CONFERENCE AT WORK

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 108, 3 November 1926, Page 7

CONFERENCE AT WORK

COMMITTEES CONSULTING.

LONDON, Ist November.

The lull in the proceedings of the Imperial Conference is due to the fact that the main items on agenda have now been remitted to sub-committees. In regard to'the military side of Imperial defence, there was a useful exchange of views on the standardisation of arms and equipment, and a full disclosure of the latest methods of mechaniealisation of Army movements, which the Premiers will see for themselves on 13th November. Aerial defence will be studied at the Air Ministry to-morrow,, as the last instalment of practical enlightenment before the full debate. Th Enrl of Balfour's Imperial Relations Sub-committee met this afternoon, with no variation from the spirit which justified the earlier assurances— "Everything going well." COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS. Another matter of interest $o-day was the mention at the Communications Sub-Committee of Sir James Connolly's fast ship scheme between Britain and Australia. Though it is really a unity matter, confined chiefly to Australia, it has been remitted to the sub-commit-tee, presumably by Australia, because of its bearing on tho general problem of the more rapid transit of the Empire's perishable goods. It is expected the scheme will form the text of a special section of the committee's report to the full conference. The same committee also discussed Empire wireless, incidental to which it is understood that Mr. Bruce mentioned Australia's wish to control her own beam station in England, but the indications are that he will have to fight ont the ease separately with the Postmaster-General since the other Dominions have accepted Post Office control.