The Federation Conference .
I PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) - London, February .16. The press highly commend the result of the hearing of the delegates' at the Australian Federation Conference. The Standard asserts that New South Wales and Victoria proved that kinship was stronger than, local antagonism, and suggests that Albury should be made the capital when Federation is established. It hopes that colonists will prefer Federation on the basis adopted by Canada to to that of America. In the House of Commons. Sir G. S. Baden-Powell, M.PJ. for Kirkdale, has given . notice of motion of cordial .sympathy and interest in the efforts to secure Australian Federation, Mr G. S. Baden Powell's motion of sympathy with Australian Federation will probably be carried unanimously. It is expected to come on Monday. ■ - . February 17. i " The Daily Telegraph strongly advocates tho federation of the Australian colonies, and asserts that with federation a common naval defence is absolutely necessary. If the latter is adopted it considers the interest on borrowed a x ital ■ will be diminished. .
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 101, 18 February 1890, Page 3
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