CHAPTER XIII.

The Colonies and the War.

Sentiment in the Colonies Regarding Imperial Defence--Changes within a Few Years--Australians and Canadians in the Soudan--Public Feeling in Canada and Australia concerning the Transvaal Negotiations--General Sympathy with Great Britain--Expressions of Public Opinion and Parliamentary Resolutions--The Outbreak of War--Action Taken by New Zealand and Queensland, by Victoria and New South Wales--Other Colonies Move--The Sudden Outburst of Feeling in Canada--Colonel Hughes and the Volunteer Movement--The Premier and Parliament--Public Opinion Impels Immediate Action--The Government Does its Duty in a Patriotic Manner--Mr. Israel Tarte and the French Canadians--Attitude of Sir Charles Tupper--The Contingent Enrolled--Popular Enthusiasm during the Enlistment--The Officers Chosen--Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Otter Commands the "Second Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment"--Sir Charles Holled-Smith in Command of the Australasians--Departure of the Canadian Contingent amid Scenes of Unprecedented Popular Enthusiasm--Similar Incidents in Australia--Speeches by Lord Brassey, Governor of Victoria, and by Lord Minto, Governor-General of Canada--Attitude of the Imperial Government toward the Colonies--Mr. Chamberlain's Correspondence--Dr. W. H. Fitchett on Australian Loyalty--The New-South-Wales Lancers in London--Arrival and Great Reception of the Colonial Forces at Cape Town--Second Contingent Offered--The Colonies and the Empire

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