Sir A. Milner in England.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 157, 1 June 1901, Page 4

Sir A. Milner in England.

London, May 29,

Mr Chamberlain entertained the Dukl of Cambridge, Lord Salisbury, Lad; Gwendoline Cecil, Lord and Lad. Roberts, and Ministers and their wive at a private luncheon on Saturday K meet L >rd Milner. Although thi Liberal leaders were invited Sir H. B

Fowler alone was present. Mr Gaamba lain, in proposing Lon Milner’s health, described the nation' unabated confidence in Lord Milnar 1 impartiality and courage, and predicts success in the mo re arduous task him of establishing the machinery whicl was to unite and recooeile the broad am deep foundations of United SoutU Africa as free, prosperous and loyal ») Canada and Australia.

Lord Milner, replying, acknowledge; timely and indispensable support whici the Government had always extended w him, and the splendid derot .on of th< loyalists. He laughed at the ludicroa misinterpretation in some quarters that his holiday veiled his recall, and continued—We are reaching the pre.U* tined end. What had sustained bin under the weary load was the absolute and uushakeable conviction that it wai the only road we could travel. W< might have had peace by self-effacement) but we could not have held our own bj any other methods than those we werl compelled to ad tpc. He said that bi did not know whether to laught or oil while listening to the Utopian do; matising that it only required a litti more time, patience and meekness, an il little more of those gentle vutae whereof he knew himself to be oonspicti ously devoid, in order to ooricilitt panopbed haired, insensate ambitiO l and invincible ignorance. There w« room for gentle statesmanship, provide it 'did not mar the oonciusiveness of tb final scenes of the present drama.