COLONIAL PREMIERS IN LONDON

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 April 1907, Page 3

COLONIAL PREMIERS IN LONDON

TUK ROUND 01- (iAIETV. London, April IK. Tlu> Prince of Wales gave a banquet ill honor of the Premiers and their ladies. The assemblage included 1f.11.U. Princess Louise, the Duke of Argyll, Sir 11. Campbell-Biinnerman, the T)ui;e anil Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowue, Earl Derby, Lord Elgin, Countess Sclliorne, Lord Kmitsford, Lord Tennyson, and the Right Ilou. A. and Mrs. Lvtteltoii. .Subsequently, a reception was held ut Marlborough* [louse. One hundred and fifty guests included colonial visitors at the Hotel Cecil who were not present at the banquet, Prince Alexander of Tech, the Uobertscs, Pullers. Wolselcys, Sirathcomas, (leueral Sir Evelyn Wood, Sir Ueorge and Ladv White. the .lersey.s. Onslows, lieauchamps, lianl'urlys, llrassays. Sir Ocorge and Lady Clarke, and the Agents-tleneral. INVITED TO GLA,SCOW. London, April IS. The Chamber of Commerce of Clasgow has invited the Premiers to visit the city. A COLOSSAL IUXQUKT. London, Aprii 1!). Received 1!H !i. 11 1(> p.m. The 1 niunist baiu;.u:t to the Premiers in the Albert llali was a colossal function. Four thousand were present, and eighteen hundred sai down to dinner, the largest minder on h i ; or London. A special floor was laid on a design to represent the Union Jack, a lloral canop; above formed an Imperial crown, wliiic red, white and blue garlands were stretched from the crown to the Coats of Anna of the Colonies. Clara J Suit and Arthur J'oyd sang The Prince of Wales, the"' guests, and .all prominent Vnionists, tin Marquis "of Linlithgow, and the Agents(ieneral were present. All'. Cliamberlaie ! wrote that he wan convinced the Im perial Conference would make another great step toward tile union of tiiu Empire. This dcveiponient we owe nioio to the sister States than to ourselves, lie predicted that liri'.aiii would not long shirk- from the only method of giving effect to the movement. Mr. Jialfour. who presided, proposed "Our Cuests.' 1 11 ■ emphasised that llritain and the colonics were making an audacious', yet arpel'ul. cxpernucn:, binding one lOaipire of v;>iu;niinii ie.s, unhampered and untramelHl in the liberty and freedom of their Governmen';.. not an alliance nor a partnership. He dealt wilh tin! reason why Hie realisation of the ideal should be permanent. SPEi'X'lI I'.V SIR ,1. (L WARD. Received Will. 11.50 p.m. London. April P>. At the I'niunist banquet, Sir .1. (1. Ward said he was hopeful that the Imperial Conference would crow n in a large measure the Colonies' earnest wishes, lie urged the public men of the Empire to seek to extend opportunities for acquainting themselves wilh the Colonies. Sir W. Laurier and Mr. Deakin also spoke.