LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16538, 11 November 1915, Page 5

LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.

AUSTRALASIANS TAKE PART, ESPECIALLY CORDIAL RECEPTION. LONDON, November 9. The Lord Mayor's Show was essentially a war-time display. The warmest welcome was given to the Australians and New Zealanders by the dense crowds. All the Australasian branches of the army were represented and cheered. The infantry were in simbeaten contrast to the Home troops. Also the Australian Light Horse and the New Zealand Mounteds were well represented. A contingent of several Maoris aTrested the crowd's attention. Many of the Australasian wounded were looking on. Four German guns taken by the London Territorials and Welsh Guards at Loos on September 25 were a most striking feature, also a battery of motor aircraft guns, an aeroplane detachment, machines, and ■workshop appliances. Many Canadian units, South Africans, and West Indians participated. Following the Lord Mayor's coach came the recruiting column, in which was the Guards detachment, and representatives of all the London regiments; lastly came the ambulance section. « ADMIRATION FOR AUSTRALASIANS. A PATHETIC INCIDENT. LONDON, November 9. (Received Nov. 10, at 5.55 p.nj.J The size, alertness, serenity, and swing of the Australians and New Zealanders drew cheers along the whole route of tfte Lord Mayer's Show—perhaps from thoughts of Anzac and all that the words convey.

At the banquet, for the first time in living memory, the Lord' Mayor entertained a Coalition Government. Prior to the banquet there was a brilliant reception. Lord Derby was accorded an ovation.

A pathetic incident was the Hon. T. Mackenzie's arrival with his blind son, khaki-clad. They were accorded an enthusiastic reception. The Lord Mayor said he trusted the King would soon be able to resume his activity. SPEECHES AT THE BANQUET. THE ALLIES' NOBLE PURPOSE. NAVY MAKES MILITARY VICTORIES POSSIBLE. LONDON, November 9. (Reoeived Nov. 10, at 5.55 p.m.) Sir J. A. Simon proposed the toast of " Our Allies.'' They' were, he said', a fraternity of nations seeking no selfish separate ends, but united for the single purpose of saving humanity from the greatest danger tihat had ever overshadowed it. He added : "We will act together until the time has come to discuss common terms of peace." (Received Nov. 10, at 7.15 p.m.) M. Cambon, replying to the toast, referred to'the murder of Nurse pavell for the crime of generosity. "Such'an odious act," he said, "fortified' the AHies' resolution. Germany is sensible only to brute force, and when she finds that her scheme of world domination has broken down, she will be a prey to moral depression, causing her sudden fall."

Mr G. A. Touche, M.P., proposed "The Imperial Forces. ' Mr Balfour, in, responding, said the Central Powers had two immense advantages apart from the unity of control. These were ample preparation and interior lines of communication. These would have been absolutely overwhelming but for the security given by the fleet. On that alone htyd the successes which had already blessed our army been built up. (Received Nov. 10, at 8.5 p.m.) Mr Balfour said it was superfluous to praise the armies which the genius of Lord Kitchener had raised. They were daily adding to their laurels and numbers, and what they had done was a small earnest of what they were predestined to accomplish. Regarding the future, Mr Balfour de clined ,-to assume the character of a prophet. "Perhaps," he said, "when the historian looks back on the war; he will be inclined to say: ' There was no moment when the calculations of the Central Powers were near accomplishment.' The first spring, which might have been fatal, has been utterly foiled, It is many months since the enemy in the west could claim anything liko a success, and two months since the temporary advance to Russia reached its high-water mark. There now appears to be a pause. This means that the tide of the enemy's successes has reached its limit, and they have to look forward to an ebb—fast or slow, but an ebb all the same. betrayal of all her traditions was a tTiuniph for German diplomacy. The rulers were animated simply by motives of greed and fear. No diplomacy of the Allies could have outweighed the simple fact that the rulers thought Germany and Austria 'were the horses they should back Some day they will

