FEDERAL PREMIER AT HOME

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2716, 10 March 1916, Page 5

FEDERAL PREMIER AT HOME

A STATEMENT REPUDIATED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Reo. March 9,-8.15; p.m.) , London, March 8. ! ■■•Mr."W.-^M.-Hughes, Federal Primt j the statement that lie is the Ambassador • for Canada and New 1 Zealand. Mr. ! Hughes has cabled his denial to Mr. Massey and Sir Robert Borden. i Tho .statement-,of the "Times"'was ' j as follows;—''Wo have hitherto.not had : a British statesman able to speak with j the voice of three Dominions. Mr. ; Hughes is tho representative of Aus- ! tinlia, also tho Ambassador for Canada » | and New Zealand. His conferences with Sir Robert Borden and Mr. Massey j established an agreement on many j points. If Mr. Massey does not reach I London earlier, Mr. Hughes, Sir Eobert I Borden, and Mr. Massey will hold in- j formal conferences in Canada."- j The Prime Minister received yester- ' day the following cablegram from Mr. ! Hughes,' Prime Minister of Australia, who is at present in London. The mes- ! sago was dated Maroh B:—"London i 'Times' to-day refers to me visiting aB ! Ambassador for Canada and New Zea- j land. No words or interviews of mine ' give warrant for such statement, which i I repudiate. All I said was that I had j seen you on my way to Loudon, and 1 that we were in agreement on certain i main principles. (Signed) Hughes."- ■ j