SPEECH BY CARDINAL MORAN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11855, 6 January 1902, Page 6

SPEECH BY CARDINAL MORAN.

At the opening of a bazaar at Paddington in aid of the funds of St. Francis' new presbytery, Cardinal Moran gave an address, in which he said The citizens of Australia all deplored the death of Queen Victoria, whom they loved, yet they rejoiced at King Edward's accession, and he did not hesitate to say that perhaps no sovereign in modern times had ascended the: throne with such and such favourable surroundings as did iving Edward VII.. (Cheer.!.) He looked forward to the inauguration of the volunteer forces as a body of trained men who would be able to defend our hearths and homes. It would be the duty of the Government to see that these forces were disciplined and equipped so'that whenever called upon they might be able to carry out the wishes of Australia as patriots should. It would be a poor thing if in time of war they had to look to the Home Country for supplies of military stores, artillery, and rifle. Furthermore, they needed an Australian fleet. They wanted ships that could guard Australia's tranquil shores in time of peace and. defend theiji in time of war, and they should be ships :of a powerful type, not such vessels that an enemy 's man-of-war of a modern class could send to the bottom in half-an-hour*