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"Dick" Seddon or King Dick as he was hailed by the crowd in his adopted country, was one of those ompirobuilders sprung from the raasses who, all the world over, have boon the real makers of Groater Britain. Another remarkable fact young man, he sta career as 8 wor lander, now in Shanghai, has kindly jotted down a fow facts from personal knowledge and we think our readers cannot fail to be interested la any details of the life of the late King of the Britain of the Sout)
Seddon, P.O., LL.D., Premier of New My recollections of Mr. Richard John Zealand, better known to Maorilander" as "King Dick" only date back great: for it cannot bs denied time when he had achieved
that ho was a groat man—but I had many opportunities of secing and knowing the man intimately and learned to appreciate the—sterling worth of his somewhat rugged character. A hard worker himself be demanded a full tale of bricks from those who served under him, and to the faithful servant and Joyal xi Dick Seddon's gratitude and staunchness wore past all expression. A Lancash oth he never lost that pecul of speech peculiar to Lancashice—and intousenoss the more dialect. A mas-with powerful head and bull Tike neck—a sonorous voice and far-reaching. About a fortnight before leaving Now Zealand for the East I met Mr. "Seddon at social gathering and informing him of my early departure he specially desired I should call and wish him goodbye. Before, however, I could do this, I had left for Westport on some pol matter, and I concluded I bear from him again. As my steamer loft the wharf " telegram was handed me containing the word: and good luck." This was very typical of the man—he was great in little things as well s largo ones. Some five years ago, when his wife was very ill, 1 was conversing with him and he told me of his early days and struggles, amongst them his striving after knowledge. If ever a woman made a man, Seddon made her husband. An ate man, his wife in Zealand ie sted on Dick at ing ® night school, Sgddon, although handed down to posterity with honour while New Zerlaud romains BOOKS ETC.,
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