Sir Charles Fergusson

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 281, 7 November 1924, Page 5

Sir Charles Fergusson

En Route to New Zealand DEPARTURE FROM LONDON. A QUIET SEND-OFF. [By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.] (Received 7, 11.35 a.m.) London, Nov . 6. Sir Chatties Fergusson had a quiet farewell on leaving Waterloo for Southampton. A small crowd were present, including a Colonial Office representative, but mostly personal friends, including Lord and Lady Liverpool, Sir James Allen. Sir Thomas Parkinson, Mr. ,1. H.* Thomas and Mr. T. W. Inksip. FAREWELL LUNCHEON. PROMISED A WARM WELCOME. a modest’speech. London, Nov. 5. Sir Charles Fergusson sails in the Ruahine to-morrow. He was faro welled at. a luncheon at the Hotel Cecil. Sir James Allen, presiding, promised Sir Charles Fergusson a groat welcome in New Zealand as successor to Lord Jel licoe, who had been a great success. He hoped he would visit Australia, with which he had close connections-. Sir Charles Fergusson recalled vivid and pleasant memories of his early life in South Australia. He feared he had not many qualifications; but he was going to do his best. Ho paid a tribute to Now Zealand’s effort during the war and mentioned the New Zealand artillery in 1918 under his command. Ho expressed the opinion that the wartime spirit of co-opera-tion and self-sacrifice would furnish the only solution for the present bad economic conditions and unemployment. ." Sir Charles Fergusson .declared that a policy of give and take between; Britain and the dominions was an absolute necessity. He believed the next live years would show a vast improvement in the general situation in Britain and the dominions. He had the greatest sympathy with the aims and aspirations of the dominions and would do his utmost to promote the welfare' of the people of New Zealand out of genuine love and affection.—(Reuter).