AUSTRALIAN PREMIER.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 59, 9 March 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN PREMIER.

INTERVIEWED IN ENGLAND. ARE MR.. MASSEY AND SIR J. G. WARD GOING HOME? LONDON, March S. Hon. W. M. Hughes (Premier of Australia), interviewed, said he wits glad he had the opportunity of a discussion with Mr. Massey and Sir R. Borden on vital matters affecting the Dominions arising out of the war. He was not empowered to speak for Canada or New Zealand, although he was able to state their views. He expected Sir Robert Borden would visit England before he himself departed. He also understood that Mr. Massey, probably, accompanied by Sir J. G. (Ward, would reach London in May. He hoped to again consult Mr. Massey when returning through America. Mr. Hughes stated that he was considering the position as regards Fiji, but refused to be drawn as to any proposals he was making to the British Government. He admitted that the policy for the Pacific was among the questions to be discussed.