EMPIRE DEFENCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 5

EMPIRE DEFENCE.

THE CONFERENCE. OPENED BY THE PRIME MINISTER. LORD CREAMJ 10 PRESIDE (By Holograph -Press ABBOclatlon-Oouyrlght) 'Rec July" 29, 010 a m ) London, Julj 28 The Primo Minister, "Mr Asquith, inaugurated the Impcinl l>efenco Conference it the Foioign Olhco yesteiday He welcomed tho cnptsei delogitcs Subsequent sittings of tho conference will be presided o ei by the Secrttan for tl o Colonies, Loul Ciewc [No definite programme Ins l> n on published, inl it is understood that the sittings of tho conference will bo private]

CANADA'S NAVY. •DREADNOUGHT DOCKS ON EACH CO\&T (Reo July 29 010 im ) London, July 28 The Ottawa correspondent of "The Times" reports that the Dominion Minister for Public Works (Mr W Purslov) announced at Victoria that one outcome of the Defence Conference; would doubtless bo that Canada would undertake tho construction of dry docks on both the Atlantic and the Pacific seaboards capable of accommodating Dreadnoughts

, THE QUEST OF THE DELEGATES. (Rec July 29, 1 am) London, July 28 The lUgh Commis.saoner for New Zealand, Mr Hajl-Jonos, tendered Sir Joseph Ward a leception at Westminster Palace Hotel. Responding to the hearty welcome tendered to him, Sir Joseph Ward that the Defence Conference was concerned, not with the defence of England, but of the EmpiM Hi a whole, and the delegates wished, to eft operate in making Imperial defence bigger, b3ttei, iyid more indestiuotiblo than it was at pic&cut