ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 28, 2 August 1932, Page 8

ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD

A WONDERFUL TRAVELLER

(From "The Post's" Representative.)

. LONDON, 29th June. His Grace Archbishop Bedwood is returning to New Zealand by the Bangitata, departing a month earlier than he had originally intended. But, owing to re-arrangementa in the shipping company's programme, he decided to leave this week, and get homo comfortably, rather than have a stay much longer than- he had thought of. He is in .excellent health and is taking back with him many new impressions and, memories: The ease and Expedition with which, he has covered so much travel in so brief a time have amazed his friends, while his independence has, astonished them even more. ' After only three days in London with Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Bedwood, he left for Bome, where he had an early audience with His Holiness the Pope and where he relayed happy acquaintance with Vatican officials, with'one of whom he had travelled through' Australia. : Lyons and Paris wore visited on the return journey, then, after a few days in' London, the Archbishop left for Dublin, arriving there; comfortably in' .advance of the / immense number of travellers who went over for the>Eucharistie Con' igrqss. He attended all the functions in;connection with the congress, and, after the very impressive celebrations oF-;Sunday, he left again for London next'jn'ornirg, arriving'in the evening without showing fatigue, and joining his relatives, at Brook Green. There, on Tuesday morning, he was'playing his •Stradivarius at intervals and telling "of his. impressions. In the afternoon he-had a farewell chat with his old friend, Mr. Moss Davis. , To-day he had a new thrill, lunching with Sir Henry; P. Dickens, Common Serjeant of-the City of London, sixth son of Charles Dickens, the novelist. Sir Henry and Lady Dickens live in Chelsea, one room in their house there being- devoted to relics of the famous author. In these the Archbishop fairly, revelled, being a Dickens lover: Mrs. V. C. Redwood was.also present. She had met Lady Dickens some years ago in Italy, and became very friendly with her. Mr. Vernon Bedwood arrived yesterday from the North of England to see his ,uncle v off., He is chief organiser for the Agricultural Party, and as such, is having a very busy life. '