NEW ZEALAND LEADENS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 17, 22 January 1919, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND LEADENS

ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND.

A GREAT RECEPTION.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association!

(Rec. Jan. 22, 10:10 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 19. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, M*s Macdonald, Lady Mills, General -Richardson, Colonel Willoughby <«>presenLng the' King), Colonel Store (representing the War Cabinet), Major (representing the Colonial Offi«®), Messrs Donne, Moss Davis, Rhodes, and Coates were among those to®" l ,- ing Mr. Massey and' Sir Joseph Ward at Paddington. The guard of honour, under Colonel Hall, included representatives of every unit of the New Zealand Forces; also • crack band from Sling Camp. ‘ Mounted (New Zealand artillerymen escorted the motor cars to the Hotel Savoy. ' , ■ Sir Joseph Ward and Mr Massey were delighted at the military reception. ,tt Generals, Richardson and Hall. ar-. ranged the ceremony. The band marched ahead of the motor cars, through streets crowded with Sunday*' evening promenaders between Paddington and: the Hotel Savoy. The band drew up before the cojirt of the hotel and played for half an hour. " ■ . v , Andrews, a New Zealand winner of the Victoria Cross, was presented to Mr. Masey and Sir Joseph Ward. Mr. Massey, interviewed', eaidl he was particularly touched by the fact that the King, despite the domestic, trouble, had- sent ai special representative to meet the New Zealand delegates to the Peace Conference. They had been out of touch with English .wireless during the voyage, and had only had American [news, eo h© had! no the position of affairs at the Conference; botjhe_antended to go to Paris directly Jhe had consulted the Imperial authorities an London. He was very 4 disappointed at the arrangement regarding New Zealand representation,... 'but a satisfactory arrangement was. still possible. Mr, Massey stated that Npw aSeatoad was as strong as ever regarding the future of the German colonies, in the Pacific. The New Zealand motto is “Never again ; no more Germans m the Pacific.” The Conference had a most difficult problem in deciding the, future of .Continental armies in Europe. This might well be settled by the adoption of the New Zealand system of compulsory which was worth, having on physical grounds alone, apart from the defence system? . Sir Joseph Wand- said he had bed * very interesting Journey via IRwiama. A special train awaiting the party car* ried them to Colon, where the wmliafy cruiser Ophir was waiting witheteam up. Owing to the special arrangements made by the Government, the New Zealand delegates would mjss the formal opening of the Peace Conference. They would; have made an «veu quicker passange but for had; weather in the Atlantic. Sir Joseph Ward said they were interested! to learn that Lord Jellicoe was going to Australia. He hoped it would be possible to arrange for an extension of the trip to New Zealand, whose people naturally were desirous of sbeing the victor of the Battle of Jutland, especially as Lord Jelliecoe was voyaging aboard the cruiser New Zcatoi