INTERVIEW WITH LORD ONSLOW.
c (By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright.) [feb press association.] Received April 2nd, 11 p.m, Adelaide, April 2. In the course of an interview to-day, Lord Onslow said that leading men at Home were beginning to look upon colonial Governorships as an excellent training ground between lower and higher political offices of the Empire. The idea, he added, is for a man to begin political life at Home, continue it in the colonies, finishing up at Home. He pointed out that there was now a desire to bring the, politics of Home and the colonies more in harmony. This feeling had originated with the present Government, but Lord Rose bery was more strongly impressed with it than any of the Conservative leaders. .Lord Onslow looks to the Imperial Navy armaments as the primary requisite for the defence of the colonies, and to the local forces as a valuable auxiliary, but thinks the contention of the Admiralty is that when the colonies get their new navy they will have a line of defence with which no country dare interfere. He expressed great pleasure at meeting Sir William Jervois, from whom he had picked up many valuable hints concerning New Zealand.
AUSTRALIAN.
