THE OTTAWA CONFERENCE

Evening Post, Volume XLVIII, Issue 141, 13 December 1894, Page 2

THE OTTAWA CONFERENCE

9 * 3 DISCLSSION AT THE COLONIAL a INSTITUTE. F rosy Prospects foe the pacific \ CABLE. 5 t UNITED PEEBB ASSOCIATION. I 5 London, 12th December. , There was a large attendance at the Boyal B Colonial Institute when Sir Henry Wrixon, 9 of Victoria, read his paper on the reoent 9 Canadian Conference. 3 During the disoussion which followed, , Lord. Brasaey urged the Government to grant } the recommendations of the Conference, B which would largely develop the trade of the r. Empire. B Sir J. S. D. Thompson, Premier of Canada, 3 said that the tenders for the laying of the proposed Pacifio cable were 1,000,000 dollars j below the estimate. a The Hon. Thos. Playford, Agent General 9 for South Australia, deolared that to . send in tenders for laying the cable before even the survey of the route had been I made, constituted a breach of faith. If the I cable was laid, it would be only honest to protect South Australia against any loss. I He Went on to say that Britain could easily admit Australian wines at a lower rate than foreign wines. The colonies were always ~ seeking to conserve the interests of Britain, and she could only keep the loyalty of the colonies if ehe made it worth their while, r ___^ — , ,