THE PEACE CONFERENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17502, 19 December 1918, Page 5

THE PEACE CONFERENCE

— - HWH WVIII klllbl Mfc QJflBRITISH DELEGATION. NO REPRESENTATION FOR DOMINIONS., NEW YORK, December 17. Mr James Tuchey,.the New York World's Paris correspondent, says that it'is definitely settled that the British delegation for the preliminary peace negotiations -will consist of Messrs Lloyd George, Bonar Law, Balfour, and probably Barnes. The delegation will be accompanied by Sir Robert Borden, Mr Hughes, and Gen-eral Botha, and it is understood that these latter three -will participate only in the preliminaries, and -will not have a place at the Peace Conference. Lord Northcliffe has arrived in Paris. It is understood th&t ii© "will us© his inflnence to prevent aJry weakening in the demands for the full punishment of Germany. He will demand the abolition of the censorship between England and France.—A. and N.Z. Cable. SOUTH AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVES. LONDON, December' 17. General Botha and his party have landed at Tilbury.—A. and N.Z. and Renter. IRELAND'S DEMANDS. SAN FRANCISCO IRISHMEN'S RESOLUTION. _ NEW YORK, December 16. Mass meetings at San Francisco demanded that President Wilson use his position at the Peace Conference m favour of self-government for Ireland.—A. and' N.Z. Cable. THE FATE OF PALESTINE. ACTION BY AMERICAN' JEWISH CONGRESS. NEW YORK, December 17. (Received Dec. 19, at 0.5 a.m.) Tile American Jewish Congress at Philadelphia decided to send delegates to France to co-operate wiSi the Zionist organisation for the purpose of ;a6snrin° r the recognition of Palestine as a Jewish State by the Peace Conference.—A. and N.Z. Cable. DOMINIONS' DELEGATES^ TO SIT AT PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE. NEW'YORK, December 17. (Received Dec. 19, at 0.5 a.m.) The New York World's Paris correspondent says that the colonial Premiers will be present on the preliminary Peace Conference, but it is understood that they will not attend the final negotiations A and N.Z. Cable.