A RETIRING EDITOR.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 15160, 2 October 1913, Page 4

A RETIRING EDITOR.

SYT>NEY ''DAILY IEKEGffiiAPH.^

The news cabled from , Sydney that Dr F. W. Ward has notified-that he in. tends retiring from the editorial chair of the "Sydney Daily Telegraph" at the, end of this year is of more than passing interest to New Zealand, says a Taranaki exchange, for he is a native of our Doir.inion. Although Dr Ward has about reached the allotted span of life, he is an unusually vigorous man, ;ment. ally and physically, and" he states that his only reason for retiring is that he considers the responsibility of editing the "Telegraph" should be taken by a younger man. Dr Ward is the son of that famous Methodist, the Rev. Robert Ward, and the brother of men who have made their mark in the ministry. Educated himself for the ministry, he went from Taranaki to New SouthWales, away back in the 60's, and became associated with the Rev. Wm, Ournon in the pastorate of the largest Wesleyan Church in Sydney. Becoming enamoured" of journalism, he left the pulpit and took to the" press as a writer for the' Sydney "Morning Herald,'.' 'later becoming in succession editor of the "Evening Echo," .and the weekly "Mail." In 1885 he' accepted the editorship of the "Daily Telegraph,'' then just (starting.. With the exception of two years spent in London as an Australian correspondent he has held the editorship since.' Dr Ward — he received the honorary doctorship of Laws from the Glastrow "Universitfry when attending the Press Conference four years ago —has always been keenly attached to New Zealand, aDd the 'Telegraph" is a firm friend of our Dominion. Indeed, its -writing staff is remarkable for the number of New Zealanders it carries, the best of our men having gone over from various parts of New Zealand to replenish .the various departments.