EMPIRE DELEGATES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7446, 22 May 1911, Page 7

EMPIRE DELEGATES

SIR WILFRID LAURIER ARRIVES WITH COLLEAGUES AT LIVERPOOL. By TMegraph Press Association—Copyright (Received May 21, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 20. The Canadian representatives to attend the Coronation and the Imperial Conference —Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister, Sir Frederick- Borden, Minister for Defence, and Mr L. P. Brodeur, Minister for Marine—have arrived at Liverpool. t —— AFEICAN DELEGATES GENERAL BOTHA OPTIMISTIC ON THE'CONFERENCE. (Received May 22, 1.10 a.m.) LONDON, May 21. General Botha, Prime Minister of South Africa, has arrived hero. He visits Germany I after * the Coronation for medical treatment. Speaking of the Imperial Conference, General Botha said he' was certain it would strengthen the bond of Empire which all have at heart. South Africa was prepared to take her full share of responsibilities, whatever they were. The commercial prospects were most encouraging, and African wool exports were increasing. Mr Malan, Minister for Education, is accompanying the Premier. He studies university organisation, in view of the establishment of . the South African University. FOEBIGNEES WATCHING KEEN INTEREST DISPLAYED IN GERMANY. (Received May 22, 0.15 a.m.) • BERLIN, May 21. . Numerous articles are published in the German newspapers on the British Imperial Conference. The “ Vossischo Zeitung ” refers to the “ enormous complexity of questions affecting the rebuilding of the greatest Empire the world has ever seen,” and says, “the world awaits its (the Conference’s) decisions with interest.”