THE IMPERIAL-CONFERENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 15 April 1907, Page 3

THE IMPERIAL-CONFERENCE.

''% A PRIVATE OPIENIIJG. ■ a reception at Glasgow, rv -' (Received Ap.il 15; v 8.35 a.m.) , LONDON,/ Sunday. Ity is. officially announced' that/tHe opening of the Imperiah ' Conference . .will; be -^private. . ■ Lord Elgin, Secretary' of St^te "for ihe Cplonies,...wiU-.prefcide.---r. After. delivering an address', Sir H; C. ~- Bahnerinan, Jfre'mier, will withdraw." All. thef Premiers excepting Sir Robert Bond (Newfoundland), who has riot arrived, .-will attend, and "also colonial Ministers at, present in /London. Lord Reay announces that Sir' H. 0. Bannerman will appoint a^fepresentative of -India. Probably Sir 3-.i L.' Maekay will -^attend the Colonial Conference to support free trade for India. Lord Reay .. thinks he will prove a hard nnt for the • Premiere-' to 7cracfcj ; at; which Mr Deakin is. amused. -..Y_ .;;./.>.. -.vc: "The Premiers- had a great reception at Glasgow. Sir- Joseph" Ward-. (New Zealand) speaking 'from a carriage, declared that so many friendly Scotsmen almost made him think he was among the residents of the Southern portion of . -New Zealand, where the Scottish community were noted for their activities in every branch of commerce and indu_try> . * -The TLord Provost "hanquetted the Premiers, who "inspected" the Clyde Bank Shipyard, the p newest Gunarder -,/ turbine -r steamer/; the Jiew University, and'the Art Gallery. • • . V Tie-- Women's /..'Unionist Association of.l_dffiburgh has. -welcomed Sir Joseph ■ Ward; and hoped the Imperial Conferenoe would arrange an Imperial partner";'''B|Pß'.^9SS4 !0) _- preferential trade.