THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET.
A BRILLIANT ASSEMBLY. ■i IMPORTANT SPEECHES. Press Association.—Electtic Telegraph —Copyright. London, April 23. At the Lord Mayor's banquet, in honour of St. George's' Day, upwards of three hundred were present, including Cardinal Vaughan, Lord Jersey, Bishop Selwyn, Bishop Camidge (Ratburst), Bishop Webber (Brisbane), Bishop Barry (formerly of Sydney), Mr. S. Buxton (Parliamentary Secretary of the Colonial Office), Sir Julius Vogel the Agents-General for the various colonies, and a number of leading colonials. Sir George Grey, Sir Henry Loch, and the Marquis of Ripon sent messages regretting they were unable to attend. The Lord Mayor, in proposing the toast of " The Empire," hoped that the banquet in honour of St George, England's patron saint, would be perpetuated with a view to promoting the unity, loyalty, and patriotism* of the Empire. Lord Knutsford lauded the happy idea of the Lord Mayor in celebrating St. George's Day. The Conservatives, he declared, were not afraid of the necessary extension of the colonies, and were always ready to accept the responsibility. * He eulogised the work of the Agents-General, and hoped the colonies would never send gentlemen of a lower standard, otherwise the closer union desired by every statesman might be delayed.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18940425.2.46
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9494, 25 April 1894, Page 5
Word Count
200THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9494, 25 April 1894, Page 5
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.