"Forty Years a Liberal”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 615, 18 March 1929, Page 13

"Forty Years a Liberal”

Life Story of Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Ward K.C.M.G., P.C., Prime Minister of New Zealand. Commencing on Saturday, March 23, THE SUN will publish the political biography of Sir Joseph Ward. The story has been written for THE SUN by R. A. Loughnan, the doyen of the journalistic profession in New Zealand. Mr. Loughnan is one of the oldest journalists in the Dominion, and for upwards of fifty years has been in close contact with public men and affairs. He tells the romantic story of the rise of Sir Joseph Ward from the humble position of Telegraph Messenger to the highest position in the land, and to do so he covers the course set by the Liberal party from the days of Siir George Grey. The present generation knows little of the political battles that were fought to place the measures on the Statute boot;, which constitute the main achievements of Liberalism under Ballance, Seddon and Ward, and Mr. Loughnan’s story not only recalls memories of historic events during the past forty years, but places on record in logical sequence, facts that should be known by everyone who desires to understand the political situation in New Zealand to-day. The opening chapter of this important contribution to political biography will appear in THE SUN on Saturday next. Order THE SUN for regular delivery from the Publisher, Telephone 46-820, or any SUN Agent.