HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 156, 23 June 1908, Page 4

HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.

I'i.lNUi 'n- W.ii.w u.\ i.Ul'biiiAb L-MH. APII-.AL J-'OK .UL'i'L'AD U'NAn inspiring piyuouiuemeui on inc. common •'interests, aims, and objects; ol me scattered uuils oi .lie luiusii i'.mpne «as made by ilie I'lince ol Wales at the Itoyal Colonial institute, of wii' " he is President. His itoyal highness was supported li} a aisliiiguislieu company, including neaiiy every iaiipirc adniiuistnrtor a I present in London. Alter the louse ol "Tlie King," proposed by the Prince, the lion, inoma- Price, rtouth Australia's ' L..inour , J'reauer, in proposing the lo.isl ol "ine i.'iu, „. ;ne Prince ana Princess ot Wales aim .....el- members ol the Itoyal faiui,v, sa .1 that he was slue they woum pcrmi. i.nil Lo say that no more lovai or true subject' and servant of lli/j Majcsiv was present that lie, and Uiat aiso appiied lo those lie icprcsciilcu. iteteiimg lo Australia, All'. Price said tliey wanted people to occupy it, and lie v.a„ prepared lo say Uul trie gie't l_otincnt of Australia was being prepared.

[ for white men tu go ami me among \ I them, ami they anticipated thai bul'ure ' very long the tide which, was llowiug iu I the direction of Camilla Mould liiul ils I way to Australia. 1 THE WUNCIS'S IIEI'LY. j The I'rincc, in replying lii.-L congratulated Lord Dudley on bis appointnicn' ■ lo the Govcrnor-Oucraiship of Austin lia. Ho continued:— " During the time that has elapsed since I lirsl went t u sea, iu 187-, J have been aide to visit almost every part of our Empire. lam deeply sens. -il>:e of my good fortune, .mil. wiihotil boasting, 1 tan claim that probably m> one iu this room has landed on so many different portions of the .British soil as I have. This summer I shall agaiu cross Hie Atlantic in order to represent, the King at the eelcbralion of the liist colonisation of Canada three hundred year ago. Such cxpcrieui.es have, of course, only allordcl glimpses, hut I think sutlieient to gain a slight acquaintance with those countries and those peoples. They have enaliled me lo form some idea of our great Empire, to realise ils vastness its resources, its latent strength. They have brought home to me the fact «o well expressed in a recent article in one of our reviews, that to-day by Knglitnil' we do not mean those islands in the wes. tern seas, but au England which is spread over the whole surface of the world. Kising again, the Prince proposed the toast, of the British dominions beyond the sens—'"a toast not hitherto proposed at those annual gatherings." "It dues not seem out of place." he said. " when we consider that one of the lil'sl objects of this institute is to develop the true spirit of Empire, and to , strengthen those links of kinship which will bind for ever those vast and varied I portions of flic oversea dominions with the Mother Country. Events move so ipiiekly that we are apt to forget how , much has been done in this direction. It is a-toiii-hing to rcali-c what has been accomplished in securing ijuick, coii--tant. and continuous communication I between the dill'crcu! provinces of the Kmpire since, say. the accession of IJueen Victoria, ilut though we have lieen successful in many ways we must not lose sight of our common inlcrests, aims, and objects, in the fulfilment of which there must be mutual efforts and mutual self-saerilices. "Does such co-operation as we desire really ami fully exist'.' I'nfortumtloly there has been no great improvement in ihi« direction. We earnestly hope that progress mav be made in' thoroughly grappling with Imperial dillicullies null iu strengthening military organisation in time of peace no less than war. "I aNo commend to your consideration the importance of' reciprocity in educational mailer.,. A new means of intercourse and interchange of thought between the members of the Anglican Church throughout the Empire a-scYnhlos in London next month, and 1 believe that every preparaiiou is being made to give to it, member- a hearty welcome throughout the country. (Cheers.) Is there not much to be" accomplished by 'strengthening the social relations: by the Mother Counlrv making it clear to her children that tli.-y are' always certain of Hading here a home, not in name onlv. but in realitv, and the same warmhearted hospitality a, is always extend- , I'd to us ill everv portion of the nlobe where the Jiriti.-h ihig dies' (Cheers.) " I liavc endeavoured lo loucE ligktlj; mi the vital necessity for reciprocal action between those at, Home and our j brothers across Ihe seas. We must , foster now and always the strongest ; feeling of mutual conlideuee and repect , by methods of education, of unity of i action in everything that leads towards the noblest, ideals of civilisation, liy it.ili-ing the great powers of science. " ■ml by means of defence b\- sea and ■ni'l we li.ii-t strive to maintain all bat we e-leeni in,,,: dear. If we hold muds across i|„, seas we shall preserve 'or future generations a noble heritage • ■uiiilwl upon the highe,( patriotism and ,llil figcliie,. by the ties of I'.ICC and of

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