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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 July 1918, Page 2

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN. fAustralian and N-Z. Cable Association IMPERIAL MEAT SUPPLIES. LONDON, July 17.—Hon. W. E. Massey will meet the meat■'distributing' trade, which lias agreed to abolish the rebate tof a shilling 1 fen a carcase of umt'ton hitherto charged. “A committee has been formed in connection with the New Zealand High Commissioner’s Department to secure war trophies for the

war museum. t IMPERIAL POLITICS. A BY-ELECTION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association Received This Day, 12.50 pan. , LONDON, July 17. The East Finsbury by-election re suited as follows: Cotton (Coalitionist! .... 1156 Ca.pt. Spencer (Vigilinte) 576 Belcher (Independent 110

MISCELLANEOUS. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. AN GljiO-G ERMA A AGREE- * -WENT. . \ ! Australian and N-Z. Cable Association.! Received this day at a.m’3 THE HAGUE, July 16Ibe Anglo-German agreement -t provides for the amelioration o£j the treatment of prisoners in Germany and England. The transportation problem- will be- worked - out by a special commission at the Hague, including 1 two Englishmen, two Germans, and a Dutchman. EMPJRE PRESS .UNION. LONDON CONFERENCE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received this day at 8.55 a.m, LONDON, July 16.- '■ The Empire Press Union Conference welcomed thirty Canadian editors and discussed the necessity > for increased cable'facilities. They also considered ' the ‘‘Government ' proposal for an Empire Press; news service. A . I - Speakers insisted that the latter should be free from Goyenlmerit ' influence, .and urged increased facilities for the collection o'f N news, hut ihevsol§ction and transmission ‘ should remain', under newspaper control.;', y.- A ,':. V v Lord Burnham presided at the subsequent luncheon'. A Similar conferences nte being arranged with the South African and Australian journalists.