Colonial Carrington.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7081, 1 March 1893, Page 2

Colonial Carrington.

) Lord Carrington opened in London on ! Jan. 18th, an exhibition of pictures illustrative ot o’oionial life, and in doing eo said he was ready to do what he could to strengthen tha great bonds of friendship which existed bat ween the gr«(jt self-govern-ing colonies and the M >ther Country Ho whs sometimes accused of be ng’tcio datnooratic, but no man could spend five happy years, as ho did, in Now •“oath Wales, without seeing the value of self-government. 'There they had manhood suffrage, free education, triennial parliaments, payment of members, Nuruisy closing of public houses, Munday opening of irin«“u'r>B (OheiTs and hisses) ••••no Hfate church, no territorial aristocracy, and the fcranfor and salo of land made as cheap and easy as possible. True, in New South Wales they were not ready fcj accept just anybody who wanted to come there, end they had done away with State aided emigration, but this must not be taken as showing any unkind feeling towards the Mother Country, who still had the warmest corner in the hearts pf her sons at the Antipodes- They mart remember that there was * large Australianborn element springing up, who were proud of their country, but there was no decrease of affection to the Mother Country .even amoom this cla-s This had been shown in two oases. The colonies btjd come to the assistance of the Mother Go no try in the Egyptian War, jtnd when the great dock strike was going on ail daises sent as-{stance to the London work- > ing m>-n, without which, he was as-ure.d, the strike wuH have failed. Tnes» things were the f und’ tion for the national pride which spri: gs From pridf in great nation >1 deeds.