THE FEDERATION QUESTION.
CABLES.
( P'/ P.. Asxi.i-iiitifi). —C'"l'ijri-llit.) • Je.veivttl Dee. 1.1, at 10.a.m.* Svi'NKV. 'I -lis ("lav. At the annual meeting of i',. Shiwreck Relief Society the medals awarded by the French Government to rf.e rdlitvrs cr» v.- of the nliip Aristides in s:i\ing the crew of the Lerre Neuve. were presented by the Governor. In the conr-e of his speech, referrito Federation, lie said if Australia was e-ier to become a pow< r it would have •.) be a maritime pov.er. He regretted ('tuvisdand had allowed provincial prejudices to overcome national infiiv-t. There were some v»ho could not appreciate Federation except from a point of view of the gain or loss to provinces, or even parishes. DiiUcultics could be overcome, but only by the recognition of a national spirit.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 197, 15 December 1896, Page 3
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129THE FEDERATION QUESTION. Hastings Standard, Issue 197, 15 December 1896, Page 3
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