COLONEL DENNY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 186, 1 May 1908, Page 4

COLONEL DENNY.

ENTERTAINED BY MARINE ' ENCINEERS. MADE 'AN HONORARY MEMBER OF' THE ikSTITUTE. INTERESTING SPEI2CHES .v . -. -Colonel Donny; of tho, Clyde shipbuilding i ;■ : : firm-of Donny rßros;,- -Dnmbarfon," was on- I • tortamed ,at tlio, Travellors'r| . -..Club yestorday morning by- the Institute of - . . Marino Engineers. Tho Hon.: J.. A. Millar, ysv.-, Minister' for Marino/-'-presided,, and . among those prosont wero tho Hon. G. Fowlds (Minister for Education), Mr. W. F. Mas-' i' v. soy (Leader of the Opposition), Hon. C.-M.. V :--Luko, M.L.O*, Hon.. T. Konncdy .Mac-. Ronald, MLC, Hon C H Mills, MP, Mr. W H Field, MP, Mr' C H Izard, .•i --, M.P.; Lieut.-Col., Bauchop (O.C. Wellington District), Mr. J W M'Enan (Mayor of Pc-.'-tono)i' Mr.'T.. A., Peterkin (Mayor of ..Lower •j. Hutt),-. Mr. J. G. Harkness- (President of tho ■ :Wellington Chamber , of Commorce); - Mr.? John ( Dutlue, Mr. J. P Luko, Mi W A .Konuody. (Wellington manager- of the Union t Steam Ship Co, Ltd.), Mr C. W. Jones . (Now,-Zealand mauager of Huddart Parker : <: ■ ,/ and . Co., Ltd.), and a number of other/gen--' tlemen. prominent in, shipping and business circles i ,v-:,-v / v Apologies- for absenoo. wero received, from the Prime Minister (Rt Hon Sir Joseph >■.v.Ward), the - Hon. (R. : M'Nab, (Minister for. • ft! ; Lands),tho-Hon;. T. :W; vHislopi (Mayor ,of Wellington), Mr T M Wilford, MP : :(Chairman. of, tho Harbour -Board)j , I '-Mr. . A.. , Turnbull,V : Mr. H. Bcauchamp, and others, besides several telegrams from bodies of marine, engineers. - A severe cold : was . assigned ~as .the-: reason for the. absence-of I, ■ v ..tho. Premier, who . was cxpectcd to presido. ■ : SPEECH'BY. THE MINISTER FOR { MARINE. .. Tho.rHonA J. A.;Millar,-in, proposing tho ' toast of ■ -r'.'Thev Guest," ', said', that .- Colonel Denny .was ono of -tho most ,prominent men -. in tho Empire:in connection with tho:building of iahips^SFor,; ttioae! sii -': present Miad . had -.the." pleasure ot sailing -<m ~ : ships . built by Messrs; Denny "8r05.,, and v jinia-;, tonal. had gone -into thoso. vessels:/:* -Thp. ,: . ; Union Steam ,Ship Company, -for:- winch i l . Messrs. Denny Bros, had - beon f ibuilding .for ; .. so many-years,-possessed the finest coasting . fleet,, in -the Empire, . New... Zealandcrs }:■. wero ,very .proud of; it;-- becauso tho iprogross y of that iflecfofrom its small beginrt]iig. was an -indication . of, tho, progress. of:-.tho country. : -On ; behalf of .tho.. Marines-Engineers,-,- Mr: i: MillarVi'--extended . , Colonel:Denny. Whatpvervfaith. thcir.guest had. hall tin tho-.potentialities of this -country : . —and ho had clearly , shown that ho" had -... much—ho-, hoped that he would have .oven - -more, as a rrsuli> orrwhat lie was ablo":to, i : •i-6ee/during ,this,-visit.. ..:Such,cVisitsiWould..do ' " •i-moro .to -cement itho,'.good,- feeling which existed'., between.-tho diffc.rcntj parts of tho : ' Empire , thaiii-'any--.-quantity „ o£»':official cor- ; respondeueo. cHe.'-'had "much -pleasure r fn -K"(^lAel^Dennyj'.thediploma .-; ,'and- badge ofi-.the.' Au'stfalasiah 'Institute, of : 'MannoTEngineers;, v /It,-had-:.beon given ito - , - gentlemen who were --well/: known as having . taken .an , activov part-, ln^engincering,. -meluding , many - .people ;> of'.'itlievJhi'ghcst ■ dis-" -:.r ■ tmction.-m, the Empire." iHo ftrusted.Cplonol v, Denny .would - long - live 1 to '.badge,-' and.. that: it " would ■ romind ' him..