Iu the Federal Huuse of JRepresenta» tives Mi" Bat ton announced that he had received the folloa-ing Cable mesaogd from Mr Chamberlain :—" The people and Government of the Mother Country greatiy sympathetic terms of tho resolutions passed by the Commonwealth House of Representatives, and Welcome this pubiic repudiation by the Commonwosilth oE the calumnious charges against British solditrs, and the acknowledgement olf humaue. candue". of the war. The resolutions, coupled With the splendid way in which the Oommonweilth shared the.sacrifices and efforts of the Mother* land in the contest forced upon her in South Africa are heartily felt throughout her maj -sty's dominions; and afford fre6h evidence of tho unity of the Empire and the spirit and determine* tions.bf its sons.'' This is a reply to the" message sent by Mr Barton. The most dangerous game a country indebted as New Zealand' is Could pi*y would be to tempt fate with paper money as a relief from dependence on the money -lender. It Would be the last) straw to bteak the, bank of the patiend taxpayer. If money must be had let us borrow it-, and if we cannot borrow lei ua try and steal it. To seek relief- in A bal* of p.per aad a printing press i 3 worse than e.tner.—North Otago Times. It U stated on apparently good author' ity that Mr ifeddou has been " sounding*' certain New Z»alande» with a \iew td ascertaining whether they would pp with him in the evßut of bis receiving art Imperial appointment in South Africa. I am unable to say whether ther * is any likelihood of hi* leaving New 2taarand fur such an appointment. Many of Ma frieuds think he will .make a- successful Administrator in South Afrio»,andotheii are of opinion that his prospects iu New Zealand are quite grod for some years to come. 'J he mind (A the Ojlcnial (Jfuds on tho subject is not knowu. Vintofd fiora in k-ttcb with leading polito'atis thd»-e are inclined to think that Mr Chamberlain would be afraid that 40 ■- strong* it Jed a man as Mtf Seddon might make diffi-ulties for. tho Colonial cntks- neve tha>> in such *
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 155, 21 January 1902, Page 1
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357Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 155, 21 January 1902, Page 1
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