COLONIAL INSTITUTE DINNER.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9083, 7 May 1908, Page 5

COLONIAL INSTITUTE DINNER.

SPEECH BY NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY. Received May G. 8.30 a.m. LONDON, May 5. The Prince of Wales, at the Colonial Institute dinner, yesterday, said: —•'We must foster the strongest feelings of mutual confidence and respect, and preserve for future generations, by methods of education anJ unity of action in everything hading towards the greatest ideals of civilisation, a noble heritage founded on the highest patriotism and sympathy." The Earl of Crewe, the newlyappointed Secretary for the Colonies, in proposing "The Colonial Institute," created a favourable impression when—after remarking that South Africa was facing difficult problems, including the coming, fusion of its different units, and with the same determination and grit which had enabled other parts of the Empire to solve theirs—he declared that Whatever Imnerial Government was in power, and whoever the Colonial Minister might be, there would be no undue meddling. Their only desire was to see those qualified to speak for the colonies carefully considering 7 the problems before attempting to raise an advisory voice. Professor G. R. Parkin, of Canada (representative of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust), in responding, said public opinion in the Motherland and the colonies was growingly in favour of seeing the Colonial Office, equally with the Foreign Office, above the -arena of uaity, affording, as it did, opportunities adequate for the highest ability and statesmanship.