SIR JOSEPH WARD.
CHRISTCHURCH, May 1.
To-night Sir Joseph Ward was en tertained at dinner by a. number of friends on the eve of his departure for England. Dr Thacker, M.P., presided, and several Liberal M. ’sP. Were among those present. The gathering partook largely of a. social character. Responding to the toast of -his health, Sir Joseph VVard said he believed the Liberal Party in New Zealand would again be returned to power with a. genuine majority of the“'pe'ople behind them. In the past he had, and still had" in‘ his possession, ofiers from leading public nl‘en‘- at Home (not the present Imperial Government) .to take a. part in Imperial politics, but so far he had refused all these offers, What the future held-‘ no one’ could say. Really all he could say was that his present intention, after having a good rest, was to come back to New Zea-v land. . l ‘ '
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3483, 11 May 1920, Page 5
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153SIR JOSEPH WARD. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3483, 11 May 1920, Page 5
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