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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11734, 11 September 1902, Page 2

A comment in the Japanese Press to the effect that Lord Salisbury by retiring at the zenith of his fame preserves intact an unexampled past, moves "The Times" to call attention to the fact that no British Minister' has been so signally fortunate in the ending of his public service. Pitt- died a broken-hearted man, crushed by the news of Austerlitz, which he did not know was of infiniteljy less importance! to the world than Trafalgar. Canning was hampered from the first by quarrels and intrigues, and passed away before he had a chance of overcoming them. Wellington broke up his own party over emancipation, as Peel did afterwards over freetradev Grey threw up office in disgust and despair at the feude among his following. Melbourne left the Whigs discredited for their incapacity. Russell, never really a statesman of commanding power after his collapse in 1851. precipated the disaster of the Liberals 15 years later by his muddlin? with the abortive reform Bill. Disraeli, after the glories of the Congress of Berlin,, suffered defeat, and died a year after, while Gladstone came a cropper on Majuba and Home Rule. Lord Salisbury, on the contrary, resigned his high place honoured by his own countrymen and appllauded. by foreign nations.