DOMINION DELEGATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 January 1919, Page 7

DOMINION DELEGATES.

L\-;mV T IEVVEp IN LONDON. • •LoadoJij Jan. 19. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, Mrs MacDoiialu, Sir James Mills, General Richardson, Colonel Willoughby (representing the King), Colonel Store (representing the Wftr Cabinet), Major Thornton (representing the Colonial Office), Messrs Donne, Moss DavLi, RAodes, and Coates, were among those in« Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward at Paddington. A guard of hoaor, under Colonel Hall, included representative* of every unit of the New Zealand force, also a crack band from Sling. Mounted New Zealand artillerymen escorted the motor-cars to the Hotel Savoy.

Sir Joseph Ward and Mr Massey were delighted at their military reception. Generals Richardson aud IfcM arranged the ceremony. The band marched ahead of the motor-cars through the streets, which were crowded with Sunday evening pronienadera between P&ddington and the Savoy. The band drew up in the fore court of the Savoy and played for half an hour. Sergeant Andrtswfy » New Zealand winner of 'the Victoria Cress, wtjs presented to Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward. Mr Massey, interviewed, Eaid lie was particularly touched by the fact that the King, despite bis domestic trouble, sent a special representative to meet the New Zealand delegates to the Peace Conference. They had been out of touch with English wireless during the voyage and only had American neW3, so t'i. •■;.- had no idea of the position of affairs at tho conference, but they intended to go to Paris directly he had consulted the Imperial authorities in London. He was very disappointed with the arrangement regarding New Zealand representation, but a satisfactory arrangement was still possible. Mr Massey stated that New Zealand is as strong as eevr regarding the futur* of the German colonies in tha New Zealand's motto is: "Never again. No more Germans in tne Pacific." Tho conference had a most difficult problem in deciding the future of continental armies in Europe. This might well be settled by the adoption of tlie New Zealand system of compulsory training, which was worth having on physical sround-, alone, apart from the defence system,

Sir Joseph Ward said they had a very interesting journey, via Panama. A special train was awaiting the party' and carried them to Colon, where the auxiliary cruiser Ophir was waiting with steam, up. Owing to the speed*! arrangements made by the Government, the y«w Zealand delegates will oaij? miss the formal opening of the Peace Con{ni;criua.. They wouh! have, made an even t'lnicker passage 1M for bid weather in the. Atlanta,

Sir iTos.'ph Ward said they 'were interested to learn that Admiral Xord .TeUieoa war, going to Australia,, jind he hoped it wo-ild be possible to arrange an extension of the tvip i§ New who e people weiu rahmilly ft -eeiao' \}, a victor of th ? hnttltV f,J Jutl.i.n.V, v-,pe:-ta.'iy n; J-,.j wi>* voyaging al!i-"Vil IK- crni-*v Mc , .v Zeihnd.—.»ns.SZ C'aVo A»yx '