilford’s whom he had not met since, also welcomed the WiHold’s at Waterloo station.
Air Wilford strained the cartilage of his knee playing deck tennis on the lost day of the voyage, otherwise he had an excellent (passage and arrived in the best of health.
After a civil welcome by the Mayor (Mr T -T-rt,nr Young, of Southampton), the High Commissioner briefly talked with journalists. Ho said he hoped some agreement would be reached on the basis of the principles at the Naval Conference. As representative of Now ’Zealand he was particularly interested in Singapore, which lie bad visited on a recent tour.
He added that he intended to deal with New Zealand’s economic problems at the Savoy Hotel luncheon on January 16th.
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1930, Page 5
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