- of ■■ • thoir ;o;^pleasant; : half-hpur-'tps^h (Applause) ' ' ' 11 REMARKS BY COLONEL DENNY. .: Colonel, Dennv,-'"ltvyrosponding; 'expressoil : i ■. regret , for the abserico: ot 1 the-Premier, aijd: ■ tho causo: of it. mterviiw, dh : tho previous day : ho had. :soon':-that.- if Sir.- :, Joseph . Ward did liot tako jnore caro , of -i . -himself,-. he would • become. seriously mdis- -.- posed.- ;Ho (Colonel' Donny) highly appreci!.;.vv. at(xl the.'honour;.-dono -him .-hy-.tlio^Pnmo - a t: Minister and:his -colloagucs. -:..'Ho .would not be.: offended.: if- ,it< .were -suggested - that ho i:-, . ; ■ camo to New, Zealand.moro;or,.'less ignorant ... of the •; country. Ho came; to learn, though ho,had, always been mterestod-in-New ( Zealand; and did not - invariably associato tho gj^;hamQ:with;Lphdra.'Bridge,-hpr;'-iniaginc:tli3t: - tho,-people spoko -a.-forcignvlanguage,.-and '•|.b'6j.- 1 con- ; Bidercd decent by peoplo m tho Old Country. . (Laughter.) ,v -His earliest- years in .business . ' pad ; h&h: 'associated: 'with;New\ZMlaiid, i;an3 t ' it .was-thus that -he -had .-'first ...gained .anidea, of this-' country's potentialities. .' • ;Al- - not.-exdodd .'.iu ■population', , some cities, even in. Scotland; yet, wlnlo ii.'iiV Glasgow;;-mttVits imijlipn;' was: ■ •nnablo-to maintain a small,ifleet of penny. ■ .' steamors. Now -Zealand ' had . tho business end -V; of sovoral . great Jines. trading, with the Old : : Country, and had a great '.company. of its .-:-:o'.vii;-with- several subsidiary lines. If more . peoplo visited tlio Colonies, thero. would, bo v •less ymisunderstanding - -about'. : Imperial. - . i: affairs. ■ The true bond of: Empire, was not >.. ..: a. material ono, ;but :a sentimental: ono. -Ho . had often -/acted l -as: .a; - trustee; and : lie had .-- found that-for s raising Cain: m a family thero :-; -;!was nothing /likei ;tnoiVdy,-' : wliile' for closing -.up ;, breaches.: he. .' never.-j'lknew'.vanything '.like. ; ,- -.. . the little word: "love.": As far as ho could ' see, there was-in Now Zealand an enormous capacity •of affection for tho Old; Country. -:. ,■ 3'his would spread-.and.bj3'reciprocated;/'and tho hePoiiie::.st''< ) t'2 ei V fnr aggression, (.which;;wq.su,the last :^t■•"fobe' - thought.,, of,-'. butfor.—the-, good-, of .'-its,.own : , people ; andv others; ' (Applause.) - 'ilo - had . .;..ii: big interests: in % New. :Zealand.<-. , .,.5ir->.-Jamesi ■ - Mills was one ,of his\bcst ! t fnendß.. and ■ tho -. : . Union Company was ono of tho .best business v. - --• friends. of Donny- Bros.-While ihero <he had yij*' Been'-;' soyet-al.',; industry. : • - earned 'oii by h|s' firm,.:suoh as: tho Mahono, ■ tho Maori,- and-other-^iiq,'ships, t whioh, however/ yet stand ■ the.:tcr,t of tnno. He •t -'had-no-doubt.theycwomld -stand .it. Ho, was ■ . moro interested .ta;boo again tho old Mahina-. - pua, - which Svasi-lauriohed -.'twice I :within'*,a fort- •• night. After tho first ceremonious launching, ','-. '-/■ sho was'thrown.on tho wharfidunnggalo; j'V:-/;-!ahdi layr.th^,;]^li'''^Psff^^i'.'^^ti^aijd' • . 20ft. at her bows hanging ovor v thev.watp)-. : She nas :rcfloatod,■ and was still: running with -v-f tho original boiler and engine;. /Ho; still admired: the Rotomahaua with its clipper: stem, 'Bnd iYished hovconld endow with moro-artistic sensoV so that they would have rlw&ts; built' on ' such 'Jjines : nowadays,: though 1 ho vadmitted that-:thci-b.-wore utilitarian oh-: • . jections. Thq/Rotomahana-was the first -: ocean-going -steel - steamer ovor built, and the Loongana, whioh was. also built by<,his. firm . for-'-.ihe '."U|ii6n ; t:ra going turbine .steamer:.. Now-Zeiland -now ! -had an ono.