COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 23 December 1913, Page 5

COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

NEW ZEALAND M.P. ENTER-. TAINED.

IT CABLI-paißS 1880CIATION-COPYaiOHT. '/ (Received Dec. 23; 9.5 a.m.) ' LONDON, Dec, 22.

The Colonial Institute gave a luncheon to Mr A. M. Myers, M.P. for Auckland .East/ { Lieut-General Sir .James Bevan-Edwards, who , presided, recalled the fact that he had inspected the, New Zealand forces in 1889, and -there, was noi finer material for «oldiers in the world. ■" Jtfr IVlyers, in -the course of hi 6 speech; dealt with finance and defence. He justified New Zealand loans on the ground that they were devoted to reproductive works. He also declared that Australia, Canada and New Zealand should unite -to relieve Britain of the defence of the Pacific.