COLONIAL BANQUET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 81, 26 May 1911, Page 7

COLONIAL BANQUET.

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, edly worked for j weiMtejne ‘ of t ’i.'> Knipire. weld in;? its parti into ,a "it rs f nidi-solnbii.' whole. ‘ 1,,, evolution ut self-government dominion- was mi. ol ike most iiiVjitirl a m Brit's!: contributions ( '■> Imperial science. He earnestly lioik ■:! the nniyersi! i«*s of the Empire, would give tiiat !lupin,: a definite ami eomnulsorv [dale in (■■he euvricniuiU, am! for deurei-s for, proficiency in modem hisibvV. Ihe Ihd-.e ot. E.'IUKI light. .••out■llium". ■:wti that. .judging- n, -lali>iand the iinlication.s there would bo a million jinroi.Hi‘ania to Canada during Did. making ;i •jtopiilatjpii.of DOGihObO, lie tinted \vit!i Satisfecdion that: l.lrev were fully r.doji! big }]:•.• Old Country’s in.-d itntion-,. .Ho reftlrml. ••’to’ Canada*s A h-1 e rod out ion to Co-opcrAte closely '.vil.li ah;; Brnish Xavy. mid mentioned that Ausl in Jin \v:i s ,v rb onsly undertaking’ immievr. Lion. He referred to New Zealand's unbroken career of : 'prdsperitv. It.-- iinmigra nts, though apparently restricted. were of.llns highest quality. Tie mentioned that Australia and New Zealand were profitliny by Lord Kitchener’s visit and that there was a readines:s...mi the ];art of (he young men to; perform tin: service. He recalled New Zea land’s 'spout a neons offer of one or two Dreadnoughts. and its .enormous effect in a waken ing the M otherla nd. Ho .was more than ever satisfied that the foundation stone of South Andean union had in everv sense been well and (nil;, laid. CANADA’S (TREAT TTITKE, Sir Wilfrid Laurie l -, responding, paid there, might be doubts mu! misgiviay. regarding Canada’s future. Some considered 'lhev bad conift do the parl.hu; of the- ways'. Canada, however, had no doubt of the wav she would follow. If any existed, lei all doubts eoasc, fir Canada had shaped 3ic*r course- she intended to. renin in a nation within the Empire. L<v.idivn. May 25. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, con:inning ,hiepeceli. said the nineteenth century belonged do the ■Ended Slates and the twentieth to Canada, which was drawuns ■: lOd.b-tii. people anmiaHv froin States. There was no danger of severance from British connection, as long as .the country wn- given freedom, liberty and 'happim -y. ' Aj7STRAI.TA’S WOXDERI-r.L Oil’t’CBTTX! TIES. Mr. Fisher:said that \reve. Australia in Canada’s fortunate position of . being alongside ’ seven millions of people c,\ similar ideas as her own. she would not fear the.ii .peaceful invasion. for tinny' was room and untold weaUli within he: borders. , if Australia were nearer Enr ope. slier would be brlnea understood and

attract-more or tne ■aiotlionaim s people. He hoped the reiu-e.-u r.i ative men of the United, Kingdom would follow the, example of tlie King and Quoi n a M discover Australia's necessities '-or themselves.; ■ . ■ CETTIK!'; IN -tOi'CTl WITH THE ’ t ■ COLQXIES. Sir Joseph Wa-d (Uidarul dhat if they e'oiild ’h?,ve seen ,■■ win I ocuirreil in ,\• ••-'■• Zealand ’em 'feli.is Kntuiee Day they would see d.h’.vi r thousand eadl*l ; honoring the iksg- 0f,.01d, Ennland.' Mew Zealand realised that there was no belter inundation of defeuet- than rornbi.em.!P"; vritlt the yon s lt. in dlie schools. lie approvod ol i.he Duke.-of Connaiuih' s saggesl.ion rewarding' imicnpora; me tlie ((-ai lilug or 'British and colonial history in I lie curri-•-ilium of' the . uui vi-r-ilics, and Ihouglit go rent oi s. bniil -goycni'orr-geuernl shouM be iiistrnded not fo mna in' for tlu-iv •whole (erm y.itbiii Hie .dominio.is. but ■ina lie periodica) exeh-ug.-s. ' Vi if should 'not [he Dul.-e of C. -mati dd go for a .few mouth.- lo Australia, arid then to NeW-'IC-iilatel, and’Lord Derihaiu to New Zcii.iahd and Canada V Let British. Alinisters. let the vrlude < ‘ahinet come to •the for. a moiith or two during the roc’f'is. fLau'filter and 'beers'). He ? one hided b v., ii ek no wl.-Jg mg Mr. Lewis ■HareonrtG kindness to the 'premiers -in.ee llieif arrived in Lo«uo*i.