PANAMA CELEBRATIONS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2114, 3 April 1914, Page 2

PANAMA CELEBRATIONS.

ATJSTIULIA SHOWS THE "WAY TO (il-ii:.VT UIUTAtX. . Great SurpriSß is expressed in Australia, iretiofding to the Hon. D. j\ Dciiham, Prime Miijist-fii'' of Queensland, whp was ul ly in on a visit, at the decis-io'ii of tho British Oove-n----!>i-ei-)t not to. take part officially hi the-. I'aMam-a .Exlribit-iou at' San JiVaiicisco next year, Al-istraJia. and Canada- friJ'F both be officially represented. Mr. D'en.ham tlci.i.ued that Australia nivi-.it at .all costs participate in tno ■cjihibition. "The opening of tho Panama CiWUtl," lie said vosterday, "is, in my opinion, tl-.e most imporlant -event of the kind for Australia, s-in'ie tho oprHi.i.i-i-g -of the new Sucj; ro-Uto, Tlio wav tl-ira-i-ijili j'ai'.ania will considerabiv diminish' tho distance- between Austvaliaif parts and Nesv Yor'c. "I eo-nfes I <!o 'iot understand the motives uiideilyiiig the British Gm-em-in.ent's irinviliingiiess to participate isi the Kxhilnlion. Mveti if tiro coinmeri.ial world j.ti indifferent, tte c)Uc'>t-ion of sentiment lomains, and it would iiule«;l bo denlorabh' if the motives of the. llntish Government- in stopping away were n'.isru'crproiect in tlio I'n'rte'l StateS-W-o look fiirward to this Exhibition as a Hiean-ji of materially btiieiMln-g our I traclci relations ifi-'tb. Anvei;iea."