DOMINION DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16191, 29 September 1914, Page 4

DOMINION DAY

m LUNCHEON IN SYDNEY.Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. v SYDNEY, September 28. (Received Sept. 28, at 8.40 p.m.) At the Dominion Day luncheon Mr A. Griffith, ex-Senator Millen, the Consuls of France, Belgium, and Japan, and commercial representatives were present. Mr Griffith, referring to New Zealand's initiation of compulsory arbitration in industrial disputes, said that the Commonwealth was faced with the same difficulty as the dominion, but it meant to carry out the principles or abolish the system altogether. Mr Blow (New Zealand) quoted statistics showing the phenomenal progress of the dominion. Dominion Day was formally observed by the banks, the "Stock Exchange, and some of the Government offices yesterday, Saturday being the seventh anniversary of New Zealand's passing from a colony into a dominion. There was no general holiday, however, and little display m the "way of flags or bunting to mark 'he occasion. In accordance with the suggestion, of the Education Board many of the school committees had arranged an appropriate function, and patriotic speeches -were delivered, and the flag saluted. The Chairman of the Education Board (Mr G. C. Israel) attended the function at the Musselburgh School, and in the course of a short speech explained the significance of the advance of New Zealand from a colony to a dominion, and pointed out to the children their responsibilities as members of the dominion. Referring to the war, he said we were proud of the fact that we were taking our share of the burden, and were prond of the stamina of the boys we had sent to take their places in the fighting line. The war had its good as well as its bad features, and the way in which the women had worked to supply the contingent with clothing, etc., was an inspiration. The shipping companies observed a half-holiday.