THE ADMIRAL'S VISIT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12618, 23 March 1903, Page 2

THE ADMIRAL'S VISIT.

AN OUTING ON THE PENINSULA.

On Saturday mdrhing hie Excellency Adfplrat Fairtliawe alid Staff were afforded an opportunity of Geeing Dunedin and its environs {ronvtbe lieighie of the Peninsula. The visitore were the guc-ets of the city at »h outing which took the'forul of a tlfivo to the late Hon. W. : J. M. Larnaoh's estate; whore they wen) entertained tttluhch. Tlie party , left the'Fenihill Club shortly after 10 o'clock, accompanied by the Mayor arid nearly all the rity ootlhfcillors. The Legisaturo was reprcssnted by the Hons. G. Jf'Loan, W. Jr. Bolt, Hugh Gourleyj diid D. Pinkertbn, Slfssn James Allen, T. Mackenzie, J. A. Millar, IL D. Bedford, and J. 1 , . Arnold, Sl.ll.K.'s. Mr A. James (representing tho , trustees in the estate)) Mr F. R. Oliftpman, J. R. Sinclair. W. O. T. Goodman, John Rogers, T. B; FairlNiirri, George BeOI, and R. Glendining were also of ithp party. ' . ! The morning was dull and gloomy, and a strong southorly wfnd came off ihft ( se», making everj r one button their eoa'e about them for tafititll. Tho Sim occasionally came out for a few minutes, but not.sufficiently bright to show up the view fiom the ■hills k He 'bret. Still, the drive was a very pleiieainfc one, and the Visitors expressed ' tlieraselvet as ploiteed with the picturesque-, mess of the sttrrotihdlnge of the city. The C'amp was reached aboiit iiooii, and some time was spent irt looking over the old place, on which its former owner lavished so much oxpews. The building is 111 a Rood ■Mate of presiTO'tlori, but the grounds have run.wild and lost mlioh of their former beauty. , . Lunch was (served indoors Mislead of on the laton, Where, had the weather been fine, it was intended to have it, After the eppetitee of tlie party had becii satisfied there were a touple 6f toasts. " The King _ •having been Jovnllj" bonowred, the Movor proposed the ''Health of Admiral Fail- ■ ishowe." . '"■ ■ , His Worship said: I rise to propose the toast of "His Excfilleticy the Admiral."— (Applmne.) First of all. allow m* !o express the gratification which the citizens of Dun'pdin teei-H the kindly feeling which prompted lits Excei'-ency, at no doubt coii-

