BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 July 1925, Page 7

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PRESS CONFERENCE. NEW YORK, July 10. Alajor John Jacob Aster, en route for Melbourne, said that he was hopeful that the Imperial L’ress Conference might formulate something which be of value, not merely to Britain and the Dominions, but to the United States as well.' CU.M MONWEA LT 11 LEAGUE. LONDON, July 10. , The Empire Commonwealth League’s Conference passed a resolution, calling on British Governments, Home and abroad,' to extend tho principle of moral equality throughout all legislation, particularly in regard to laws governing marriage and certain other matters. INDIAN POLICY. LONDON, July 9In the House of Commons, during a. debate on the India Office vote, Earl Winterton said that there was an impression that Lord Birkenhead 'in the House of Lords, had invited proposals for a. new constitution for India. This was not quite accurate. There would have been a revision of the constitution in due course, and if proposals carrying a reasonable measure ol agreement among the people of India were put forward, they would be carefully considered, but it must be clear that Lord Birkenhead was not leferring to any specific proposals. Mr Ramsay Mac Donald said that the impression created everywhere by Lord Birkenhead’s words was that the Government was prepared to examine any new schemes* immediately.