A HEARTY RECEPTION SIR JOSEPH WARD AT STRATFORD.
PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS. ["BY TELEGRAPH-— PEESS ASSOCIATION.] STRATFORD. 26th January. The Premier (Sir J. G. Ward) arrived at Stratford by the mail train this evening, and was accorded a very hearty reception. The Mayor gave him a civic welcome, and Joseph M'Cluggage, on behalf of the local Liberal League, presented an address expressing a cordial and hearty welcome, and confidence in Sir Joseph 'Ward as head of the party, and saying that attempts to undermine his influence and destroy the Government made by certain politicians had only recoiled upon themselves, and that to-day the Premier stood higher in the esteem and regard, not only of the Liberal Party, but of the people of New Zealand, than ever before. Th*> Premrer suitably acknowledged the address, and was cheered by tho large gatbering present, the station platform being crowded.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 22, 27 January 1911, Page 3
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146A HEARTY RECEPTION SIR JOSEPH WARD AT STRATFORD. Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 22, 27 January 1911, Page 3
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