ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 277, 20 November 1907, Page 9

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

LONDON, October 11. MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD. Your recent visitor Mr. J. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., gave a lecture on Monday night in Stepney, under the auspices of the Independent Labour Party, on his recent tour through Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. He said that however strongly they condemned the capitalistic exploitation of native races, the men who went into the House of Commons were bound to accept the responsibilities that their fathers had handed down to them. The greatest success of the Empire was in the Province of Quebec, where the FrenchCanadia.N; v>ere loyal British subjects because we had never asked them to be Britishers at all. He regretted that some of tho worst elements of American life were showing themselves in Canada, and he hoped the Canadians would have the courage to pursue a cleaner public policy than their neighbours. Canada was making a profound mistake in disposing of her Crown lands, which she was doing with prodigal recklessness. He was certain Sir Wilfred Laurier's hands would be forced by organised labour in the matter of the Japanese, and that the treaty allowing them free entry would have to be altered. He did not like it at all; but there it was. He described the position taken up by the Australian Labour party towards the Federal Government as irresponsible and unsatisfactory. As for the tariff, Australia would no more give us real preference than we would give Germany special preference over the Americans. Still, there could be a very close feeling between the Home and colonial Labour parties. They had got to take the Empire out of the hands of capitalists, who ran it in their own interest, and make it a great engine for the peace of the world. He regretted that Australia wanted a navy of her own to fight Japan; but he did not believe that if wise heads were at the. helm it would be necessary for the East and West to come into conflict. SARGOOD'S LQHTED. Messrs. Sargood. Son, and Ewen. the well-known Anglo-New Zealand merchants, are forming their business into a limited company, under the style of Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Limited, under the New Zealand Company Act, 1903, and the registration will be in the Dominion. This step is taken mainly for family reasons. The directors are Mr. P. R Sargood, who wOl be "governing" director, Mr. T. Finlayson, Mr. H. C. Tuesly, and Mr. Montagu Laing. The latter gentleman will be managing director in London. Mr. Laing came over from New Zealand only a short time ago, where he was resident and connected with the business for many years. CAPTAIN COOK'S RESIDENCE. Romance, under the benign guidance of the London County Council, has visited the Mile-end-road. To-day, at No. SB, the eye of all lovers of adventure is arrested by the tablet which testifies to the fact that Captain Cook lived there. Cook's first house after his marriage was in Sh adwell, but where, no j man of to-day knows. No. 88, however, has been identified beyond alll doubt as his second residence, known in Cook's j time as No. 7 Assembly-row. It whs while he lived here that Cook took command of the Endeavour, chartered to observe the transit of Venus, from the Pacific Ocean. In the interval, between two of his great voyages, he spent over a year at his modest East-end house. Mile-end saw the last of the brave explorer in July, 1776, for in that year ihe started on the expedition that ended in his death at Hawaii on February 14, 1779. Three years after Elizabeth Cook was still living at the old house that has now been redeemed from oblivion, to become the shrine of the patriotic East-end pilgrim. THE NEW SUEVIC. Last Saturday Messrs. Harland and Wolff successfully launched at Belfast the new fore part of the White Star liner Suevic, which was stranded off the Lizard in March last. The new bow is 212 ft long, and is fitted with deckhouses, captain's bridge, and mast. The Suevic, it may be recalled, went on the Stag Rock at the Lizard on St. Patrick's Day last. It was considered that she would become a total loss; but it was decided to experiment by cutting her in two, and this operation was successfully undertaken with dynamite and gelignite. The after portion was drawn clear of the rocks 16 days after the wreck, the Suevic's own engines assisting the tug by working full speed astern. The after portion, containing the engines and boilers complete, was towed to Trafalgar Graving Dock, Southampton. The old portion was hopelessly lost on the rocks, and is now entirely out of sight. After being fitted out with boats and necessary appliances, the new fore-end will be towed to Southampton, when it will be put into the same dock as the after portion, and the two will be connected to make a new Suevic. MAILS VIA 'FRISCO. Quietly and unobtrusively the Mail Service to New Zealand has been resumed. The sole public announcement of the resumption was made on a back page of the monthly Post Office Guide I for October. The sen-ice, which has been i already in operation since August 30, !is to run at 28-day intervals, and the I particular benefit it confers on corres- ; pondeuts with New Zealand, resident in I England, lies in the fact that the outward despatch of mails from London I lakes place on a Saturday. Thus c-or-j respondents will oncp a month have an additional day for completing their correspondence to New Zealand. The total time occupied in transit from London to Auckland is 38 days, which is the same as the estimated time of the passage by the eastward route, so it is hardly likely that people in the Old Country will avail themselves of the new service to any extent for their important correspondence. .