SIR JOSEPH WARD.
The interest taken in. recent, poll. tical developments in. -Sew ;7£enluiid, ami more particularly in t.ho Primi; Minister personally by people itt Englaii'tl- is evidenced by the inun. : bcr of "communications on the subject which have beenl received' by Sir Joseph Ward by recent .mails. One eorrusppndent, a' gentleman! occupying a leading position hi LomTCn, alter -expressing- regret at the result of the elections, says: "Come Home, have a good rest, and I hen go mitt political life here." Sir .Joseph's comment upon this to a-New 'Zealand Times representative was that though it was very nice to receive such communications, lie was uot in any hurry to leave Neu^Zealand, He, enjoyed a good political- lijrht as well as anything. Another correspondent in a leading positionl., aftee referring to Sir .Joseph's popularity at Homo, wrote that London people were astounded at the result oi1 the elections. He added that on three occasions he had visited the Sea hi. Theatre recently, and a picture of Sir Joseph Ward at' the un\'eiliii'ir of the (iueen Victoria, memoriai was displaced and was received by the audience, with most hearty applause.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XL, Issue 5776, 1 March 1912, Page 5
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189SIR JOSEPH WARD. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XL, Issue 5776, 1 March 1912, Page 5
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