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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1926, “
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
(Continued from "Page 7.)
PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH.
Network of Contacts Established.
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Ragby. October 19. The perial Conference, as its (first othnia) net, passed unanimously la message of greeting and fidelity
e Their Majesties the King and major trupen neer
OUK
some way to meet. The first cons
Empire Trade. spicuous demonstration of thei The third and not least impor- changes which had taken place in lant head under which the work of the sphere of foreign affairs was the Imperial Conference might be the Imperial War Cabinet of 1917. jelassified was that of Empire trade This was followed by the Empire and Empire aettlement. Subatan- delegation at the Peace Conference. Bal results "had followed from the At the last two Imperial Confer« [preference accorded in the Do ences not only had a common under-mindóna to. Empire goods, and he standing been arrived at regarding was conddent that the measure of the principles with should revern preference which we in this coun! the main sues of foreign policy. Bry had been able to afford, even! but agreements had been under
limited tariff | Very reached on the administrative aldejsystem—and supplemented as it or foreign nations' in matters of would be in the future by the opera- tions of the newly established Em- | aften, expressing the earnest hope Washington Conference. pire Marketing Boards--had in- lithat their Majesties might long bej Reference "need only "be nude to jizensed and would increase the flow
Espared t strengthen the ties of the part played by the Conferynce of inter-imperial trade.
Tertion and devotion uniting the of 1927 in the discussion which Consulting the Dominions, peoples of the British Commun-preceded the Washington Disarma- The Prime Minister added that Iwealth ander the Crown.
ment Conference and the work of perhaps the most important ques- | Mr. S. Faldwin then addressed the Conference of 1928-firstly onftion which would arise at the pre- the Conference, After welcoming the problem of répurations, which sent Conference in regard to for: the members he paid a tribute to fled up to the agreements reached infeign affairs was the admitted: the memory of two men who had | 1994; and, secondly, on the ques negospity for an improvement in the ||made a préid contribution to pretion of amugyhing off the United present system of communication, [vious. Imperial Conferences, and [States coast, which hadi resulted in fund consultation. between the ||whose drihs were deeply deplored the conclusion of a Treaty for the Governments of the Empire. In the [[hy all namely, Mr. W. F. Massey, regulation of the liquer traffic. » Esphere of defence there were mat- late Premier of New Zealand, andi Apart from the meetings of the ters' which required: onreful joint For Durzon, late o
Foreign Imperial Conference there had been consideration. In regard to Empire Minister.
number of international confer-trade and settlement he hoped that
It had been suggested from timejences since the war at which the leach of the Governments represent- jud time, ne salú, that Bttle was'ac Dominions had been representedfed would give the subjecs of the complished: at these Imperial and played an important part in economic needs of the countries watherings. Sirée the first folenia! addision to perindieal theetings of which they represented most | Conference was held in 1887 was the Assembly of the League of sympathetic consideration and the laan 40 years had elapsed-not Nong | Nations where there had invariably fallest practical encouragement"toi in the history of a nation. much been a close and constant touch the development of inter-imperial! Jess of a great Commonwealth of between the respective representa tende. nations Yet in that time he tives.
A Private Speech. much had been accomplished? · In Diffusion of Information.
To-morrow's sitting of the Con- 1987 there was no Commonwealth Side by side with an increase infference will be devoted to a frank Lot Australia and South Africa, no the opportunities for an inter-harvey by Sir Austen: Chamberlain, |Irish Free State, and no full repre-change of views afforded by per-Secretary of State for Foreig
sentation of India such as existed sinal contact at such Conferences Afairs, of the whole field of for today. Apart from defence hardly had gone an continuous increase infeign policy and relationships. Hia laby masters of larger policy came the diffusion of information. Day speech will not be published, -Bri-
before that Conference, which was by day the Prime Ministers of the [tish Wireless. Service. confined to eacstions not indeed Dominions were kept informed by without. importance but mainly of a cablegram, and despatch of every secondary kind. The present Con-important, development and ten- iferente-would not be confined to dency. The present Prime Minister questions of that order. Its dis-of Australiu nad supplemented this cassions would extend over the jaystem by tar appointment in Lon- whole field of Imperiul and inter-don of personal liaison officers in national policy and relations. close touch with the responsiblej
uuthorities in this country.
COAL STRUGGLE.
OVER 14,000 MORE MEN RESUME.
LATEST FIGURES.