sittorable inconvenience to liimeelf, to do us the of responding to our invitation •to Mtond his visit to this part of the colony. May I cxprepes a hope that this visit may prove so pleasant ahd enjoyable that it -will be repeated fit no distant future date. In welcoming his ExdeMehey, we lα' him (he representative ill these waters of the first line of thfe'defence of the Empire- 1 - the navy, that navy whioli in the past'and «,t the present to played, and is playing, elicit a largo part in the building up and expansion of ojlr Empire and in the protection of its trade arid commerce. On recent notable occasions tho display made by our warships lias becii a sight which has arimied the nation, and; has, ho doubt, had 'its dile ■effect in maintaining ttre peace of the world. We, in this corner of the globe, are not privileged to look Upon the full etferifith of o,Ur navjr, but we jtully recognise the- power ■that it is in maintaining the supremacy of tlie Empire, and we also feel a sense of,. security in knowing thai some of our, ships af o always peregrinating round the colonies ■ ■The.matter of tho relationship between the Motherland raid Itic colonics with regard to the un-k-eep of ihe navy has now bewiine ■what I may call a burning question. There neems to be a. considerable difference o£ opinion as to the solution of tho problem, Wit I feel,sure, Whatever may be the residte as expressed oh any parchment, that, in the filhiro as in the past, when the flay of hepesfiity arrives all cctf-sideralione but that of {he integrity: of tlie Enipiro will be thrown to the winds and ii united front and resistance will ba shown to nit our foes, fiiit wd"a& out for a pionic to-day. *nd hot for speech!-, fyinp, and I will hot detain you wft-h any fiirther remarks. I troiild like, however; ti> bcaf testimony to the 'uniform courtesy of the bffibers niid Ilie'good c'onduet of the nien'.' of those of Hie vessels of'the Australasian Stiuw'ton which havp ricited us from tlfflß to" time. 1 know thai the people of otir city . always ohdeavounr to .mako their visits liere as enjoyable as porsible, and they* on the. o.ther h'arid, seem lo thoroughly apfireoiati tiiD effort made for their entertainment fjCMitWncnj I ask you now to drink tlie ''Health of bin ExceJlßncy < Admiral Fanfrhswe." The toast was drunk with enthusiasm.* Admiral Fanshp.frp, in reply, said: Tonr Worship, members of the City Council, and Ciontiemon,—l wish oil belialf of myself and my stoff f.n thank y'oti riiort warmly for the extremely hearty and kind welcome you have given me in Dunediii, iiiid for tlie honour which, at the same time., you have done to the great service to which wo belong.— (Applause.) Geritlomon, I believe that i& will bs>. better, for us that we should keep that groat service, and thnt we should , haVe ohe navy for the protection of Utif Eniptfe* I. think "there .ire maiiy and practical reasons , why we should, do this. It is Well ktibwfi In history, and the great American historian Mahari over and over again shows that wherever ono Power lms been opposed to allies, that ohe Power lias a great advantage in undivided counsels, and one centf&l directing authority. Were wo to have sinall local naviesj this advantage would bo lost; . and we cannot afford to bo. handicapped in the task of tho protection of the Empire.--(jlenv. henf.) We have nhowh of old—and New Zealand has perhaps shown it more forcibly than nuy other part of the Empire —thitt ire are determined to stand together, and should tho rights of; any Bfltoh be dohied him, or should he; be oppressed in any part of the world,' not only the regular forces, but tho whqlq of the British Empire will require to know the * reason why.-HApplause.) I have- jiist coiiie from the Old Country, and I can assure you,_ gentlemen) tj-jt tjiefe 13 a very wdrm feeling towards Now Zealand there. "Tlie faot that New Zealand sent a larger proportion of her manhood to assist the.Old Country iirthe very trying war that sho has just gone through is not likely to bo fdr*dtlen in the Old Country for rnany years to come. Bitt although we are iihit«d ( a free and. independent nation under one Kingf there is biip greiit matter that I jllittk must keep before U5. T( I Idok at tlie map of the world ii cannot fdr the lifo. of ,mo see how any future war can arise-that cW be conducted against us by any Power ..Unless it possesses a navy, unloss we go to- . ifar.with Ni'xt tiflie wb have a> war , wo must conle 'on the navy/ Before we cah attflthtt td otigago in putting ft single shipload of our gallant Eoldiers on the sea—and I eay, it ae strongly as possible—we must see that the sea is clear. I can cbhcfeivfe of nothing'more serious thiiii that a transport of tho,bravest and best. eoldiers in the wofld, uerhaps going from New Zealand to some other part of the world; should be exposed to the attack of some email fiiet cruieer or torpedo destroyer. Wo must keep command of the sea, and I think that had better 'be done, for the reasons I have . giveii) i'ljr ono great navy_.—(Applause.) The traditions and tlie glorious history of the liast beloiig l to everj- Britoh. Nelson's descendants are not confined to England, Scotland, and Ireland. Why ehoiild we setup little petty nayie4? Let p stand.,tb'tli6 'old service which hae done everything for Us in the past. It is due to that Ne>V Zealand and Australia are inhabited by tlie Angle-Saxon face to-day.—(Applause.) 1 , thank you again, gentlemen, for the. #x-' tromely delightful visit myself and itty staff (ire liaving here. I am pleased, indeed, that in the short time at my disposal I' liiVe been abls to see th" four great centres of New Zealand.—(Applause.) After lunch a vote of thanks ivaS passed by acclamation to the trustees for- tlie property by whose kindness it was placed at thi> disposal of tho city for the afternoon's 'Entertainment. Shooting parties were then formed, and aft hour \<iAs spent at the.et peitee of the rabbits on the hillside) biit the' lnbttality was not very severe. This. : is not ititeiidetl as a reflection on the shooting abilitios of the visitors or their gueste, but . on tho nircumstanoes which made heavy b:tj»s impdseible. At 3 o'clock the conveyances were brought round, and the drive home occupied about an hour.

GARDEN PARTY AT NORTHEAST VALLEY. Sohle 500 of 600 ladies and gentlemen accepted the kind invitation of Mr R. Glendining to be present at the garden party given in his grounds on Saturday afternoon in honour of the Admiral's visit. The grounds' were looking very'nice , , and the. guests found a great deal of pleasure iii strolling about looking at the flowers and . enjoying tho music of the band till the distinguished visitors arrived. Admiral Failslißtve and staff arrived about 4.30, arid shortly after Captain Noel (of H.M.S. Wallaroo)! accompanied by his wardroom officere, " drove up. They were received by Mr and Mrs Glendining, and subsequently a numbei . of tlie guests wore afforded an opportunity ' of meeting them. Afternoon tea was nerved in the drawingroom and in a large marquee oil..the ground, anil everyone seemed to be having a verypleasant time. . . His Excellency and staff left for the north by a special train yesterday morning. The Mayor and Mr F. R. Chapman were at . the station to see them off, and the train left at about a quarter past 9. Admiral Fanfihawe before leaving expressed to his Wor*hip the great pleasure his vieifc to Dunedin had afforded him.