LEAVING LONDON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21145, 1 October 1930, Page 7

LEAVING LONDON

THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR. GUEST AT FAREWELL LUNCHEON. (British Official- Wireless^) (United Press Association.) ■ (By Electric Telegraph-— Copyright.) RUGBY, September 29. (Received Sept. 30, at 5.5 p.m.) Mr. Arthur Henderson (Secretary for Foreign Affairs) and Mrs-Henderson gave a farewell luncheon yesterday to Dr Sthamer (German Ambassador) and Madame Sthamer, who are leaving London this week. The Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet and their wives wore present, and the other guests included Lord and Lady D’Abernon, Sir Austen and Lady Chamberlain, and Sir Horace arid Lady Rumbold, Mr Henderson sp-id that they were bidding farewell; to an ambassador who, in the course of his tenure of no less than 10 years of his post, had succeeded in estahlising many firm and lasting friendships. He lecalled .the difficult circumstances in which Dr Sthamer had first assumed his duties, and said that he and Madame Sthamer would carry with them in their retirement the good wishesa of all who had conic in contact with them during their official mission to, London, Dr Sthamer, in replying, said that whilst he regretted that the pleasant personal and official relations lie had established in London were coming to an end, he was fully conscious of the fact that his mission to London had attained the object for which it was undertaken. His Government had entrusted to£ him -the work of trying to tide, over the atmosphere that the war had created, and he was very glad to be able to say to-day that his efforts in this respect had not been unsuccessful. - A friendly atmosphere had been created, and he was looking hopefully into the future. To. his mind the best way and the most effective means for securing lasting peace had been the pohey of patience and conciliation which would for ever be connected with the name of Dr Streseraann, a poliev which bad led to the Hague Conference and to toe first step in the pacification of the world by ffeeing Germany from foreign occupation and control. He added that Great Britain' might be assured that this policy would be continued unaltered by the German Government and would contribute to bringum about, step by step, the pacification ol Europe, and it would help at the same time still further to improve the relations between the two nations.