BRITAIN'S PART.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13656, 25 August 1916, Page 3

BRITAIN'S PART.

PEACE AND FOREIGN POLICY. PURCHASE OF DUTCH PRODUCE. '. ' ' ('.'Beuter's Telegrams,") Received August 24,6,'40 p.m. ; ■ LONDON, August 23. i In the House of Commons,. Lord Robert : Cecil (Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs) stated,definitely, that.- no peace overtures of v any kind' had. been made to BriilfflW (Mat^Briiiaiii'si;teMtloris" with the Greek Government as far as' he knew were thoroughly satisfactory. Great Britain was coping with the knotty problem of acquiring Dutch agricultural produce instead of enabling Germany ...to;.purchase- the .produce at higher prices. DARDANELLES ENQUIRY. . GENERAL,,; iIUNRO. EXAMINED. (Australian'and N.Z. Cable Association), ■• Received August 24,''6.45 p.m;'. . LONDON, August 23. "The Dardanelles Commission examin...ed!,;General SjrXV "CHunro)' who con-i , ducted the evacuation.

PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. AU.IOMNS UNTIL-OUTOMIt, ". JAll?t"iirPJ»d N.Z. Onble Association,) Received' August 2-1, 6.45 p.m. LONDON, August 23. The Imperial Parliament lias adjourned until October 10th.