TRAFALGAR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 644, 22 October 1909, Page 8

TRAFALGAR.

;:■;;'; v;'. fefc" 'M:j&- 'local ■ of, the .Hotel Windtlip; Wellington: i'theVKayy^teaguci.' ;Hr.'WJ Fraser,@f 'Of otarahi 'presided. ft^:^ff? E^e '■' PlunKet) : }-^$^^?^-i^e r fe.prSeiitl^''Tho' guests 'also -inp:gclirfeditbe"Ptini«i?Ministd; (Sir ; JV <j.- Ward),. "of Challenger);; , aid' other':naval officers, fegto*Foster?;Fraser/v!Colonel :Pprter::'(prosident: $:& of?the^Giaborne; branch'- of ' the vleague);;Hon. ®M ¥j! l eate?aiit-Coldnel; s W,Vß. iCollins, Lieutenant-Si,S;;,Coloaeli;3iray,;iLleutenant-Cblohel A.rHum e ; ~VV-gLientenant-Golonel >■ CdEU• LieutenantColoneLvChaytor; -Lioutehant-Colonel G , .: F: C.' S-v#Ca^pMll;i';CphimenilerVs:H&pef/.>BiNjE.r. ,, 'and' a£:« i an'd;:nen{lomßii;'.iV-The;boji-:'|iMi>';'^OKbr*;foMei;a-gnard'' ;:'.y;':pi.':.hpn j oiir: for his:"ExceUency.; M "..■'.- '■. •.' g-aw? ; The'chnirinanxprqpp's<Jd. " The Irfljpenshable .-'"'■:,. ,;'.}• f*ft@-HisV(Eioell6nby'>tlie''' : it "were. pps--rs>s«We;sfpr;;,thffV«ha^e"fbf : ithi^B^ti;piifal6t ;, -in(t «;::;;{adffiiral^Neton'i'to-look "down-uppn - the-British SSwip?ipirß^otfithatue3r<i:,aiiniversary i: pf- the , last :J&*Empire^htfiwdffld:-'doi"jb\>itUV peculiar''pleasure |j:;,il andi'S^tisfaonoiiSbe'oaiiseTthe/celebrations this i Jrittytlie;gteateßt.a4vance-wliich' >'fV,:;h^dvinkeji;p!ac6iih'' ! and possidied. .Soinu: §Sffl.l»ai.bMi?anTOuno»^ofi'theT«nits''oif , .theVgreai.lately, 2fe;be*n ! a day.. 3S;;.^A;sgieatJpfinoipleAhad.'beeri affirmedj.namely, g?** ""J =th.e.ontlyin§-poitidns;of the Empire ; woulil .ea.bsfledvwith sharing ,the British ;^?ff. u ?s**?V.ftf. giyiiig ■sonia/small -dole out-of' rs^fr'f9>fe^pMfluify/::;bnt^ifere'dptia i mißedi'' i .3irheu Coiintry,: bad ~-a - sovero &J;ff!:Protieiu.;to.;tackle,-that' they, !would- give '■•so'in'e- , :*.;;j;;;ftlinig incansa .ireal,''genuine iself:6ne; lookedvat il from ;v.V^vj;tbe,ppint-;bf ; ;Tiew:i.of;lmperialisin;.or'the':Elorv Ss?ffi^PJ>de;;^hrwhidh;eTory-New-Zeilander reV MS^fe d^^.-: a 5P?«.-'-<»tnS.tty : '--aad'::futnre' bation, K;y«:W'!^ d I ;^l M?? l PP<>ri ; tliat.-principle.'Vlf - tn SSS;Wi?™"^\ 1 WP 4 ir!t!»ej;4o.6kad";up6ii:it'frbm' : the g^«VP,oini^pr:i;yiewy: l pfs-.Vthe^ f Advantage' 'of' a te-fe^SSsT^ , ™*'P.epejidadtentirely'o'u its ekports ; lif^blpbdi;the;;effortsin)ado : ana'the con-' ii^SJKw^KComefto^wuld-be iheartily; endorsed. p»^m\tratlal'of ''dominions B^^o™t«d-roughly ; ingitt«tta?iflg_; the' n i!»S ':Kin?dbmi;B ; Therefpre ; * 4uite ;aparti from f;S'>M3"Bher-imotivee^^Mchvvhe^was- all it:'was ? T«ryi good M h .i?