Sir T. Wilford’s Tribute

Northern Advocate, 29 July 1938, Page 3

Sir T. Wilford’s Tribute

f Per Press Association-. Copyright ,'J WELLINGTON, This Day. • J know Sir Harry Batterbee very well: he is a personal friend of mine,” said Sir Thomas Wilford, former New Zealand High Commissioner in London. in an interview last night. “He will be popular in New Zealand and will be most helpful as a liaison officer between the Dominion and the Mother Country. “Sir Harry has an intimate knowledge of our economic position and i understands a great deal of the difficulties of our farming people," conj tinned Sir Thomas, “He also knows the farming difficulty of the English producer. He was with the Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas during our many consultations relating to dairy produce | which took place in 1933 both in | London and in Geneva. He is a good : listener, and has a manner which inI spires confidence. j -Like Sir Geoffrey Whiscard. the 15j-Kt High Commissioner in Australia, /pit- Harry Batterbee has had great experience in Dominion affairs, and is Weil equipped for his job,' The secret police, says a message I fnnn Berlin, have established that the ■fire ;it the Reich Chancellory on July 20. which caused slight damage, was j due to arson. Nine workmen have I boon arrested. The offence is punishable- by doalli. i I •:= * * Harland and Wolff. Lie'., have rocoic- : eti an order from Shaw. Savill and Albion. Ltd., for a twin-screw 10,000- [ ten liner for t rade bet wen Britain. 'Australia and New Zealand says a niPi.Siipv i Torn L.oric_on. V * » 4 1 '(he F.mpiiV' ehatlr-nge gott match (or t::.oii resulted in a win tor the British pair, T H Cut lan and 11, A. Whilcombe. who dateated the chal- !,: ngc-rfi. ,\. i.i Locke and S. tlm-wa ot South America ivy 3 and l. Played over 73 holes at Walton ih-aiii, it was 1 a very even contest., arid Locke and i Brews led at iha end of the first 36 : holes, y up.