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Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1932, Page 5

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* (SPEECHES LIMITED \ • •- , ....... • . r TO SUIT THE RADIO. (United/ Presn Association—By Electric • Telegraph—Copyright.) ' " 1 " V. -' /• v // OTTAWA, July 20. Tlie. character of to-morrow’s C«- ( ferehce opening has been unexpectedly / changed. It is becoming purely a ceremonial, opening. It has been decided .to 1 limit .the speeches of th e t leaders of . the delegations to ten min- ■ " utes each. Tfiis as for the purpose of a world broadcast. ■ • Consequently „■ Mr, Bruce and Mr , Coates, will bo unable to cover the , ! ground.they originally intended. Vi is understood that n .ppoi'uiii y will ,/be giyen, for comprehensive speeches at /Friday's session. < “TIMES” COMMENT. . LONDON, July 2C. The opening of what “Th p I’mcs’ describes as “the most momentous , conference; in the history of the British nations," is the subject of many. v - editorials. Several of these dwell on I 'the significance of the first meeting ! of tlh»(Confederation of British Na- ■ x tionisince’ ■ the Statute Of . Westminster amtodied in a legal form the' previous their'equ»l'*tatus. • "Th* Times" says 1 “One .stage of the development was thus, completed, and theh way opened for the next, '• namely. : active':' co-operation on icinis of perfect equality in a continuous effort to ‘ promote common prospwn \. T'h-s, cbnference dat' e not • fail! 'r If *t did, it 1 would end all ,ho>e,<>f dniov- * ing a way out of the" present:. diriie-’s. Unless the ; Ottawa GoriiKeme tucceedfl t'the"• projected ;• wbflrL ■ conf'.ience • is fore-dbomed to failure/’’- 1 "' !

EXPERTS IN AGREEMENT. WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE? •’ ' LONDON, July 21. Experts who' are representing i :V u ary producers in Britain, : Canada, Australia,. New( Zealand, South Africa /.ind IRliodesia./discussed a, plan, tor ie* ;p----rocal Itradfe. They discovered within a few' minutes that ell had, been working oil the 1 -saine basic. priAviple, which was unanimously 'adopted. 'Everybody was extremely gratified, and the agreement was calculated '' to enable , representatives of various industries quickly to prepare separate detailed schemes on'similar lines for each commodity. AGREEMENT MADE. OUTSIDE THE CONFERENCE. 1 -- ; ; ‘‘ r OTTAWA, July 21. ’ British , And Canadian steel representative* ha-v© reached an agree* meat by which Canada will purchase from Britain ' large quantities of steel that -she .formerly obtained in the United States, and in Germany. The details of the plan are not disclosed, pending the Imperial Conference’s approval of the agreement, but United States papors express consternation;: ■ . ■" - the IRISH DELEGATION. ; ■ - : . i OTTAWA. July 21. ' The Irish Free State delegates to the .Economic Conference are refraining from any further political utterances. Mr Sean ’ O’Kelly (Leader of fh ß Free State ' delegation) emphasises that this is purely a ’commercial conference. ',

•Iteis, therefore generally believed that thelrishmen at the Conference will support a message of loyalty and will etand .up during 'the singing ,of the National; Anthem/, thus avoiding any unpleasant- incidents.