OVERSEAS PREMIERS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 101, 19 June 1911, Page 6

OVERSEAS PREMIERS.

(Received 19, 9.45 a.in.) London, June IS. 'i’he i hitish Empire Leagu’3 and Science Guild banqueted the OveiS 1 !.;;; visitors at the Savoy. Tne. Duke of Devonshire presided. There woio 300 present. Dr. Warren, Master of Magdalen College, referred to Mr Fisher’s re- . fnsal to accept the Oxford Dogiee He ! thought the sentimein. was rigid, yet the guinea stamp wat> not to be despised. i L.f Fisher 1 replied-that it was not because of faise modesty, but because of his youth and other disabilities ho had asked to he excused Ham tin honour. The Conference had already | been fruitful of good results. Tin British Government invited the delgates to its very lirecido, and asl-:e t them to come right inside to Tear j what they intended doing tor r',.c pitection of all parts of iffic Empii< i The Australian Covenimeut woui give the establishment of a solar o' * servatory cordial and favourable cn sidoratiun. -ir icssnh Ward, it a meeting «i British and Colonial Technical Scho ■ Students at the Festival of Empire congratulated the organisation on Jnu ing 169,000 students throughout to world. He would follow the examp! of the Australian postmaster andnrg tlie officials of his department to ioi - the organisation. The Imperial Con ference would lie glad to receive tv: sistance in any movement similar i this in assisting the dissemination r. Imperial ideas. While probably mr' agreeing with details, lie hoped th leaders of the organisation would impress on correspondents as an all-im portant consideration to view develop ments where countries like Britaii have a world-wide navy for the protection of the various parts of the Empile. j 'The Empire Press Union banqueted tlio Overseas journalists. Lord Burn ham presided. Lord Gurzon, in proposing the toasof “Our Guests,” said lie beiieved Hi Imperial idea was progressing, and th scattered units were Rawing coser He had seen the fear' expressed that tlie conference had not reached cxpcv tations. Sir Joseph Ward, wlio. Inn put forward with intrepid hrovil. proposals which were not accepted,‘ha informed him that the confercnc. marked a great advance. Mr. Geoffrey Fairfax, Sydney “He; aid,” responded.