General Cables.

Taihape Daily Times, 19 July 1918, Page 6

General Cables.

'OUR PACIFIC HERITAGE. COLONIAL ATTITUDE APPLAUDED. The Morning Post states; We are glad to see the Dominions nailing British colours to the mast. General Smuts Messrs. Hughes and Massey, and Sir Joseph Ward have alike declared that the German colonies must not he handed back. Sir Joseph Ward’s speech and well-weighed words represent the opinion not of moments of fervour, but of years of Colonial policy Time after time the Dominions have insisted on the German danger in the Pacific, but before the war they shouted to deaf ears. We take it from the manner and matter of Sir Joseph Ward’s speech that the Imperial War Conference is agreed on his policy, hut there has been some lamentable wobbling. We trust the outspoken words of the Dominions ’ statesmen will prevent further backsliding. The policy of sacrificing friends to propitiate enemies has already done sufficient mischief. ANTHRAX VACCINE. A MUNIFICENT GIFT. LONDON, July 16. Mr M’Garvie Smith has presented 1 lo the State the secret of the manufacture of anthrax vaccine, and has endowed an institute with £IO,OOO to carry out the process. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS CONFERENCE. * THE HAGUE, July 16. At the final meeting of the Prisoners’ Conference, the British delegate pointed out the difficulty of carrying out .agreement owing to peculiar circumstances, the chief being difficulty of transport, as the Germans held by Britain were scattered throughout the globe. He hoped the provisions would be liberally interpretde by both parties. AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN .. FOREIGN POLICY. —- AMSTERDAM, July 16. I The Press Bureau, in the course of : a report on Austro-Hungarian foreign i policy, declares: The enemy’s obstin- \ acy regarding territorial demands, con- | cerniifg Alsace-Lorraine, Trentino and , Trieste and the German colonies, ap- j pears insurmountable. We are now j prepared to discuss everything except ! the cession of our own territory. !