REGRET THEIR MISCALCULATION. In one respect Britain is blameworthy. A section of the press forgets that articles published are read far beyond the limits of these islands by peoples unaccustomed »to our modes of thought and ways of treating national emergencies. (Received Nov. 10, at 8.10 p.m.) " Tho British always take a gloomy joy in self-depreciation, but domestic criticism circulated in Germany and neutral countries is apt to prove that we are dangerously misusing the powers of the press. If public utterances raise up new enemies, and the outpouring of blood will be increased, tho sacrifices of war will be extended, and it will add strength to our enemies, which all our victories will make it hard to overcome. " I cannot tell whether the war will be short or long; whether it will be decided in the east, the west, or the south; but seeing Allies' strength growing dai'y, the strain put upon our enemies is becoming intolerable. I feel entitled to look forward WITH SERENE CONFIDENCE to th'e fruit in which the noble sacrifices of the army and navy will find immortal reward." Referring to the censorship, Mr Balfour said : "It is a ridiculous travesty of a noble watchword to talk of the freedom of the press in connection with the action of the Globe." SPEECH BY MR ASQUITH. TRANSFORMATION OF BRITISH NATION. LORD KITCHENER'S MISSION. DETERMINED TO REDEEM SERBIA. LONDON, November 9. (Received Nov. 10, at 8.30 p.m.) The Lord Mayor proposed "His Maiesty's Ministers." Mr Asquith, in replying, said: "We as a people have been transformed. We have brought together the scattered threads of our varied activities, and gradually but thoroughly woven them to a degree unknown before into a single web. Our whole life has taken a new and sober colour under the subduing conscientiousness of great issues, overshadowing the presence of sorrow. We were confronted with n great searching test a year ago, and chose the harder but better course.

WE STAKED EVERYTHING upon our choice, and I am still sure we chose rightly and shall win."

Referring to Lord Kitchener's mission, Mr Asquith said: "As a result of the Cabinet's decision on Thursday, Lord Kitchener, when in Paris, engaged in a fruitful consultation with the French Government. He thence proceeded on a mission."—(Amid prolonged laughter Mr Asquith said no doubt he would be accused of hoodwinking the nation, but he declined to mention the destination.) "Lord Kitchener has gone, but we hope and trust only for a very short time. He has gone to survey at close quarters the whole situation in the eastern theatre of war. He carries with him the complete confidence of our allies and his own countrymen, and takes the authority of a great soldier, a great administrator, and the special faculties of insight and judgment which he derives from his Unrivalled knowledge and experience in the Near East." (Received Nov. 10, at 8.50 p.m.) Reviewing the situation in Serbia, Mr Asquith said: " All are watching with sympathy the gallant struggle of the army and people who are upholding national independence and the permanent interests of the Balkan peoples, despite the shortsighted hostility of one of their neighbours and the lamentable hesitation of another. There has been a plentiful crop of criticism regarding the Allies' diplomacy and strategy, but when the time comes for the full disclosure of the conditions, the statesmen and generals of the allied Powers will have no reason to shrink from the verdict of an impartial tribunal. Whatever may have been the mistakes and shortcomings of France, Russia, Italy, and ourselves, we have resolutely determined to secure for Serbia the future her heroism and sacrifices so well deserve.'' After paying a tribute to the Italian army, Mr Asquith emphasised the unity of the Allies. "We will," he said, "stand or fall together. All the stories the enemy has circulated regarding piecemeal arrangements of a' one-sided peace are only IDLE, WORTHLESS CHATTER. " Reading the newspapers, even listening to debates in an august assembly to which I do not belong, one might think that the conduct of this war had been an unbroken series of follies and blunders This is not the judgment of the people of the Empire, of our allies, or the judgment of our enemies. The objects of our arms are exactly the same as I defined in the Guildhall a year ago. We pursue them with undiminished faith, and J believe we have advanced a long way towards their achievement. Be the journey long or short, we will not pause or falter until we have secured for the smaller European States a charter of independence, and for Europe and the world at large a final emancipation from a reign of force."