WORLD CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1933, Page 5

WORLD CONFERENCE

EIGHT MINISTERS

COMPRISE BRITISH DELEGATION

(Per. British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, May IS

The names of the British atncguticn to the World Economic were announced in the .House o i Commons by Mr MacDonald as tollows: — Mr MacDonald, Mr Neville Chamberlain, Lord. Hailsham, Sir J.. Sinion, Mr J. M. ■ Thomas, Sir I*. Cunlilfe-Lister, Mr ,W. Runciman, Major Elliot.

Mr MacDonald added that, as Piesident of the Conference, he would be unable to attend the meetings of the United Kingdom delegation icgularly, and Mr Chamberlain would therefore act'as leader of th® delegation. The .extra cost of holding the conference in London, instead of Geneva, will be born by the ' British Government, Sir J. Simon stated to-day. For tliis purpose, £IB,SCO has been included in the Foreign Office v ote, while the. cost of adapting the new Geological Museum building ■ to''accommodate the conference was estimated at £7, SUU. Asked ?.<vhether the conference would sit continuously until the work was completed or adjourn if the task was ineompleted to allow the’ 1 delegatee to attend the League Assembly in : September, Mr MacDonald , ‘Said that ; w’fls a matter -for the conference itself'»to "decide. •. ■ •• •.-•Ui.-D blur.

KING’S OPENING BROADCAST.

PREPARATIONS FOR WORLD SPEECH.

RUGBY, May "18

When the .King opens the World Economic, Conference pn 12fch June, his voice will be heard all round the world. The General Post Office, by wireless telephone and telegraph, are arranging the biggest linking up that has .even boon attempted. Foreign countries are being invited to take part in the scheme, which is being drawn up - with' tlie'jpew international Telephony’ : iiea^quarters’’ at .Faraday House, ‘'Slid the 'great .station at Rugby' as {he main joints. From jtfouse, alj the capitals of Eurbpfe can '-be' brought...ip, • • While, via Rugby the Kang’s message will, be carried to ‘ Sydney, MoptreaJ,. New York, Capetown, 1 ' Bombay ail'd Cairo. The' administrations not . only., throughout the Empiih, but pi most foreign eoun-. tries, will J’ecjeive the. speech and rebroadcast'it to their nationals.