COLONIAL AFFAIRS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8738, 9 March 1894, Page 5

COLONIAL AFFAIRS.

SPEECHES AT THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE. P**W AseocUtion--By Telegraph—Copyright, London, March S. Prince Christiau and the AgentsGeneral were present at the Colonial Institute dinner. Lard Duuraven presided. Lord Jersey urged that the increase of tbe Imperial navy was imperative. Lord Duuraven said the colonies bad given evidence of marvellous recuperative powers, aud he wished success to the efforts of Mr Keid and Sir T. Mcllwraith. He highly commended Mr Huddart's success iv Canada, and contended that it was vital to the interests of Eugland and the Colonies to have wholly British steamship aud cable lines. The choice of Lord Rosebery as Premier was a pledge that the interests of tbe Empire would be properly guarded. Professor Pryce said that the Colonial Conference, to be held in Ottawa, was commanding wide sympathy in England. Sir T. Mcllwraith, who was loudly cheered, said the fear of tbe growth of Republicanism iv Australia was mere sentimental dread, since the colonists recognised that the fullest freedom would be allowed in the maintenance of their relatious with the Empire. They had no real grievance. The only present cause of complaint was Mr Peel's paper, which was an iosignificaut matter. He justified the subsidy to the New Caledonia cable, as it was a local necessity. He hoped that Canada and Australia, with the assistance of England, would obtain a purely British cable.