A GRIP ON TRADE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 112, 2 August 1927, Page 1

A GRIP ON TRADE

BRITAIN’S BULL DOG TENACITY

Reed. 9.15 a.m. MONTREAL Monday. "It is only a question of time before the practice of asking first for Empire good 3 will become ingrained in our nation, which whatever its other shortcomings, has never been accused of a lack of tenacity when it has once got a firm hold of an idea,” Mr. Baldwin declared, addressing the Canadian Club.

The British Prime Minister set a new fashion by addressing the gath-

ering in shirt sleeves because of the oppressive heat. He declared that the board’s endeavour was to create a consciousness of the obligations of Empire, and of the obligations of each individual to his fellow-subjects across the seas. He declared that there never had been a time when the Mother Country shouldered her burdens more manfully, determined to make progress, and to go forward than the present. The Prince of Wales, Prince George, and Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin were guests at an enthusiastic civic welcome. A CHEERING CONCOURSE

They drove to the City Hall through a cheering crowd of 150,000, where they were formally received by the Mayor, Mr. Martin. The Prince wore his uniform of a colonel of the Seaforth Highlanders, while Prince George was attired in his naval lieutenant’s uniform.

The Prince of Wales took a lively Interest in the proceedings. He reviewed 1,000 Boy Scouts, after which he returned to his hotel, thence proceeding to the Laval Sur-le-Lac Golf Club.

He attended a garden party at the home of Senator Macdougald later in the afternoon. Mr. Baldwin, in the meantime, was the guest of the Canadian Club at lunch.

The Prince of Wales took many peonies to the hospital for disabled soldiers, where every patient and nurse received a bloom. Every vessel in the harbour at Montreal sounded its whistle to welcome the Prince of Wales, Prince George and Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin, who arrived here on Sunday evening from Quebec. The visitors proceeded through the brilliantly-illuminated streets lined with cheering thousands to their hotel. —A. and N.Z.-Sun.