IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 319, 5 June 1911, Page 5

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

THE ALL-RED ROUTE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, June z. Supporters of the All-Red route laid documents before the Imperial Conference, including Admiral Cyprian Bridge's report favoring Blacksod Bay as the port of arrival for ships bringing food in time of war, Blacksod Bay being more remote than other parts from a probable enemy's base, therefore a smaller naval force would be necessary to defend it than any other line of communication to the United Kingdom. The supporters of the All-Red route suggested that Blacksod Bay should be the port to which cargoes of neutral vessels should be consigned if the Declaration of London were approved, witJi the resulting danger of interference from hostile warships.

A PULL PROGRAMME. Received 4, 5.5 p.m. London, June 3. The report of the afternoon's sitting of the Imperial Conference will not be published before Monday. It is understood the Conference dealt with shipping matters and subventions, brought up by Mr. Fisher. Other matters discussed were navigation laws, labor exchanges in relation to emigration, the proposed uniformity of copyright laws, trade marks, patents company laws, the metric and decimal system.

PREMIERS' WEEK-END. Received 5, 1 a.m. ' London, May 4. Sir Wifrid Laurier, Sir Joseph Ward and General Botha spent the week-end as guests of Mr. L. Harcourt at Nuneham Park.

Oxford University and Glasgow University are conferring upon Mr. Fisher and Sir Joseph Ward honorary doctorates of law in July.