Evening journal., 1897-06-19
SPLENDID BANQUET
Dinner Given In London By the
Imperial Institute.
MADE A BRILLIANT SPECTACLE.
Hundreds of Guesss Present, Who Rep
resented Every Branch of Life
Speeches by the Prince of
Wales and Others.

London, June l9.-The Prince OF Wales,
as president Of the Imperial institute pre-
sided over a banquet given by the institute
last evening to the colonial premiers
A large crowd watched the arrival Of the
guests, who were received by Lord Her.
schell, chairman of the executive commit
tee Of the institute. Everybody wore
decoration Of some sort. Stars, ribbons
and various orders together with the
splendor of oriental costumes worn by
eastern potentates, made a brilliant scene.
The guests numbered hundreds and rep
resented every branch of national and CO.
lonial life. Among those present were the
Marquis OF Salisbury, the Right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for
the colonies, the Earl Of Kimberly, the
Marquis Of Dufferin, Lord Ripon, Lord
Iiansdowne the Marquis of Lorne, Lord
Rosebery Mr.. Wilfred Laurier, the Do
minion premier; Mr. Whiteway, the pre-
mier Of Newfoundland; Baron Roths-
child, Lord Lyon Playfair, Sir Donald
Smith, the Canadian high commissioner;
the archbishop Of Canterbury and a splen-
did array of men of high rank in the army,
navy, church and civil service, with
sprinkling of literary, scientific and astis-
tic notables.
IL was O'Clock before tho assembly was
complete The Prince of Wales led the
procession into the dining pavilion amid
the strains of the national anthem.
After dinner the Prince Of Wales pro-
posed "The Health Of the Queen.n In
lelicitous speech he referred to the ap-
preaching jubilee celebration adding that
he had no doubt they would receive the
familiar toast with more accamation even
. 1l,rf flet ,f f- n
lowed by prolonged cheering, waving Of
handkorchiofs and cries of Cod bloss horV
the entire company standing. II beg
you,n no said, to rdrink with me her
/ health, congratulating her not only upon
her diamond jubilee, but upon her record
reign"
This was followed by renewed out
burst of cheers, the band repeating the
music Of the national anthem. Amid the
enthusiasm the prince called for one cheer
more" This was given, only to be fol-
lowed by another and that by third.
Prince of Wales Response.
The Prince of Wales In proposing the
health of the guests gave a ooroial wei.
come to the distinguished gentlemen who
had come to celebrate the jubilee. He said
he rejoiccd TO see the Indian princes max
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their colonial guests. He was convinced
that the colonies would always come tC
the assistance of the mother country II
time Of need and danger
Referring to the enormous growth anC
increase Of the colonies during the recorC
reign, he expressed the hope that the peace
full circumstances under which they wer
met together might long continue.
| 4tCDI frfsa t,t % Ia gnid 90 Huf a. the ru
tional flag is threatened I am convince'
that all the colonies will unite TO main
tain what exists and to preserve the intee
rity of the empire.
The prince welcomed the premiers an
hoped earnestly that their stay would no
be irksome. No one, he said, could b
more gratified than the queen that the
had come to do honor to a great epoch o
history.
Lord Rosebery, proposing the House
of Legislature, Home and Colonial, sal
he hoped this unparalleled gathering woul
not separate without an effort TO draY
closer the bonds of empire.
The Marquis Of Salisbury, respondin
for the house of lords, confessed that tn
misgivings he had when the colonial leg
islatures were first created were entirel
unfounded. He said
: q" If those legislatures are able to exercis
self control and to fulfill their high ideal
they will produce an empire such as Oh
world has not yet seen. There is talk q
; fiscal union and of military union. Bot
J may, to a certain extent, be good things
but they will not be the basis upon whic
our empire will rest IL will rest upon th
growth Of sympathy and Of commo
thought and feeling between the mothe
! country and the colonies.
D The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain
secretary of state for the colonies, respon'
e ed for the house of commons. He made 4
allusiOn to the colonial Office.
e The whole proceedings were most 81
: thusiastic. The Prince Of Wales has rar
- ly if ever spoken so impressiyely and fee
ingly as in his speech toasting the guest