The British Empire.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 June 1910, Page 3

The British Empire.

WHAT IT IS. The Karl (if .Afeath in n recent n'lf! said: "What is tin- ISrit-i<-h l J ]?n]HM-? Well, tlx* liritisli Kmpire may I"' said !to lip a p litiI orijMnk'itii'ii llit' like of which flic World has never sec]). Wc have all ivj i' I nf tlic liahyloninn Assvnan. I*r r - inn. Creek, mul Roman f'Jiip : t <• . If ynii (•"!nii> In consider it",- 'ill these «£rf:it Kmpims. ni;i«:niO'ciit as tliey were, wort 1 tdmplv liravinees compar-d witili the British Kmp:re. This Knipire covers ! wenty-one per een.t ff (lie (Mirth's s'irliiee, and emit ain-; twenty-two l >• • r cent id' the earth\s ]~.sipula.tion. I'":ili-'c what t!';11. means. And what have we done to lie phced in t.'i!>' extf':>rdii)Mrv tirsition ? Ynn s'■ 11' I I have d:>ne nat.k:it nil. 11' any ere ('on ■ it i< ( nr nncestors. We have had this !. r reat heritage handed down to nv. Are we ijfi in'j; t'> l>e unworthy of it ! J A thousand times. \o! A VAST I'OI'CLATIOX. ''This ureaf Knipire eon'tain.s four liiur'red millians <if peaple. It is almc-t iin!i!e to realise what Mint, means, l'Viir hundi'cd tnillicii;.s of people, consisting of nlmest every Dice oi man, of every coheir, and every i eh'e'inii. There is (inly one eoimtrv which at all

nnpraaehe.s tin l Mritisli Kmpire in (••opwl-li: n. •]it i it licit approach it at :ill in extent «r ;i rea . ''Ii is China. ('liiiin i.s .supposed at nut' time to have pi lonr ' "!»:•!r.*rl tiii 11i<. 11 s. lint it wa.s then ii (-li;;*'''! kmpire. \llw it lias he-en opened lip. and it 11.a.s not U'')t .Sllell an enormous j>- potation .as we t hone'ht onlv a liltl" over three 1'" II!"<"I ll'llli ill-'. C( liseqllel! tly t!i.' British Kmpif" en( ihe head of i very tiling. Ivintr O'crr.sro V rules ! ;vt'r niip't v-I'cti i- and a-il.'.ill' million*. 'I lii'iv mi' a rrreat many more .1 in tin 1 . Mritisli Kinpire t'aiMl ill I'alr-tin,.. 'I'll,. Mill*!;;:; ; :»are tun hundred aivrl eiirlit millions, almost eonal to the entire population of tin' two most- pnpnlep« eunitries cl' tlie worth cvnlt'-'ide Cli'na l'ii:-siii and the I'ni'tefl St 'I I eS. '"Have yon realised that I here is s dm illil1L'i like Iwenty-si\" ini!K)r>tant parliaments Ihninu'iioiit the Kmpire, iM 1 !:> >spe:ik of numerous .small Ihi 11 ia menl -f -i n 1 ennnnils, leiH-eler-I;' l an l hall'-appnin.! rd, ethers entirely p iipinated hy the Cnni'ii? DI\'KI'SITV OK (,'()\'Kl{.\.Ml<;\TS. Have yon r»*a]i-1 what an extrnirninary diversity el' t.herr' is this Kinpire? 11 led. think .ahont it. The :n .re y:;ii ."in.ly the (|iirstion. the ip're y n will lie ovi i w lielnied with t.lie iminu'iise nji!;ii>-M»i 1i 1 v which is r. >(' ii:'j; iij !hi ynpf nvn .'•■luiiihlers. it is eri r\tiling to yen. Kaeh ini!i\i:'iial .'vis s'me part inn id' this Inir.'en e| Kmpire thrust, upon him or her."