PROBLEMS OF PACIFIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 220, 15 August 1927, Page 6

PROBLEMS OF PACIFIC.

UNDERSTANDING REACHED,

Per Press Association,

AUCKLAND, Aug. 5.

Rev. James Cocker, of Auckland, and Mr W. Nash, of Wellington, two of the New Zealand delegates to the conference at Honolulu on Pacific Relations, arrived by the Aorangi on Sunday, also the Hon. Mr Eggleton and Professor Blakeslee, the latter one of the American representatives. Mr Cocker said that the conference had been very much worth while. The British group, though --numerically much smaller than some of the others, exercised as strong influence as any. The Chinese group were all able men, all of the Nationalist Party. The moderation with which they expressed their views was surprising. Mr Nash believes that the solution of the Chinese problem will be found as far as the outside affairs of the country are concerned. Professor Blakeslee considered that New Zealand was well represented. .Dr Buck particularly charmed the conference with his speeches full of wit and poetry. The institute passed no definite resolutions, but frankly exchanged views with the leading Chinese and Japanese and came to understand the problems of the Pacific.