COLONIAL VISITORS FETED.
.(Press Assn. — By Telegraph. — Copyright.) (Received May 4 8. 35 a.m.) LONDON, May 3. The Victorian League entertained the wives and daughters of the Premiers and JMinisters at luncheon. Tlie Princess Louise was present. The British Empire League and British Soience Guild gave a banquet at tlie Hotel Metropole. There were 300 guests present, including Lord Hugh Cecil, Lord Kelvin, and leading scientists and educationalists. Lord Derby,, the chairman, on behalf of the League, proposed the health of the Premiers. He was supported by the vice. Chancellor of Oxford* on behalf of the Science Guild. The latter declared the Universities of Montreal, Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand looked forward to the interchange of students and professors. Mr Deakin, replying, said the Imperial problem is to retain the principle of selfgovernment, not leaving self-government scattered and disunited or to be left until the hour of emergency to improvise expedients for unity. Sir Joseph Ward referred to the work of the Empire League m New Zealand, and was loudly cheered.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10963, 4 May 1907, Page 3
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