A True Patriot.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 33, 4 January 1883, Page 2

A True Patriot.

" AVictorian." writing to a contem- *. porary on the subject ol the Hon.WV J. Clarke's elevation to a baronetcy, and approving of the bestowal of the honor, gives the following sketch of r fcha'i gentleman's public spirit and' liberality : — " He stanis alone m Australasia as a perfect Peabody. Everyhospital—yes, every charity -m. Viotoria, and many outside it, have been moat liberally treated by him. The amount of good he does is really not known ;he is always doing: it. He heeds not sects ; churches of all denominations have been recipients of his bonnby. He is the farmers* friend too. At his own cost he brought out Mp Me Ivor, and paid him. a salary to, lee* ture to and instruct the ianq|fe. Spontaneously he dojed oat £10001 t<P» the fauune--«st,rikea of India. The wail;: from China, lon, he heard y so. also. .the distressed Jews m Russia. He topped the list of the heavy contributions sent by colonists to the Mansion House for relief m Ireland. In fact, I believe a list m detail would fill your paper of the money he has distributed for public good. Had they not heard what a noble, generous man he was when siog* ling him out for the marked distinction, — the first Australian baronet. I hope our contingent of the -first Federal Council will be composed of men of the ' stamp of Sir W. J. Clarke, which how-, ; ever, is a vain hope, for he stands quite .. alone— a man of great wealth and great benevolence. The combination ji rwity»" ■-..-. .r , "