THE PREMIERS IN LONDON.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10966, 8 May 1907, Page 3

THE PREMIERS IN LONDON.

BANQUET BY NATIONALISTS. (Press Assn. — By Telegraph. — Copyright.) (Received May 8, 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, May 7. Nationalist members of the House Jbi Commons banqueted the Premiers. Those present included Lord Loreburn, Mr Augustine Birrell, Mr John Morley, and Mr Churchill. Mr John Redmond, who presided, expressed the party's gratitude to the colonial representatives for their unvarying sympathy with Ireland. Mr Bent, Premier of Victoria, has been inspecting Covent Garden methods. He is hopeful of securing from the Count} Council land in the Strand for the Victorian Agency, where financial and other business will be transacted. He has continued negotiations with the Batik, respecting the inscription of loans. Sir W. Lyne received an ovation at Sheffield. Workmen were especially enthusiastic. He addressed a large meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce at the Cutlers Hall on the lines of his Conference speech, but was more outspoken. He declared Australia was prepared to supply Britain with all the wheat it wanted at fourpence a bushel cheaper than the Argentine's present prices. All the statements about a dear loaf were absolute moonshine. After the .Conference speeches there was no excuse for asserting that the colonies did not fryor preference. At present Australian farfljprs had no guarantee that Britain •woulj} not give their market to foreigners, .giwely if they were able to get a flteady suppjy at the same or lower rates ,t he Erjtu& ought to be willing to take lit from our flesh and blood. Referring $o the duty recently placed on American farming machinery, Sir W. Lyne stated hfl was prepared to increase it if it would jndttpo British manufacturers to make that niSLchinery. He emphasised the disj>roportional growth of foreign shipping .and manufactures in the harbors of Australia, wjth the beggarly increases and iin some cases decreases of British, trade. While Australia expected for manjf in be dependent on the^JjHtrsiTnavy, yeT 11> froved she was pre--"pared to Jiplp herself and also to help the as far as the navy was concerned. ■