TRADE CONGRESS
to BE HELD IN JUNE ; PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME !. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ; London, January 2. ; The Exeoutivo Committee of the Imperial Council of Commerce; since tlie postponement of the Congress in Canada 1 to 1917, has matured plans for a conference in London on June 5, 1916. The • Executive: expects representatives to be in attendance as delegates from ovorseas 1 Dominions and dependencies. t A circular to members of the Council ■ emphasises-th" desirableness of: the i adoption of a common policy for pre- : paring tlie way to some extent for further, action in connection with the Congress in _ 1917.. The provisional pro- ■ gramme jrioludes the following subjects: , . . Preference "within the Empire; preferential relations witli the Allies; measures ; . .against enemy , countries in connection with manufactures and shipping, also , against tho dumping of enemy goods ■within tlie Empire; amendment of the. nationalisation law6j compulsory regis- . ■ tration of aliens; tho question of licenses , v to trade and other regulation's, affecting • foreign firms; prohibition of contracts Fv' with-aliens which might be, calculated ' ■ to restrain Imperial trade; proposed uniformity of the Patents,_ Designs, and Trade Marks' lawlmperial. preference J.-: in'taxation; the question of double in- ' come tax, and the limitation of, membership of, Chambers of Commerce to British-born subjects. . . All the members of the Council are . . invited to tho Conference, together with . ' certain.special delegates from overseas and the United Kingdom. 1 COMMERCIAL ENTENTE - ; GERMANS BECOMING UNEASY. , Paris, January 2. ■' The "Temps," commenting on the pro- ' sosed commercial entente of the Allies, 1 : Says that the Germans are becoming moro and more uneasy at this new line ! "• .Df action. Hamburg shipowners hare ! ' pointed out, and German newspapers have-re-echoed, the danger to Germany ' ' *of closing the doors of the foreign mar- ; • - kets, especially those of the AlliOs. - Our delay in resuming business, coupled j ; with-permanent obstacles to. the iirva- , sion of otir markets, will bo fatal to ' Germany. Therefore a commercial en- j tente. is more than an economic necesv -..sity;' it is a.'political duty and-'a'guar- J antce of future security. ■ ~. . i '■ - - ~ ■ '. 1 ——. . . .
NEW YEAR GREETINGS
BELIEFS AND SENTIMENTS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright . 1 Paris, January 2.' . vTlie 'Tsar'sends "tlie most cordial New ; Year's, wishes .to Russia's true friend and valiant Ally" and greetings to tho .'; French 'Army. He expressed his unshakable confidence in the triumph of ■ .. . the common cause, and hoped that their I combined efforts would soon be crowncd with success. M; Poincaro replied that the French 'Army was proud to co-operate with tlie valiant Russian Army for the defence of : right in. Europe, 'and was resolved to fight on .together with her faithful Allies until final victory. THE KAISER'S REPLY. TO REICHSTAG'S GREETINGS. ■ - Amsterdam, January 2. The- Kaiser, replying to the Reich- ;':■ stag's "greeting, said: "I and the entire German people hope to God thai the New Year mil bring filial victory to our ■ ' just cause, and a new guaranteed basis ; flv the Fatherland's beneficial deveiopMent in peaceful competition with other • lations."
KAISER'S ILLNESS
DANGER OF BLOOD-POISONING By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Hec. January 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 2.. Tho Kaiser contracted on the Russian front a number of virulent carbuncles, and 1 the danger'of blood-poisoning has not been removed. / He is bed-ridden, his throat is. inflamed, and he is .suffering', from'general physical depression. ;Now Year demonstrations- .at the Palace were forbidden.
DAY OF INTERCESSION
MUFFLED PEALS RUNG IN : BRITAIN. l Sy -Tdeirraph—Prces Association—Coryriglit London, January 2. ! The Day of Intercession was observed ; 'throughout the Muffled peals: ; were rung at many churches. At tho Archbishop's request tho occasion was •• also observed in the chapels, r Heavy rain affected the attendances. In tho r ■ pulpits references to the War were universal. Sytinsy,, January 3. Large and earnest congregations attended the intercessory services held by all denominations '$■ A RIGHTEOUS PEACE. ARCHBISHOP WRIGHT'S ADDRESS. ■ (Rec. January 3, 10.15 p.m.) Sydney, January 3. Archbishop Wright, in his address at : the'intercession servicc, said we do not boldly pray for peace, because peaco alono is but an evil; we pray for a " righteous peaco, and must strive until the' day when the evil is crushed and righteousness and justice prevail. AFTER THE DAY OF VICTORY. SERMON IN ST. PAUL'S. (Rec. January 3, 7.10 p.m.) London, January 3. X crowded intercession service was ield at St. Paul's, the Bishop of Lon--1 don. (Dr. Ingram) preaching a most impressive sermon. He referred- to the ghastly crimes in Armenia, and the t-or- ; pedoing of the Persia, and urged tlie need for British preparedness and efficiency, recalling the warnings of Lord Roberts, who lies buried-in St. Paul's, and concluded: "After the day of victory, Britain must be worthy of a- groat place in the world."
BRITISH ARMY CASUALTIES
THE TOLL FOR DECEMBER. By Teleersph—Press Associatibn-OoDyrlelit London, January 2. The British 'Army casualties for December were: 884_ officers and 13,684 men, compared with 69,007 in October and 40,437 in November.
RECRUITING IN VICTORIA
LAST MONTH THE WORST. By Telegraph—Press .ABSociation-OopyrigM Melbourne, January 3. December was the worst montli Sot . recruiting recorded in Victoria, Mr. Harold Gregson, well known as • Judge at the "Competitions," warmly recommends Flnenzol as a gargle for Jloavseuesa and Catarrh.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19160104.2.38
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2660, 4 January 1916, Page 8
Word count
Tapeke kupu
851TRADE CONGRESS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2660, 4 January 1916, Page 8
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.