LOUD LIVERPOOL AT HOME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17597, 9 October 1920, Page 8

LOUD LIVERPOOL AT HOME .

WELCOME FROM VILLAGERS. AN INCIDENT AT SEA. > 1 TALK WITH LORD JELLICOE. < : [FBOSI OU3 OWN COBBESPOSnEST.] , LONDON, Aug. 28. : On numerous points etiquette where Governors axe concerned is strict. The j* outgoing Governor is supposed to be well % away from Government House before his successor arrives. Governors &re not sup- V posed to be "interviewed," and there ara A other matters of etiquette which are very tiresome; from the viewpoint of public in- >; terest. But the development and common use of wireless raises a new point. May I? the retiring and the incoming Governor talk to each other at sea? Whether or no, a precedent in this matter has been established by Lord Jeilicoe. Alert and up at 6 a.m. on board the Corinthic, he had a brain wave" which decided him to communicate with his predecessor in the lonic So he called up the vessel., y ignorant of ; the fact that Lord Liverpool _ ~ was sleeping. The latter was aroused, with the message that Lord Jeilicoe wanted ; to talk to him, -and a short conversation, -1 followed. This happened when the vessels, were off the south coast of Ireland, many miles apart, but they were able to exchange good wishes. - The Earl and Countess of Liverpool went straight through to their EngUsh , home, near Lincoln, on Saturday evening. They were met at Lincoln railway station by the Mayor and Councillors of Lincoln, 1 and by otter friends, and were accorded a hearty * welcome, being loudly cheered M as they left in a motor-car for Hartsholme.

At the entrance to the main drive' to the hall was a banner bearing the words "welcome home," -and there were many flags displayed en route. Assembled near the- hall was a large .compeer, comprising the staff, allotment *, holders, and parishioners cf Skellingthorpe and adjoining villages. The vicar of Skellingthorpe voiced the welcome of tie villagers. He spoke of the kind-heartedness of Lord and Lady Liverpool and their i ncomparable manner in assisting all in need with that ready tact and sympathy . which . is a steanger to anything the 4 nature of patronage. When in residence" at Hartsholme, he said, Lord»Liverpool was a great help to the vicar in all church work. He did not lose this interest whan many thousands of miles of sea and land separated him from his native Lincolnshire, home. He kept up a constant correspondence with the vicar, and he did more, he showed his interest in practical ways which need no mention.

The ex-Governor-General on his arrival at Southampton said he was glad to. come back to England again. New Zealand was a wonderfully interesting country, but just now it was affected by problems which were more or less world- wide. "We have bad unrest out" there," he said, " but it is less than anywhere else. - You seem to have it badly in the Old Country. We have, our problems, however, and one of the most pressing is to- get shipping, and the New Zealand traders want many things, particularly chinaware. The shortage is really serious. As to the qaestion of emigration, we have to get all our troops resettled first, and it is a great mistake of people to go out expecting to have a thousand acres given them immediately." Lord Liverpool will be fully occupied for some time to come ✓with, personal affaire, and does not anticipate making a visit to London in the near future. *