THE COLONIALS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2702, 22 April 1915, Page 2

THE COLONIALS.

AT THE INSTITUTE'S LUNCHEON

(Received April 22, 9 a.m.) London, April 21. Earl Grey presided at the Colonial Institute's luncheon, at which Mr Young and Sir George Reid, Australian Agents-General, Sir Robert Nivison, head of the stdckbroking firm of R. Nivison, Ltd., Mr J. G. Jenkins', and many' business men and bankers were present. Mr Young, who has recently arrived from South Australia, said the war fund in Australia, which was in an exceedingly strong financial position, amounted to over £40,000,000 in gold. The count?\v lia4 beijn. able, despite the'drought and the disturbance in the wp,ol, lead, and jsinp markets, to pontinpe its normal developments and resources'. Australians expqrta'tiqn qf lie,r ' primary prqducts had made, her position easiei than that "of th.c British manufacturers, whq will have'to fight flje battle of eqmmej:ce" in the wqrJd's djslqpatecf markets Iqng'after peace is restored. He said Australia welcomed the ijjon. Lewis Harpqurt's r>romise tq consult the dqminions regarding peape. The Empire was bqund to give Germany a hiding, not in a spirit of vindictiveness, but as a matter of necessity. Lord Islington, on behalf of the Government, welcomed Mr Young as the new Agent-General for South Australia.