MR LYONS IS PLEASED

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 128, 16 June 1937, Page 5

MR LYONS IS PLEASED

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"Put Coping-Stone On 1926 Talks" EXAMPLE 0F UNITY

(By .'iTlaamph-

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(Received 16, 8.45 a.m.) LONDO.Nj June 15. At the closing session of the conference Mr J, A. Lyons, Prinxe Minister of Australia, declared: "We have emerged triumphantly from the conference. The forebodings of those who feared that the constitutional developnxents of the -past few years woixld disrupt the Empire have proved to be without foundation. On the contrary, the confeience has demonstrated that on the basis of free co-operation, unity and solidarity, the -Empire has been mahxtainable. The conference has put the copxng-stone on the work in 1926. Though there have beeu diffcrences of opinion as to how comnxon objectives caxi be attained, all delegates have greatly benefited by the healthy discussion." The Dominions, he said, had obtained a clearer insight into Britain's difficulties in the conduet of her foreig*! policy. Full ancf ft-ank British: statelucnts had brought bolne to delegates liow unremittingly tlie British Governincufc bad stl'iven for peace iu recent years. JNlr Lyons paid a tribute to tho British Government aud the people for the warmtb of their hospitality.