EMTIRE DAY AT ASHBURTON.

Temuka Leader, Issue 582, 27 May 1909, Page 1

EMTIRE DAY AT ASHBURTON.

Speaking at the Empire Day celebrations at Ash’c(iirton, Air W. Nosworlhy ALT., who was received with applause, said that ■ if the meeting they were holding helped in any.sense to strength on the bonds of unity which bound the colonies to the Alothcr Country, and increased in any degree their patriotism, then it would lie in a very high sense successful, and in gathering together they had done the very wisest tiring they could do. Air Nosworthy briefly reviewed the history of tho British nation, and touched upon its several important stages. He coinmen ted upon the Elizabethan period, during which England first gained her first naval supremacy, and passed rapidly on to the reign of Queen Victoria whose birth we are commemorating on Empire Day. There had been great happenings during the years intervening between the present time and tho lime of Elizabeth, but those who were bo\ - s and girls to-day would probably witness oven greater chances than any that had taken place in the past, lie believed that important events were imminent, and the, time was fast approaching when the whole of the An-glo-Saxon race would have to stand and light together for supremacy, lie hopen that we would not wait till/Eha'i time was upon us before making preparations to meet the difficulties which will then, confront us, but that- we will strive in every way to retain what we now possessed. Three races—Teutonic, .Slav and Anglo-Saxon--were seeking supremacy, but- he felt confident Hunt the A.nglo-Saxon race would h* able to hold its own. Napoleon had said that the Russian Cossacks would overrun .Europe. Well-let them overrun Europe so long as they did not overrun the high seas and 'endanger or interfere with our commerce. After mailing an allusion to a suggestion he had made thetoiv the eloJioii - namely, that New Zealand should increase her naval subsiJv, .Mr N'osworthy urged upon all Hie need fur loyally, and said Unit if we were animated by a proper spirit the future need have no fear for us, and the British race would dominate all other races. All that was wanted was some movement which would cement' the whole Anglo-Saxon race together.

AT HOME AND CANADA. LONDON. May 21. Includin'.- Is. 0111) schools with nearly forr million mholars. in Ilm I'niL-d Kine-dom. it is. estimated that fifteen million children eelehraled Kmpire Dav I hnjindion( (Im Empire l-'lve hundred boys mnrehed to I lie Kmliankurmt at Hyde Park - . i-anviim lif(v-si\- lla< s of the D inninions and colonies. There i w ere ei dtle.-n bands in the procession. The t nion .lack unis sainted at the Reformers' Tire, where (he cahmial coinnrs were trooped, Ihe celebrations in tie- provinces Were more ceaeral than previously. • A eivh; lend was _dv,-n at (llase-ow for ihe lirsl time, and (he Kmpire was toasted at a municipal bmn plet. The. schools at Shepperton, In Middlesex, received a Fiiion .lack and •dher effis from Nhepp.-rton in Vietoria. All the British eol,lilies m-lebra t e-:l Kmihrv Day. Lord Methuen address,.,l 1500 children at -lohanuesburtjy Celebrations were held at -lanmica, Bermuda, Singapore, ‘Malta, and Cibral(ar. 'I he stivers of London Mere cay "ith t hkm -lacks and colonial Ihm-s C'cent on the Covernmeiit Imildiu --. f Fk-ie-.-i were flown from ehnn-h lowers t linme-hon ( ih , country -. Ten ih.msand ehildreii a ■ 'emlih-d at Devonpofl. Kintl at Ael.m. C,1)110 at Kalinm an I .‘It'OO were regaled in the Castle ermui.k at Windsor. Ihe War ()lli*-e issue.l an order prohibit in;; the Harrow school cadet corps from labile; pari in the celebrations in London. Me, V 2a. Ihe iillieial Empire eel,.lirat inn i |,, '’e he,! .in hirlhilav of Km- So\e. roll' n, thereby denoti,,., <ll a I the Crown is Ihe e n (n- and | ,i'.'o|. This I- Hu' only ri-is ei wh\- (he olliela! world did not .-hare in fin- eeln'aralion- on Lmi'irn Dav. OTTAWV, M-,v 21. Cnl'in he.-m was shown in t’anada. I’arl Free. (1,.- Ooveniof.Ceneral. ad die -s- ei | (he e-i del - „j Toronto.