^»^,fto^ting^eu::ih;e:'"naTal':pd3ii'sy , -pr,the' &y?. vended :iheiwprk, ; ofv,the^ayy"liagiie/ especi>.warinly ''eulogised SSW'f -'^ardji'iriV; responding,' said''the' |?i? ! iftfe^nWvOiid: aVhearty-Teeponee.among-, the people i^;!of;,N6*i.2ealand.-- -InVall-parts- of the-'Empire ;SKjttote:,Tvae:(airealS(lesire tbrunite>with ; the Old §£:■ Jiand :]n navy- wae made p>^"M?strong;.'thatyfa-Si»Bgeet'foe"TOnld : |;?^^■^to;'■t3y-.■(!oacladoh«','^thi | ■^f.■ v ■iio" ; IS^v'Empire^nxuStvtogeJyvtontributer- 1 ' Speaking ■ of-fJj-sep&elof>hJe'pwVions'-«ipM6eipDiSi''i : il^i^Wraf^: : of -.". the. fnatal "system' was impoe-;g>:v:rible,-Jbiltpth;ey^ih'ttSt;See?;tb -it'VthWt.sso 'far 43 /impregnable:; : -'tnat" HSftthe-BritishWaTyiwaVw f^|]:"^wteVii^mi4tßke.'^'He'snubt^''.ipgtfe4p'-'-shqw : m^xhit rit 'ms :still»farvahead V 6i:.. thevnext inost fesftPPWrfnlyNayy,-: , . and .'Hhe -" one sthat: had. lately'; l ■sj»i™*h'ea<l.::i!<We impress;.'upon' .the latiHpmp' , ;that.!they'niust ; :p4/aJiVe; and< ! v.'fK.-ifihare; i.apd Vto'.ishovr,".'tha't~- we.' were WforeVTcry'rlong the? te£putcpme fi of. ;the;. : fiTs.t"ipractical- 'naval ".confer-i NiS.sen.ce -thatohaujbeeniheldiii-theipliiandwould .more.Valuable..ithanithe. , 'peopled μ^fevwipcdid'; notfknpwi»what>had taken place; there tlioughtv that - itpvi4-.> K9^d'.te oy^^^ 'naries^of/'tieiy'.own; .in;'a' cpmparatiycly [fVii'iJshort;timeybpt when\they. remembered that, the" k«nrßhjps:'of;^ekbn'siday ; .cost;but«a;'few thonsarids, : > - , 'twp:',ahd. ; a' fsM; half 'inillionsj-theyiin'ustis^b ; that a'.'responsibldi fjl;f;^£^was;cbba'nd^t6^panse : ibefore ;committing p£;' local iiavyV .'The; teuesti:Coursei.Tras •not.;.to., : a:ni ■ sffi;'ftat;;;dping-v. that iwhioh'Sniight.'preak. the,country a£4;,> down ;fiiianciaUy.-Vin.•y.ears;;to.vcome,bul.. to ; go. fi{?'a'on : !ih;the'straightiana ; iclear;'c6urse':of assist-■ f^ l i:^';.:the; , r^JSjiw.in'.tfe'vpasti/llf^we.'weht.o.n^n.thatway.we , ::,*?. ■might- i ;fairlyv.-hope , - ! :that: ; other.; natiohs. would iff-i;'nbt : -j¥3i;:pbriioiii''"^\toei\Empire' v «pebted..'all-':pbrtipns'' A/'fl?<)f<the 'Empire: to '': dp,'.their;duty. '■.{; (Applause.) i^;.