LATE CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 208, 13 May 1915, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

HANDLING OF WHEAT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) (Reed, 9 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Premiers’ Conference decided that the State 3 should co-operate in the bulkhandling of wjheat. FOOTBALLERS AT THE FRONT. SYDNEY, This Day Six hundred and eighty Ruby Unionists and over 1000 Rugby Leaguers have enlisted. ERECTION OF ELEVATORS. SYDNEY, This Day Mr Ashford states that New South Wales is ejecting 55 elevators at various parts and a huge silo with SYDNEY, This Day Thirteen hundred new trucks are being built at a total cost of nearly two million to cope with the bulkhandling. THE WOOL QUARREL. BUYERS’ ATTEMPTED DOMINATION SYDNEY, This Day. Woolbrokers hav e issued a statement in connection witjh the wool dispute, pointing out that the essential conflict is between the aims of buyers and those of brokers and growers,who consider it time that some protest should be made against the buyers attempted domination. AN AUSTRALIAN BANQUETTED I IN BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE URGED. LONDON, May 11. The Empire Parliamentary Association gave a luncheon to Mr J. C. Watson, at the House of Commons. Amongst those present were Sir G. Reid, Hon T. Mankeime, Lord Sydenham, Lord Islington, Emmott, GilbertParker, and many Commoners. Mr Harcourt, presiding, said Mr Watson must be proud to be here aud learn of the progress Australians and New Zealanders at the Dardanelles, although unhappily, loss was concurrent with their great achieement He could assure Australia that “We Ejhouldn’t forget.” Mr Watson in reply said that Australians were pre-eminently a peaceful people, they would be more concerned in the development of their immense territory than in the present war if it wasn’t the Mother Country’s war. It was our war, and it wa s from that point of view Australia approached it. He as gratified that our troops upheld the glory and tradition of the flag, and quoted Mr Fisher’s “last man and last shilling.” Australians regretted the necessity for prosecuting war but it must be prosecuted to the. last degree A suggestion had been made which should appeal to the better nature of Germany and bring war to a conclusion.

The sinking of the Lusitania was the best answer to that suggestion. It was impossible to bring things home to a nation cradled in militarism without breaking the hack of its military power Any peace short of thi s would be a most suicidal policy on th'e part of the Allies. He urged Mr Harcourt to expedite an informal gathering of overseas’ representatives before thq conclusion of war; it could do no possible harm, and a great deal of good might be accomplished. In getting the mind of men from overseas with respect to war problems which jhad almost arisen now, statesmen of the Empire were not likely to subject the Imperial Government to any embarrassment Mr Watson sails for America tomorrow.