Invitation to B itons.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1923, Page 1

Invitation to B itons.

M!(: 1!A NTS I '!!<>.M M( >Ti I!.!! I.AND. j Victorian pi;i:.mii:i; mik :s ; Wi ld'CM If. LONDON. I"«■!,. A! Ti... 00l iuia! Instil tile nave :• lunel.eon In the Hell li. CL \V. son, Premier i l \ icloria. at. the f'oh - ] smiths’ Hall. I'rior to pmpn-ing Tr , Lawson’s health. Sir Ccdfrcy Lagden.! , n e-presithml and chairman ol tiiei council, ri-lerred leeiinglv to I e "iss ; sustained 't y the 'leath <d the Hmi •). j O. .lenkins, Ageul-Ueiicral for South , Australia. Sir Oodl'rev congratulated | Mr Lawson on Ids distinguished career] in V idoi in. He had shown himseli j

possessed of the manly attribute widen qunlit'md a man for leadership, lie had displayed prowess in the cricket fmln. the football field and the running t rack. He had come now not to see games, hut to get money, am! he was almost sure he would get it try pursuing Ins emigration policy. "It llmrc - an\1 1 1 in• he needs, he has on!;, in, cninninnd us,” said Sir Godfrey, "’llmsc who mi out art' not lost to us; they are, only moving to another department ol ihe business.” Mr Lawson, in reply mid lie nan come with a definite mission to got money, lie hoped to e-t Hud money. Notwithstanding’ the Australian representation in I ondoti and the visit, n. Australian soldiers to ilritnm. wii.mi they regarded, in some measure, aeonimert in I travellers, he still found a n>ootl deal of misconception about Australian affairs. "We have to d<> thing to advertise ourselves. '■<• ■ •‘One must admit that we in Austin.in play only-a. small part in the ‘-■mieral scheme of things, hut we hope in '• m future t<i fill a greater paic ;’ ■' l ' working out our own destinies 111 a manly, practical way in .h-|v. one clay we shall make cur < mnm-.n-wealth a valuable oimiest OUR (■OMcIN DNim AOr..

•We have great empty spaces am enormous undeveloped rc'sounrs. >.i wo. can only hold this nr-' ll ’ l '“‘ peopling it. and we ask your P‘‘'d’-' to come to our shores. Hm; >'!■ !l come to an entirely strange country fof our traditions are loose’ • i own land: our Icnnidatcons by your own people : "lir mem- a aspirations are much ' '''p, yours. Po ours is net a ' ’’ for vour people to go “'• !,, 'V me.it it is a great opiv.i'iiinity cr U, .... , f the Mntherlnn I to m.

gvattf to'Australia - _ They will he made to feel at home. 1 la' pe»i> *' '' ••" want to go we d' n 1 "•' nK . 1 •’ ' , go there they have got to make good. They must go to our shotes in la. Mr I.aw son hrietly mil '•«■'. i-..1y lined the devolopmem and pvogio.-s ~ the irrigation settlements in \ and the desirableness ol 1 •.* 1 ‘” f' .; imr the overseas dominion m ‘mipite , u u- f\< .i tar tvoic

tnis eonnf ry the value of the dominions to them. Their interests were 1 identical. All must stand or lull together.

Lut let there he no possibility rf tailing. There were new conquests in he made, and this great Empire could only advance by standing shoulder to shoulder, marching steadily on in the art of peace.

He contrasted the experience of travelling towards London in regard to the supply of wireelss informat'oii. They had a full knowledge of Eureiy'.,., intelligence, but never a word from Australia, lit this respect, however, the remedy lay with the Australian wireless authorities.

•Mr John M’Whae, Agent-Gem 1 for Victoria, in moving a vote

thanks to the chairman, paid a tribute to t.he institute's work as a great connecting link with the dominions.