^«^ ; \Bo"*h L €% i ,'f^S;Jo&4i'os^^i'raMr,i?:.tte'-0 ; i:H' Imperial .> Forces." \.'ln the';cqum\M : ;hisVspee'ohi;;he;jsaid ;:that"' the outside their;own ?;.;;?■>; backyards;';''jl'h.qso.' whV u JikeMmself,";had:seen i;ja«Uier!land8 J ' ; anil"'hiid'"looked "upon'?the scenes for. ,, the vEmpire, is;;''<»u^d;':''notjbuti'fed^proud.j..of ,i 4heir : wonld;:,.spme.':day,,be pro-. > :iti ; i'W^ii!gjbn'. Irpuld'*b«r :^ :l-;v;;iHhSilJniotfJJa'ckv'^:J!vy:p : rVX , ;w?t-S;-7r;-v. J iy?}-}- '.Gheers, 'ahdithe;.singing;of, : "He's;.a\j6lly Sood iV.'lii^'Capta^to *s ; V.(^ay.tori'-?and;r , \iyi^:}xeMß^:^:'p^:'"ttf'-- : \::^r);-^;;~ I \ { ■:::■■>■ , .':,:■' S;;HfOJuring^aa we U. hpidiV-iwas' great', success yi'i . ; byiMr.'-Vi'Meredifh.i ; .Soags -.were' also readered £,;■. ; |[umei'vand:;Mr.' , J;/l)ykes..; '-i'-iHi-;,;,' ■tS'j.andjthey.,l,saluted-Vthe.;:ltag;.';/;Addresses,'appro-;.;Opnate':to>the,'. day";we're';'delivered. - : : ; " ..' ■ SlS : i;*"rttinifSwas;,uisplayed;'':plDutii:ully/on,.many i;s;Sbiiilaiags,;>n;thp';:city,rarid:iship3iß:Hhe;h'ar-s);^.oqu^.^urinß;Atlie.;iday.-9;;>';;-;;::;;;; i >v';;: :■;>.'.•.: ■'; ;;';'■ iOctober •' It'public ?■■■'■? fChpolei'to^lay.tby'.saluting .'the flag and siaei .' i':/*': fOctober: : :2L •/ : :i; '.Although ,no ■ special, public;: holidaj- was ob- ■| .1 '-(oiyod:..tp-d!ly- ■inj , ribno.ur'-;6f/th'e';'unniversary'-o£ f|^;Trafalga , iv;u;!)rttve>show^of;:b;uating 'was made' city.-The railing sur.p ■;rtuadiiig.-tWvQueon's,i:rStatuo; i 'in ■' Victoria ' ; ,3>??)l? ar e> wastirreathed with. laurel tearißg : :,the;,initial;of ■the ;.name' of -Englaad's :-■■:,,;illustnbtis admiral.t^Eoahd: the 'base 'of the fe'V B '^^ l^^ :f "ni 0 * 18 si Bnal was; picked, out t- 1 ;-with;.white; flpWersiv.andvthe larger flagpole arid ;^;;xiggrtig^;welre; : dressed 'ivitK. '.flags ■ also conveyij', :i i>?;« thei admiral e', inessage,-;-' the 'wholo design ;:,;'.: wiitig, Surmounted b>Vthe. ; Navy league's, banU'-■ W';. T Pe,^S" a !^™«< also^displayed' over the" ii\ V;. gate; of;. Christy (College;; :• ■ Alp the ■ ■ other priKa^mai'y.and.'secdodary.schools .in"-the city flew the --s:;.ynipn;Jacki:;a.Bd, l , altbgether ) ..the occasioa'was. ti-r..fforthilywhonpurod.; : This ■aftcmobn 'the Bev. '¥.vS ; .'Ehot-Chambers gayo a'lecturo bearing upon league matters at -His Majesty'oa'heatre li^i? 6 .^' , ¥f n S, illustrated with views of .;;ysßrxtish'.;.battloehipe,>:eto.,';, V,.'.' ~' : ■'"•-