CANADA AND THE EMPIRE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2832, 20 October 1883, Page 3

CANADA AND THE EMPIRE.

i (Scotsman, Sept. Ist.) ' The Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, ex- • Prime Minister of Canada, on Wednes--1 day addressed a meeting of tho Greenock 1 Chamber of Commurco on Canadian affairs and their relation to tho mother I country. Tho lion, gentlemen is at pre- [ Bent on a hurried visit to Scotland, and ia f in tho meantimo the guest of Mr Kinniple, C.E., cnginoer to tho Greonock Harbor Trust. In company with that gentleman and Provost Wilson, Mr Mackenzio yes- , terday made a lengthened inspection of tho now James Watt Dock and other important extensions and alterations at present being carried out by tho Greenock 1 Harbor Trustees. At tho meeting with the members of tho Chamber of Commerce, which took place m the afternoon, the ex-Prime Minister was heartily welcomed by a gathering of representative men of Groenock. In the course of a speech of an hour's duration, Mr Mackenzie said ho was aware that n short time ago his friend Sir Alexander Gait hud delivered a speech m Greenock, , and had indicated a Canadian policy opi posed m many respects to that which ho held. He did not believe m Sir Alexaudor'a theory of forming a federated union of the wholo of tho British colonies throughout tho world. Ho did not think ; such an idea possible of realisation. Canada would never submit to bo governed from Westminster. Canadians would never put up with many of tho institutions of European countries. For instance, they did not believe m the main- , tenance of a standing army. They had a , most effective militia forco of 40,000 , strong, and m the year 1870 they i were ablo to place 20,000 of them m a position of readiness for war [ on twenty-four hours' notice. While r visiting some of the countries of the European Continent ho had been struck > with the ridiculousness of tho standing army idea. It was pitiable to see a small ; country like Belgium, with a population ' no greater than that of Canada, maintainr ing an army of 70,000 or 80,000 men. , Canadians did not believe iv this policy \ of people arming themselves to the , teeth ; but he felt ho could say this, that if ever Great Britain was m dangor from t a powerful enomy, Canada's last man and s her last dollar would bo given to maintain the prestige and powor of tho groat Angloi Saxon Empire. (Loud cheers.) Speaking of Free-trade m Canada, Mr Mackenzie i said he and tho Liberal party m Canada had fought the battle, but had been 1 defeated. He did not, however, believe that his countrymen would long continue thoir present commercial policy. The ' United States were m a different poai- • tion. They had large resources and a variety of climate and production. They could absorb a large proportion of thoir E own manufactures. Ho had been asked c what would be tho effect on British coml merco if the United States were to adopt I a free trade policy. Well, his impression ; was that as the States had abundant coal 3 and iron doposits, m the course of a fen s years they would be successful m all I foreign markets. Thereforo he was not - at all Biiro but that it was better for 3 Great Britain that the United States should 3 remain tv a large extent a protective counr try. But Canada was differently situateo i with regard to Free-trade than the Unitct I States. Theirs was a northern latitude, - and they had neither variety of climate , nor production. They therefore were 1 more dependent on tho productions o' i Great Britain and other countries. It was 3 a trite saying that protection raised prices, a The present policy of Canada rendered it imt possible to import sugar into that country l and as a consequence tho Canadiai: , people were just now taxed from two t< - three cents por pound. Referring to hii - visit to tho Greenock dock system, and r tho great extension now m progress, the . hon. gentleman said that Liverpool harboi c accommodation was not suited to a grea i portion of the Canadian trado, and thi 1 fact made the condition of the dock sys r terns of Greenock and Glasgow a matto [1 of much interest to tho people on tin c other sido of the water. (Applause.) • i ■ -— c Don't Did m the House. — " Rough oi !- Eats " clears out rats, mice, booties, roaches Q bed-bugs, flies, ants, insects, moles, jack rabbits, gophers. Moses, Moss and Co, Sydnoy, general agents. — [Advt.] |C Skinny Men.— " Wolls' HealtU Ronewcr ' ■• restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia c Impotence, Dobility. Moses, Moss and Co, n Sydnoy, gonoral agonts. — [Advt.] ,f Wells' " Rouuii on Corns " — Ask fo . Wells' " Rough on Corns." Quick reliel I complete permanent cure. Corns, warts " bnnions. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydnej )f gonoral agents. — |Adyt](l) )- The Bad and Worthless mo never im: L . tated or counterfeited. This is especially tru of a family medicino, and it is positive proa f that tho remedy imitated is of the highes *• value. As soon as it had been tested an n proved by tho wholo world that Hop Bitter y was tho purest, best, and most valuable famil ,(; medioino on earth, many imitations sprung v and began to steal the notioes whioh tho Pros and tho peoplo of tho country had oxpresso ■y tho merits of H. 8., and m o very way tryin ig to induco suffering invalids to uso thoir stu: 3t instead, oxpecting to make money on tb [. credit and good name of 11. B. Many other j_ started nostrums put up m similar style to V. 11., with variously devised names, m which th 18 word " Hop " or " Hops " woro used m awa IB to iuduoo peoplo to believe- thoy wero tho sum

no as Hop Bittors. All snoh protendod remedio do pr curo3, no mattor what their atylo or nam c . is, and especially those with tho word " Hop ' j or " Hops " m their namo, or m any way con nocted with them or their namo, aro imitation "' or counterfeits. Bowaro of them. Tone! of uono of thorn. Uso nothing but genuin I). American Hop Bittera, with a, bunch or olusto u_ of pfreeu Hops on a whit.o label, and Dr Sonlo's rnimo blown m tho glass. Trus nothing ol.io. Druggists and Chomiats an '• warned against dealing m imitations or coun ig torfeits.—lAdvt.] (1)