Banquetted by the King.
London, May 9. King Edward gave a dinner to the Premiers at Buckingham Palace. There were present the Prince of Wales, the Dukes of Connaught, Fife and Argyll, the British Ministers and ex-Ministers, Mr Bent, Sir William Lyne, Lord Milner, and the High Commissioners and Agents - General. King Edward, during the banquet, spoke as follows “I, cannot leave this room without raising my glass to wish prosperity and happiness to the guests representing my oversea dominions. I give a hearty welcome to the distinguished statesmen here to-night, and trust you will carry away an agreeable impression of the Motherland. I wish you ‘God speed’ on the voyage home.” The band of the Irish Guards played selections during the evening. London, May 9. Mr Lloyd-George is trying, to block Mr Deakin’s resolution creating an Imperial fund declaring it a matter for the treasury only. Mr Asquith declines to attend the Conference to discuss the subject.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3765, 11 May 1907, Page 3
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158Banquetted by the King. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3765, 11 May 1907, Page 3
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