OUR MINISTERS AT HOME.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 December 1916, Page 4

OUR MINISTERS AT HOME.

i CHEESE AXD' SHEEPSIOK& ■ XEGOTIATIOXS TO BE RESUME* MR. MASSEY LEAVES L\' JANUARY. Australian-NX Cable Association. Received Dec. 13, 8.30 p.tn. ' London, Dee. 12. Mr. Massey and ;Sir Joseph ■ Ward resume negotiations with Mr. Long tomorrow with referenco to readjusting the additional payment for cheese.. There also remains 'the question of sheepskins to be settled. Mr. Maseey'hopes to leave for Vancouver in January. Sir Joseph Ward, in a letter to Mr. ' Lloyd George, congratulating him on his accession to the Premiership, expressed the hopo that comploto success would be achieved ill carrying the ,wai to: victory. He was confident that tho outlying parts of tho Empire ,would loyally and heartily continue their co-opera-tion until the bitter struggle was sve> ccs.sfully (ended. . MR. MASSEY'ON IMPERIAL ItNITY. Received Dec. 13, 8.30 p.m. ' London, Dec. 12. A meeting to advocate improved Inw pprial unity was held at. Queen's Hall < Mr. Massey said it was regrettable that ■ the Dominions had no voice in Imperial affairs since the beginning of the ■He believed the infusion of now blood was always productive of good. The situation demanded more patriotism and less politics. Tho British Parliament was obviously, overburdened, should relegate local affairs to Provincial legislatures. Referring to Herr Beth-mann-Hollweg's peaco statement, he said it was most important to not? 1 that Germany thinks this the', , propftr time to negotiate. That wft iot out point of view. We will discuM ipeaea when we think the time prober. "I will leave it-at that!" -• ..v ,