IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
PROCEEDINGS OPENED
By Telegraph.—l'ress Association.—Copyright
Received May 24, S.lO a.m
London, Yesterday
Mr H. H. Asquith, Premier, at the Foreign Office, heartily welcomed and briefly defined the scope of the Conference. Messrs Hareourt, Buxton and several other Ministers were present. The press was not admitted.
A crowd cheered the delegates
The conference lasted two and a half hours. Mr Asquith, in a half hour's speech, made sympathetic reference to the late King Edward and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and emphasised the non-party character of the conference. Five of the Premiers replied. The Conference decided to sit on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and in the afternoons if urgent. Sir Joseph Ward withdrew a resolution in favour of the admission of the press as other delegates considered their speaking would be hampered. An official summary of the proceedings will be issupd daily. Sir Joseph Ward has moved his Imperial Council resolution, but has not finished his speech.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 363, 24 May 1911, Page 5
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163IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 363, 24 May 1911, Page 5
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