QUICK TRAVELLING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 7

QUICK TRAVELLING.

. SIR JOSEPH WARD'S. JOTJENET. (By.l'elcsraph—Press Association. ■i, Auckland/September 30. Sir Joseph Ward, in the course of'an interview, said that leaving New Zealand as he did on June 18, he had, in the short space of 102 days, encircled the globe. Out of {hat period 26 dayswere spent in London, and tho balance (76) in travel. There had been no. stop on tho road Home. Irom tho day of. his arrival in Sydney until joining the train In Marseilles for Calais, immediately- after - the arrival of tho steamer there, and,, indeed, until his arrival in London, it had been an unbroken travel. The work conrected 'with. the conference was completed only late on the'evening of August 20, and the following morning'at 10'6'clock he left by train to join 'the steamer. Campania at. Liverpool,: sailing that afternoon fof New York. Ho spent one day in Montreal, 1 to meot by appointment the British-; Ambassador to America, who had travelled a very, long distance, through America to sta .him; there. A couple of days were spent at Ottawa, where an opportunity was afforded of discussing public matters with Sir Wilfrid Laurier. On the road to Vancouver a stav of ono'night was made at 'Niagara Falls,' this being,'tho only divorsion, and that for a short .period of three hours only, in the wliolo journey from'tho beginning of tho trip until its completion. Tho greatest interest was taken in tho representative of New Zealand, : and-many courtesies wore extended to him. This Sir Joseph naturally took as a compliment , to the peoplo of j New Zealand, expressed through himself. Upon arrival nt Fin . a short stay of a couplo of hours only was made,,and the Challenger was then joined, liu immediate start being mado for New Zealand. Every effort was made by Sir Joseph to get back earlier; bilt the work of the conference, highly important as it was, rendered it impossible for him to leavo London sooner than he did. ' i .