London, July 10.
Mr. R, L. Borden, Premier of Canada, and his colleagues who are in London, were the guests at a dinner given by the Colonial Institute to-night. The Duke of Argyll, Lord Strathcona and Lord Belborne were amongst those present.
Borden said that the 8 were determined to work out their destiny as one of the great nations of the British Empira They realized that Naval supremacy was the breath of life to the Empire, the integrity of which could best be secured by having one Navy, one King and one flag. But he did not desire to say anything which would imperil! Canadian autonomy. The great question of defence, he said, could not be settled for years to come at conferences which extended over a few weeks. Hoe laid emphasis' on the statement that those who were responsible for the defence of the
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