TERCENTENARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13657, 28 July 1908, Page 5

TERCENTENARY.

GREAT NAVAL RKVII-AV.

•. \tiOV ERXOR-OEXER AL'S DINNER. Pre« Assor'atinn-By Telegraph-Copyright Received 10.30 p.m., July 27th. OTTAWA" July 27. The Quebi-c tercentenary naval review and historical pageant, whereat the I'rinee of \Va!<-.s was present, was followed by Kail Orey's dinner to the representatives of the colonies, and to which one hundred of the mosii prominent men of Canada wire invited.

Sir Wilfrid Laiirier proposed the toast of "The Other Self-governing Colonies," Referring to the statesmen of each, he slid he had met on different occasions, he eulogised those < f the Commonwealth, lit* next criticised in a friendly way Australian federation as based more on the American than on the Canadian system. He believed that this ivas a mistake.

Lord Ranfurly evoked great applause when he announced that he was authorised to hand over £IOOO as New Zealand's contribution to (lie Battlefields Fund. The Karl of Dudley, ni behalf of thci Commonwealth, regretted greatly Mr Deakin's inability to come to Canada. The wonderful experiences they had been parsing through thiii Wec-k would liave provided a worthy theme for his eloquence, and tiie distinguished company would have derived added li»Ure from Mr Deak lifs presence. After eulogising the. pioln-etii ami Canada's givattifiu, the Earl declared that- Canada lUood on strong foundations at> a. glorious and enduring monument to two great iac>«, ami the> beneficent effect, of self governing instil ntifiTKS.

Sir Henry Dovilliers referred most.'hopefully to South Africa, and Britain's policy of trust, predicting that if any foreign power attempted to wrest South Africa from the Kmpire- tlie Dutch and British would fight- shoulder to xhouldor for King and Country.