LORD RANFURLY IN SYDNEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10515, 7 August 1897, Page 5

LORD RANFURLY IN SYDNEY.

The new Governor of New Zealand arrived in Sydney by theß.M.s. Warrimoo. With him ere Lady Ranfurly and two daughters, Lady Constance and Lady Eileen Knox, also Captain Alexander (private secretary and first) A.D.C.), and Mies Schweiter, the (fovernessi

The R.M.s. Warrimoo, by which the party travelled, entered the Heads during the small hours of Sunday morning, Aug. 2, and came up to the wharf soon after eight o'clock. His Excellency was met by Captain Sloane Stanley, A.D.C. to Lord Hampden, and takon to. Government Homo. Lord Fanfurly (saye the Sydney Daily Telegraph) is loud in his praise of the sea-going qualities of the Warrimoo. He said that the Warrimoo was one of the finest and mosb comfortable boats in every way that ho had ever travelled in. And he ias been about a good deal of late years. Lfter leaving England this time be spent several weeks touring round Canada. Some of the ground he had covered before, but all the country west of tho Medicine Hat was quite new to him. "By the way," he mentioned, "we met Lady Hampden during our run through. It was only for about three minutes, and I had not an opportunity of asking for news, bub Lady Ranfurly had a chat with her. She was looking well, and eaid she was enjoying her trip very much." They left England on June 3by tho Parisian for Montreal. On arrival there, Mr. William Van Home, tho president of the Canadian-Pacific Railway, placed n saloon carriage ab the. sole disposal of Lord Ranfurly and party to go wherever they liked. They had'in shunted where they wanted to stop, and just went on when it pleased them. An ideal way of travelling, said His Excellency. They stopped ab Niagara for three days enjoying the beauties of the falls, also ab North Bay, ab Winnipeg, and the hot springs at Banff. This, saya Hia Excellency, is one of the loveliest spots in the Rocky Mountains. It was ati North Bend that they met Lady Hampdon, a station about) five hours' journey east) from Vancouver. Aβ will appear, they left London before the record reign celebrations were unde way. Lord Ranfurly says he would have liked nothing better than to have seen the demonstration, especially as ha was present) at the jubilee rejoicings ten years ego, also at the Duke of York's wedding. He happened to be ab Winnipeg on the great day. Ho says thatlevery house was decorated for days and days prior to tho 22nd, and they had a splendid celebration, " for," says he, "there is no more loyal country in the world than Canada. If there ie, they donjb show it any more." Lord Ranfurly'e opinion aboub the demonstration in London is that ib will have a wonderfully good effecb in knitting the empire together more closely than ever.