CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3580, 3 October 1905, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

The New Alliance.

COLONIALS’ VIEWS.

London, Sept 30. Mr W. P. Reeves, High Commissioner for New Zealand, stated, in the course of an interview, that he W'ds confident Now Zealander Would welcome the Angio-Japaflese treatv, ■ince they entertained the greatest admiration and respect for the Japanese, while they are not labour rivals. Mr Cbghlan, New South Wales Agent-General,, declined to define Australian opinion of the treaty. Mr James, West Australian AgentGeneral, declared that ait thinking Australians must approve of the treaty, though it would not alter the local view on the question of race and colour. He was, however, inclined to think that if any particular portion of the existing law was extremely obnojvous to Japan, Australia would he V/illing to modify it. Mr A. Bona Law, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Tarde, speaking at Glasgow, emphasised the fact that the new treaty of alliance between Britain and Japan was a momentous step. H« declared that the Government was looking ahead and trying to control events.

Mr Law said such a policy was distasteful to a large section of Liberals, and he would not be surprised if it produced the same differences as in the Boer war.