22 APRIL 1916, Page 2

On Tuesday Mr. Hughes, Primo Minister of Australia, was made

a freeman of the City of London. He responded to the honour in a speech of _lofty eloquence, which will further add to his reputation as a spokesman of the Empire. "In this war," he declared, "the Empire has found her souL" The history of the race 'taught us one lesson, and it was written in letters of fire.

If we wish to hold this Empire, we must be prepared to defend ft.?' . What makes Mr. Hughes's oratory so effective is the feeling, nay, the certainty, that the man behind the words is a man of notion—no visionary, but one who understands what the Empire Is, r and who is willing to make the sacrifices necessary to maintain fa- He is a man of wisdom and sincerity as well as a great orator.