THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET

Temuka Leader, Issue 1775, 11 August 1888, Page 1

THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET

Loudon, August 9. The Lord Mayor of Loadon en'ertained the member of Ihe Ministry at a banquet last nigLt. Rsplyiog to the toast of ine Navy, Lord George Hvniltoo, referring to the recant nasal mar oeuvre*, said tuat ihoy were b iig conducted on old methods of wurtar-, ana showed that the defensive t c its empio/ d would be unreliable if a bombardment of London were imminent. R plying to the toast of the Minis!, y, Lord Sa'isbury speaking of'the Local Government Bil l , ivd t> at the measure wou'd solve a difficult problem without injuring re ted intere.tj. Whilst other nations were increasing their pub' : o debt, and showing a corresponding d< creasing credit England was preserving her credit at home and abroad. Speaking ‘ o more genera) questions the Premier said tuat Government took cu-h loi establish ng a better order of things in Ireland, end had been initiumoncal in diminishing the tyranny over the people. They had also increased the sanctity of contracts in that canal.y. On the continent tranquility prevailed, and he felt confid. ot that the great rule.s of the world dt i. .i uninterrupted peace. The conviolioo w.:. stealing upon the state men of Europs (hat it was not i.dvisable to interfere in Buig; :is at the pre eni juncture. Referring to the aoceiMjn of the Emperor William lo the Prussian throne Low Si'isbury ed the belief tnathii reign would be u ncfihal to the p ople, and that hs would be a credit to hi English-German aneestiy. Nothing in European politics could be more desirable than that the policies of Russia and Germany should become paralel, for peace betwc.J. these two Great Powers meant the peace of Europe also.