By the way Anne Maureen -- certain relatives of mine did point out that Canada
gained independence without a war, as best they know. But we too have the Queen
in Right of Canada etc etc.

Sally

Anne Maureen Scarff wrote:

> Dear Frank, Sally and of course Crocodile Ponte,
> Your comments are very bad and wicked  and of course true. Yes, we still
> have Queen Elizabeth, yes they were probably glad to get rid of us 100
> years ago and we like to think they've  probably regretted it ever since.
> One day our republican movement will get its act together and hopefully we
> will not have King Charles III.
> However we are pretty good at organising elections and counting  votes.....
> AM
>
> At 07:46 PM 26/01/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >Happy Australia Day!
> >So . . . you were the only country to reach independence without a war?
> >Sort of sounds like your colonizer wasn't too sad to see you go, eh?
> >
> >
> >Frank Cross
> >Herbert D. Kelleher Centennial Professor of Business Law
> >CBA 5.202
> >University of Texas at Austin
> >Austin, TX 78712
>
> Anne Maureen Scarff
>
> School of Economics and Finance
> Werrington South Campus,
> University of Western Sydney,
> LOCKED BAG 1797
> PENRITH SOUTH DC NSW 1797
>
> "I have never killed a man but I have read many obituaries with a lot of
> pleasure."
> Clarence Darrow