COUNCIL OF EMPIRE

Gisborne Times, Volume LV, Issue 6143, 29 July 1921, Page 5

COUNCIL OF EMPIRE

IMPERIAL AIR SERVICE.

A MISLEADING SUMMARY.

NO RECOMMENDATIONS MADE

(United Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, July 28.

The Australian Press learns that the Daily Chronicle’s summary of the Aviation Committee’s report is misleading. It is believed tho report does not make any recommendations whatever, but merely sets out the costs of commissioning and operating the existing iieet ox airships for the purposo of Imperial communications between England, India, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, as. compared with alternative services by aeroplanes. The committee dealt with various schemes involving Governmental expenditure by Britain and the Dominions, also Mr Ashbolt’s and other civil proposals, but did not commit themselves to any scheme. It is understood thattheimmediate result will be to obviate the scrapping of the Imperial Airship Department, which the British Government contemplated doing in the middle of August, leaving the Imperial and Dominion Governments the opportunity of considering the committee’s report either during or subsequent to the conference. A special meeting of the conference considers the report on airships.

INDIA’S STATUS,

DEMAND FOR EQUALITY

PATIENCE CONQUERS DIFFI-

CULTIES

. ■ LONDON. July 27. Mr Sastri, speaking at the Lord Mayor’s luncheon, said he and Cutch had come to England to ask that “Our status as equal partners of the Empire be recognised, not merely in the United Kingdom, but with equal warmth and readiness throughout tho Empire. We are under no delusions respecting the difficulties which have to he encountered before this is accomplished. We are fully aware of the peculiar* circumstances in parts of the Empire where the meaning of Empire is not dully understood, where more education is necessary before the electors understand the

significance of the lofty ideals of equality and brotherhood whereon the Empire is based. AVe have learned tire lesson of patience which conquers difficulties and hope the citizens of the United Kingdom will help us in seeking perfect undiminished equality with the rest of the Empire.”

VEST Kit DAY’S PROCEEDINGS

DEFENCE AND EMPIRE POLICY

MR MASSEY'S IMPORTANT RE MARK. '

(Received Julv 28. 8 p.m.) LONDON, July 27

The Imperial Conference dJevoted the morning session to naval defence and practically completed its discussion. The Premiers are retvwnt regarding the details -but are confident they will prove acceptable to all the Dominions concerned. The afternoon session was applied to formulating a scheme in respect of constitutional relations between the Dominions and the Motherland, also between one another. Mr Massey stated that he believed tho final arrangements in this regard were the best- that ever existed in the history of the Empire.—A. and N.Z.C.A.