MR FORBES IN LONDON

Grey River Argus, 16 June 1933, Page 5

MR FORBES IN LONDON

N.Z. EXCHANGE RATE. (Au*. & N.Z Cable Assn.) LONDON, Juno 14. Mr Forbes, Mr Masters and party have arrived, all well. Mr Forbes said he regretted he had heard nothing of the opening proceed ings of th o Conference. The people of New Zealand were placing groat, hopes in the Conference. New Zealand had felt the full effects of the worldwide depression, and the heavy drop in prices had necessarily reduced her capacity to buy British manufactures. Tie thoroughly approved of the limitation of the general debate at the Conference in the desire to obtain quick decisions. He had not cut-and-dried views on any Conference questions. He was only eager to co-op'orate in every way towards world recovery There was no immediate prospect of an alteration in the Now Zealand exchange rate, except in accordance with the decisions of the Conference'.

Possible Attack

ON OTTAWA CONFERENCE. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received .Tune 15 at 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 15. There is unmistakable growing evidence in the lobbies of the Americans

and Europeans of a determination to attack the Ottawa Conference. American journalists sought Mr Bruce to discover his views on Messrs Hull an<] Litvinoff’s speeches, which they interpreted as implying the strongest disapproval of the Ottawa Conference, but Australian and other Dominion delegates saw nothing with the slightest bearing on Ottawa in the speeches

MR FORBES VISITS HOUSE.

(Received June 15 at 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 15. Mr Forbes, accompanied by Sir TWilford, visited the House of Commons and heard Mr Chamberlain’s statement. Mr Forbes was delighted to hear TTis Majesty’s and Mr MacDonald’s Conference speeches by wireless on board the ship. MR LLOYD GEORGE'S OPTIMISM. (Received June 15 at 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 15. Mr Lloyd George, speaking at Carnarvon, said that if the Economic Conference succeeds, it will be splendid. If it fails, it will not be an irrevocable disaster, provided the failure is not marked by serious resolutions resolving that nothing must give the world a chance of saving itself, of which it is quite capable. SPECIAL PRAYER ADVOCATED. WELLINGTON, June 15. The form of prayer appropriate to the World Economic Conference, now in session, was approved at a meeting of the Wellington Presbytery. of the Presbytery expressed the hope that all churches might co-operate in the endeavour to provide similar guidance, regularly for the prayers of people. The Rev. J. R. Blanchard said the Public, Questions Committee had considered the possibility o f securing cooperation of the Press in giving a place in its columns to some brief simple form of prayer, which the p’oople might use as a guide in offering prayer for Divine guidance in these critical days. The importance of this could not be over emphasised, for what the world needed most at the present time was not so much greater intellectual ability to solve its problems, ag a spiritual awakening in which the dividing forces of fear, selfishness, suspicion and prejudice, would be swept aside. “For such an awakening wo ar 0 all in the hands of God and pYayer is a method which H e has laid down as essential,” Mr Blanchard said The suggestion met with th e unanimous approval of tho Presbytery.