London, Oct. 19. The official figures show that) 14.476 more miners were working to-day than yesterday
A Far-Reaching Change. This growth of the importance ! A beginning had also been made of matters which, had come before on the more formal side in indicat- ancerssive, Conferences was the outing the principles governing our President McKinley, Ningehow, Hainfoosing, President Jefferson. President Lincoln, Haruna Maru. Tonkin. Atsuta Maru, Aki, Marutame of the very conspicuous and national and international relation far-reaching changes which had ships. He would mention particu
The total at work is now! taken place during that time in the larly the resolution on the sikna-
233,000-Reuter. [relations between the component ture, negotiations, and ratification
"Red" Money. of Treaties which was agreed to parts of the Empire. Coupled with
Moscow, Oct. 19. continuous process of extension of at the Imperial Copference of 1923,
The Central Council of Soviet! self-government and the develop and which had since been accepted Trade Unions has transferred an- ment of national consciousness, by all the Governments represented
here. It might well be thus, this other half a million roubles to the there had been a continuous netes-
British Miners' Federation for faite for adapting the relations be- resolution, in the light of expert the relief of miners. This amount
tween the Government. 31 Great ence, now needed clarification and
amplification in certain ways. Butepresents deductions of one per Britain and the other Governments its usefulness had been amply, decent, on monthly wages,—Reutez. of the Empire to the altered state
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Defence Problems.
VOLCANO ERUPTS.
ASHES SIX INCHES DEEP.
of affairs. It was ip guiding this monstrated within the last three growth, and in assisting this adap-years. tation, that above all the value of Fauccessive and increasingly fre-In the field of Imperial defence quent Conferences, had lain. With- there had been steadily if unob- out, them it was hardly conceivable trusive progress toward improving that the changes of the past 10 the facilities for co-operation if
Tokyo, Oct. 19. yeura, so far from weakening the ties necessity should unhappily arise.
Early this morning Tarumaye which bound the Empire together The long drawn-out controversy of Volcano in Hokkaido erupted, should have contributed that fine the early part of the century be throwing up vast columns of black mental unity and strength which tween advocates of Dominion smoke to a great height, scatter-1 displayed itself to the amazement Navies and Dominion contributions ing quantities of ashes miles and admiration of the world during a single Imperial Navy had long around, including the towns of the four years of wart
since died away in the natural and
Tomakomai and Horobetsu where inevitable course of constitutional Proceeding Mr. Baldwin suid:-development. The principle of they are six inches deep. Several "We have gradually built up a Dominion Navies was established, minor eruptions and also quakes whole network of contacts extend and was not merely accepted but followed, but no casualties are ing throughout the entire fabric was whole-heartedly endorsed by reported-Reuter. of our respective national or the Admiralty.
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ganisations, official and unofficial He warmly welcomed the step This network, extends from the recently taken by India in establish- Crown, which unites all by a coming a Royal, Indian Navy. At the end band, through the whole of this year we should be entering range of Government activities upon a Conference with repracen- justice, foreign policy, defence, tatives. of the Irish Free State with finance, trade communications, a view to the undertaking by the Fo Free State of a share in her own migration education, and forth and is completed by a coastal defence, thousand social links-of race, A regular system for an Inter religion. language,
science, change of British and Australian literature, drama, nd, sport, cruisers was now in operation, From these we derive those com-
Dependence on Navies.
side the family."
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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ON SATURDAY, the 23rd Oct., 1926, commencing at 11 am.
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5 Cases Venetians.
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3 Doz Eau de Cologne Bath Salts, 88 Chair Covers,
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mon ideals interests, and mutual Our Navies, on which we depend aympathies which put us as and in the last resort for our cor- group of pations to each other porate existence, remained one of different in kind as well as in the strongest possible bonds that degree from that in which each united us, In the land forces also stands toward the nations out much had been done to, facilitate co-operation and formation, and Foreign Policy,
throughout the Empire these were Nowhere had the "narsasity for organised in general en atmilar adjusting relations, between the pen. A human bond was created Governments of the 3mpire been by a system of Interchange of more conspicibua than in the region officers and by personal visita, of of foreign policy. He recalled that officers to and from the Domlalons." at the Imperial Conference of 1911 In the air arm, whose actual and Sir Edward Grey (now Lord Grey) potential importance as link be- for the first time made a comprehen-tween the 'Motherland and the Do. sive statement on foreign policy to minions not only from the point Hong Kung 20th October, 1926. the representatives of the Domin-fof View of imperial defence, but. fans. Sir Edward Grey then pointed also from 'bhat of Imperial communia out that the creation of separat: cations, had been strikingly demon- fleets and fordes" In the Dominions strated" by the recent long distanICA had rendered essential; a common flights, contact and co-operation foreign policy for the Empire. ware boing secured to correspond.. That problem we had already gone ring methods..
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