GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 31 March 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

a. DOMINIONS' PLACE IN THE EMPIRE. STATEMENT BY LORD MILNER Received 8.50 a.m. LONDON, March 3w Lord Milner, interviewed said the Empire would never forget what it endured in common. Its sense of rca* brotherhood had been strengthened and could never he destroyed. We are free and equal members of one community, and will give preference in all things to our own family. The principle of preference was much wider than tariffs. It affects immigration, shipping, cables and finances. The Government and the Colonial Office believed in strengthening our own dominions, our own friends, ana our own trade first. He added, tnar in. the War Cabinet the Dominion Premiers had made their influence felt. The mere chance of talking things over with them frankly had an incalculable influence ; "m our world and foreign policy The War Cabinet ought to he continued in some other form. A Cabinet Committee should be created to deal with imperial issues, and the foreign policy for empire, which should include Dominion representatives permanently residing here and closely in touch with ,

own Dominions. When the Premiers were unable to be resident they should be represented by prominent members of their own Governments. Thus the Dominions could speak Avith authority We would like the Premiers to be always with us; that is impossible,! but devouring distance may yet bring us the outlying statesmen swiftly in moments of crisis. Lord Milner remarked incidentally that every nation in the Empire ought to settle its fiscal system on its own merits, and then give preference to others.

LEATHER RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.

Received March 31, 9.23 a.m

LONDON. March 30.

The War Office announces that dealing in leather pro'duced in and imported i .cm the British Empire is now pcrmit--1 win restrictions.

AMERICAN ECHANGE

NEW YORK

March 28.

The sterling exchange continues to fall, and sixey day's bills are now r quoted at & dols. 56 cents. THE EGYPTIAN RIOTS, AS AMERICA SES THEM. NEW YORK, March 29 The New York Times commenting' on the reported Nationalist riots in Egypt points out that Egypt came under British rule through the incompetence of the native government. The paper says that if Egypt is given independence- now, probably in a few years the country will be in turmoil. It adds Britain is prepared to give the Egyprians self-government by degrees as they fit themselves for the responsibility.

CAIRO, March 29

General Allenby informed Egyptian notables that he intends to take stern repressive measures in Egypt os order must he restored.

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