PACIFIC NATIONS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 21 July 1925, Page 5

PACIFIC NATIONS.

PROMOTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING. f»Y TELEGRAPH "’"'RB *»ROr’»Tin»» ) AUCKLAND, July 21. The chief purpose of the Pacific Relations Conference just concluded in Honolulu was to promote better understanding and a spirit of goodwill among the nations bordering on the Pacific. A number of delegates went from New Zealand, and. three of them, the Hon. J. B, Gow (Opotiki), Mr A. C. Caughey (Auckland), and Mr C. M. Luke (Wellington), returned by the Niagara to-day. Discussing the proceedings, Mr Luke said the delegates numbered about 100, and there were 25 associate members. None , of the delegates brought a mandate from their respective Governments, but much valuable work was done, and this should open the way to further important discussions. Some of the most eminent men of the United States and Canada were present, and there were some, very strong men among the other delegations. Most of the Chinese representatives were young university students, with two or three outstanding men among them, including Dr. Koo, who had just come from Geneva. Japan also had some able men.

The three delegates who returned today' left- Honolulu some days before the conference concluded, but up to that time much consideration had been given to economic problems as well as racial and religious questions. Tlie industrialisation of China and Japan was the subject of a number of discussions, and the China question, together with the tiirmoil in that country, formed a large part of the consideration of delegates, but finality on most of these subjects had not been reached.