IMPERIAL CONFERENCE OPENS ON TUESDAY

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3479, 15 October 1926, Page 7

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE OPENS ON TUESDAY

No Set Agenda Drawn up

ME COATES AEEIVES TO-DAY <

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(Received Thursday 9.45 p.m) LONDON, Oct. 14.

At eleven o’clock on Tuesday morning, Mr Baldwin will inaugurate the Imperial Conference at a private session in Downing street, and will deliver an address of welcome, to vhich overseas Premiers will reply. No set agenda has been drawn up, L . ncl the Conference will decide day y day, what subjects shall be taken, i c was learned, when the King granted an audience to Mr Bruce, that His .Majesty showed the keenest interest in the Duke o£ York’s forthcoming tour, and expressed pleasure at the inV'itatibli, recalling his own and the Prince of Wales’ tours of Australia and New Zealand. He gave close attehtion to details of the Duke of York’s proposed itinerary. Mr Bruce will probably discuss the programme with the Duke and Duchess of York to-morrow, and it is understood that these will be published at the end of the week, after consultation with Mr Coates, who arrives on Friday. Mr Brhce is already crowded with engagements. He has had inter- ' views with several Cabinet Ministers. Oh Saturday afternoon he will address thousands of children attending Cobhatn’s lecture at the Albert Hall. This wiH afford a much wider audience throughout Britain, as the proceedings will be wirelessly broadcasted. (HOUSEWIFE HOLDS KEY TO SITUATION. EMPIRE PREFERENCE ESSENTIAL. EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING NECESSARY,

(Received Thursday, 8.15 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 14. "The housewife holds the key to the Jituation,” says the Empire Producers’ Association’s memorandum, prepared for submission to the Imperial Conference. It says that vigorous advertising Empire products is needed, but the first appeal must be made to the housewife. Further than that, advertising should be in the hands of the producers. The memorandum in the first place advocates Empire preference, not only in tariffs, but in income-tax on Empire Investments, as compared with foreign, also in materials used in Government and public contracts. Statutory sanction should be given to producers’ organisations to enable them to act comprehensively like the New Zealand Meat Board. The conference whs invited to consider the necessity of fast refrigerated ships in the Australian and New Zealand trade, and to give approval to the contemplated Imperial Hrqducers’ Conference. The Duke of Sutherland is Presi-dent-elect of the Producers’ Association for 1927.,