SIR C. DILKE ON COLONIAL STATESMEN.

Evening Star, Issue 8119, 20 January 1890, Page 3

SIR C. DILKE ON COLONIAL STATESMEN.

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LONDON, January 19, (Received January 20, 1890, at 12.40 p.m.) Sir C. Dilke’s book entitled the ‘ Problems of Greater Britain ’ is published. The author eulogises Chief Justice Higinbotham, Messrs Service, Gillies, and Deakin, of Victoria. The last named, he thinks, is sure to become Premier of Victoria, and probably of Australia. _ New South Wales, in Sir C. Dilke s opinion, is certain to increase her Customs tariff sooner or later. Property and coal are indicated as the directions in which extra taxation will be levied. Sir H. Parkes is described as a “ prodigy ” and Mr R. Bernhard Wise, ex-Attorney-General, as a man of the future. Lord Carrington has shown himself similarly independent of the Colonial Office, and evidently shares the views of Sir H. Parkes and Mr Dibbs as to ultimate separation of Australia from the Mother Country. Sir C. Dilke thinks that the prosperity of South Australia is assured and advocates that the claims or Western Australia for respansible government should be conceded in full. The might be applied to that country with good results. The vetoing of the New South Wales Divorce Bill by the Queen is condemned. He declared that Chief Justice Higinbotham would be chosen Governor of Victoria if that digaitary were made elecSymes, proprietor of the Melbourne ‘ Age,’ is denomiated the Apostle of Protection ” in the colonies, and the forerunner of Henry George’s doctrine that the State ought to be the sole landlord. Sir Henry Parkcs’s financial embarrassments and the consequent raffling of his effects will only increase the number of his admirers; and, notwithstanding his and his trashy poetical effusions, his enemies will find themselves powerless to sink him.