THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1901.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 162, 13 June 1901, Page 2

THE WAIMATE ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1901.

OnTuesday the Dukeand Duchess of Cornwall and York landed at Auckland, to be received with an enthusiasm almost unparalleled in the history of. New Zealand’s half-century of British rule. We say “ almost ” advisedly, for »the outburst of loyalty at the departure of New Zealand’s sons to the seat of war and on their return was an event which could not fail to stir more closely the feelings of those whose friends had been imperilled. Still, ibis is not a season for comparison, but for whole-hearted rejoicing ; rejoicing in the honour conferred upon the colony by the visit of the Heir Apparent to the most mighty empire on earth, and of which empire we form no inconsiderable portion. There was never a question of New Zealand s loyalty to the reigning family as . - rsl i rvi> - opportunity of definitely expressing id had not been presented. That ihe opportunities of the past two years have not been allowed to slip is undoubted, and the spontaneous outburst of loyalty even from (he uttermost ends of the earth, the outposts of the Empire, will never be forgotten. At tins time the visit of the Duke and Duchess to (lie •‘jewels of the Pacific ” will be opportune, as presenting, to the younger generation more especially, a visible presence of that royally for whom so much abstract loyalty is felt and expressed. And when the important trip is over, the nation’s future rulers will have a more liberal knowledge of their vast dominions than would have been otherwise possible. They will have seen for themselves that in-very truth the great British race is knit in one common bond of fellowship, true to its country, its flag, and its King.