LATEST CABLES PRESS DELEGATES.

West Coast Times, 24 June 1909, Page 3

LATEST CABLES PRESS DELEGATES.

[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.— COPTBIGHr. LONDON, June 23.— Jn fine sun shine, the press delegates, and thei; ladies journeyed by steamer from Bal loch to the head of Loch Lomond, re turning to Inversnaid, and thence go> ing by coach to Stronachlachar. After sailing across Loch Katrine thej drove to Callendar, where they took farewell of th,e Lord Provost and their other Glasgow hosts. Mr Davies (Hobart) speaking at the banquet given by the Glasgow Corporation, said the proofs of Britain's resources were to be seen in the hives of industry outside London, which had been a great object lesson to the delegates. The sight of the nucleus of a Coirmpnwealth Navy upon the stocks suggested the hope that an Australian fleet would eventually become a great assistance to the Motherland. Mr Finch (Melbourne) said the citizens of the oversea dominions cherished far above wealth the qualities and traditions and the sense of government imparted to them from Britain. To Australians, he 'aid , Glasgow was Scotland. It was looked upon by ithem as a model city in many, respects. This was especially the case with Glasgow's system of local government. Glasgow was a place where the sense of Imperial citizenship had been fructified and strengthened by the daily adherence of the people to sound principles of muuicipal government. The institutions of the city w.ere spreading, and were being imitated by municipalities overseas. ,