SIR J. CARROLL ENTERTAINED.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13990, 12 May 1916, Page 4

SIR J. CARROLL ENTERTAINED.

FAKEWELLED AT COSMOPOLITAN CLUB. Tlie Hon. ftir James Carroll,, M.J. for,.! Gisborne, . who .'• is -leaving ,by iUtc. T&rawera- to-morrow for, Auckland." en route for England ■, at the .invitation.: of the Empire "Parliamentary*; Association, was? entertained * last > evening Vat the Cosnlopoli tail -Club. -There was a 'fair ftttenda^ce ' of members.' Mr T. Leslie, president, oecupiedsthe chair, and-ten-dered congratulations to Sir James. «Tho Mayor, -Mr-'Wt -G-. Sherratt. m presenting the popular member for Gisborne with a handsome travelling rug, declared his selection Mas a great honor to Sir .Tames and a greater honor to the district. The health of the guest of the evening 1 ' was.' proposed" by Mr E. I*. Mountfort, who referred especially to the manner m which the Empire was standing to the Old Country m the present grave crisis, and said he looked upon this < as the initial step when the colonies would be represented m tho Imperial Parliament. , Congratulations were -also showered upon Sir James by numerous speaker.*, including -Messrs J., B. Leydon, R. M. Birrell, A. Sawyer, G. E. Jones,. W. J. Hennessy, H. Miller, ,W. Webb, J. C. JiJisbett, J. Colley,' V: Riven, and T. Hogg . who spoke m. appreciative terms of his ability to uphold the honor of 2fe\y Zealand. : ; Sir James Oarroll, m the course., of aii. eloquent reply, said theY weve-'.ena-i •bjariking on the foreground of great -possibilities, and although the alternative issues 'were yet m doubt , there was a! strong .thought permeating the Empire,, that we could, jiot :be. beaten until the last man was- given. • Th&jwar has; set aside all the shibboleths o£ - thepasti. and they had to establish new humanitarian, and > commercial principles. -..: Our social life must be. altered considerably, by, the war s and- he believed! that the: conference ; of the .AJ--liesnand the ; Dominions oversea pointed to what muat come. He could: not state! "what the.. programme jwould be,, but it Mjould touch all things^ relating to .our affairs, out : Allies; and the world ge«)erally. It would* touch all matters, connected with. tfheSvar, and social, industrial and. ecbripmic conditions. -In concluding he expressed % a hope to visit Ireland, and Scotland, and to visit our boys m the trenches/ m Fiance. .Other toasts, duly honored were "Borough Council,"' proposed by Mr J. Colley and responded to by the Mayor, .Cpuncillors Munns, Lawless, and Miller, and • Gouncillbrv G-. . E. . Jqnea,(Cobk County); "Cosmopolitan Club," proposed Uy Mr R." W. Kyme, and' responded to by Messrs T: Leslie (president), and C H.Ambridgej^'Tlie Ladies.'^ projposed 1 " by Mr Leslie and responded to by Messrs *M. ■ '"Bf. de Costa and J. o ? Connor. Several 'vocal and musica-I items were contributed during the even ling, and Sir ■'- James was made the recipient by Mr ft. Seymour of a couple of mascotsi m the shape of an Australian bear (Anz.ac) and . greenstone e.mblem. ■" : "