Imperial Conference.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1921, Page 3

Imperial Conference.

CABLE NEWS.

j AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. OABLK ASSOCIATION. MR HUGHES AND ROYALTY. (Received Tliis Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, July 7. Mr Hughes lias practically decided not to return via America. Possibly lie will accept M. Sastri’s invitation to see the .Indian Parliament working. He expects to arrive in Australia .in the first- week in October. , Lady Northcote presented Mrs Hughes with a gold chain and enamel diamond pendant. Mr Hughes conversed freely with the King who has an extensive knowledge of Australian conditions and politics. The Queen was also interested. The King atld Queen of the Belgians talked to Mr Hughes, King Albert saying—“ Your country is very great a lid very new; mine is very small arid very old, yet your people did wonderful tilings to help us, which Belgians never eaii fdrget;” . i The Prince of Wales lakes a personal interest in the Australians and seeks Mr Hughes diit at public functions and converses long and intimately with him. i

i- EGYPTIAN RELATIONS. j it ' (Received This D;iv at 9.40 a.n ! LONDON, July 7. I At the Conference, after Lord Cur- ( h /.oil’s introductory statement regarding d . British relations in Egypt and Lord - 1 Milner mission, -Mr Hughes opened a o discussion to which Mr .AJeighen, Mr [j Smuts, Mr .Massey, Mr Churchill, Mr , Balfour and .Air Lloyd George contrii Luted. The Conference decided that ! proposals for meeting Egyptian national {aspirations and safeguarding Imperial ! interests now under consideration by - the British Government should be dis-, cussed in detail at a later date by the t Dominion .Ministers and represents, - tives of India, m view of the arrival of ! the Egyptian delegation now on the way , • I to England. (