-mous" mcrcantilo- fleet,. and thoy' ' had : to keep. it - gpi n g.j ;>,T o: dot-li at tlj eyi mti'st' - dependyeryliirgoly. on- their: ">/^'->*ducts; i ---He-h'aa-.se^VtH4ifth«^as-a,:tmi9'sSt' * ; of in V-tho anil, what-; th'oy: wero producing, was. .required all' . - over ytho -.world;'p «;Ho ; hopwl Vth'cj Dominipji; : woiild- continue to prosper; and .thai thej . .. between this- land- and- tho -Jlother :Country .' ' •'. would-, still . grow stronger.- He v.-arnily thanlced'tho; for.tlie-'honour - oon- , - .ferred-upon him. (Applauso.): : i "PARLIAMENT." "Mr. D. Robertson, in proposing "Parlia-'. " - mcnt." said -,-tho Pnmo .Minister had "a very difficult job. Peoplo from -the Oid • Country .. and iothers domanuod all sort« of things -from V Parliament.: Thoro wero a lot of peoplo who : 1 -wanted to get rich suddenly, and he did not - - envy -Sir.--Joseph tlio tnsk 'of meeting their demands. "Whenr you can't'. do. tho. V:-, '^impossible/;ypu'yo';gc4-to';,stopj';aild' that's- - jHiero Parliament,.is:,'tp-day,";.;o6ridlud(^VMr-.':: - Robertson, amid laughter.and applause. : ■ • Tho Hon. G. Fowlds, m. j acknowlodging tho 'compliment,. said .. that' .oyoni thp- -mast-j>re- ; judieed-spPctators- must Vtliat'iPa'r-''' liameht had been fairly ]'siiccfeesful.j-iii''"nSJvan--..-.-'oing tho interests of.the country. ': Now-,Zea,- , land was wonderfully progressive, and had beou in a satisfactory position , for iliany years.;, If ' that was not duo to Parliament,-at any-rato Parliament had not prevented it. f'arliamont had always beon proud of the great concom with which Colonel Denny's namo was connccted, and had tnod to hold tho scalcs' - at an equal poise between tho owners and had to tako part in working tho - : ships *oii .coasts. Ho was particularly pleased .to welcome Colonel Donny as one

who had for many yoats represented tho speaker's nativo town-of"Kilmarnock in tlio House of Commons SPEECH'BY MR. MASSEY. ■ Ml-. :W. "P-..- Massby, M.'l?., proposed "Shipping, and Allied Industries." Ho expressed himself jis particularly pleased to join in. tlio welcome to 1 Colonel. Denny, bccauso tlio poopla !of JTew wero Imperialists, almost to a man, and realised that Messrs. Denny. 8r05.,-whoso ships wero to bo seen in all the mas and'harbours of tlio world, had'donomuohtoMri'forward tlio cnutso of i Imperialism.' Colonel Denny would bo freshly convinoed during his, visit that New Zealand was.no insignificant part of tho Empire. With its long coast lino, its .magnificent harbours, ■ a,nd tho instincts' and traditions of its people, it was'bound-to be a'great maritime country. ■ (ApplauseO ; ' -in-''' - OTHER ADDRESSES. ■■' Tho.Hon, C..M:Luke, M.L.C., in responso, roforrcd to tho important part played by tho Union Company. t and tlio Huddart-Parker Company m the dovolopmcnt of tho Dominion. ..Ho believed 'tlio progress of New wpuld'.be. more rapid, than ( had cvci:■ boon scon in any part of'tho'British Empire. H .Tho labour troubles ;of: reoont years, must verv soon find a solution, and tho primary'ar.d other industries of'- tho Colonv would develop very rapidly with tho further opening" np of tho lands of tlio North (Applause.) Colonel Denny proposed "Tlio Chairman." 1 The Hon.'' J. "'A.. Millar, m roply, admitted thatthe' Jifor df'-'a' Minister of tho Crown.;was not an easy l one, but, ho added, f"I 'jibnVtlnnlc'Vl^ «if^losing;;any,'weight or any sloop." 'Notwithstanding Mr. Robortson's idea that they had arrived at a point whoro nothing further 1 could he done, tho Gov>rnnwrit still '-'hopixl; tp'' w'dlvo something for. ;:(ApplauM.)\: ' ■