THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DINNER IN LONDON.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10624, 1 June 1897, Page 3

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DINNER IN LONDON.

PBR PBEBB ASSOCIATION— COPYEIOHT.] London, May SO.

At tbe annual dinner to South Australian colonists 200 guests were present, among whom were Lords Carrlngton and Jersey, Lord James of Hereford, Sir Andrew Clark, Mr W. P. Reeves, Sir W. B, Perceval, and the Hon. T. Playford. Apologies wero received from Mr Seddon, Sir James FergueßOn, Lord Kosebery, the Rleht Hon. J. Chamberlain, and the E_l of Klntore,

Lord Herechell heartily welcomed Chief Justice Way as a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and congratulated himself upon having assisted to pass the law enabling Chief Justice Way to be appointed. He intimated that he wonld be glad of tbe assistance of Chief Justice Way on the oommittee. Chief Jattice Way, in responding, congratulated Mr T. Playford on bis latest financial success in London, and acid that ln accepting the South Australian latest loan the financiers praised the colony's encoese in borrowing and her accounts, He was prond to have been selected as tbo Australian representative oo tho Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Also he was greatly encouraged by the cordiality of the English Bench and Bar with regard to the inclusion of oolonial Judges on the Judiciary of the Privy Coanoll, wbloh showed that they had regarded the true traditions of the English Bench, and that coloninl Judges were not regarded as nnworthy to sit aa peers in learning aud character with the Engllth Judges, Tbis was another thread ln tho great cord of Imperial Federation, marking as it did the judicial solidity cf the Empire. With regard to the Federal Convention reoently held ln Adelaide, he said it was animated by high statesmanship and conciliation, with tbe result that the early federation of the colonies woald j follow. When that happened tbe Convention would be regorded as the happiest I event of the Queen's record reign. j

Lord Rusiell, of Killowen, endorsed the ealogy passed on Chief Justice Way, and Bald that the latter's reputation had preceded him. Lord Halsbnry said the whole of the Judicial Committee admitted tbe wisdom of admitting colonial Judges to tbe Privy Council, and were still making selections. Cbief Jnstloo Way was greatly touobed by [the many kindly references to himself.