This was the first note of a continuous conflict throughout the earth, in which the English-speaking — the British— -race in all the continents, including the United States (for they would surely be drawn into it sooner or later), in which the British race would have to contend with the other nations for the dominion of the world. It was simply liberty against tyranny and oppression. It was the freedom of man against the autocracies of military govern ment. This was the first note of this war, and he believed that every portion of the Empire and every community of English speaking peoples would do well to prepare both in money and in men for that which was surely coming to pass. He did not heßitato to. express hiß pleasure at Bee ing when British territory was invaded that all over the world the British people were rising as one man to assist by money and men in maintaining the in tegrity of the empire and in repelling aggression. (Applause.) It must be re membered that the war was not of our causing. It was not sought by us. He spoke now as if he were addressing an audience not in Gisborne, but in London. What did the English people ask ? They asked that the British subjects in the Transvaal — for they had no quarrel with the Orange Free State— should have fulfilled to them the promises which were made when the Transvaal's freedom was guaranteed by Great Britain. What was the answer ? Year by year our liberties were taken away. Year by year air 3nf superiority were assumed over them by the Transvaal people until they were reduced to the position of an inferior race. But no nation could reduce the British to an inferior race. (Applause.) Lucky] would they be if they could be equal to the Briton. But before a single Briton could be reduced to an inferior position, the whole forces of the Empire would be arrayed against the aggressor. But they must not forget Mrs : Not only was the war not of our seeking, but we were not prepared for war. During the last three years over 300,000 rifles of the latest pattern, 6ver 50 million rounds of ammu nition, and over 400 cannon from the first manufactories in Europe had been obtained by the Boers. 