EMPIRE AFFAIRS.
AIR DEFENCE DISCUSSED. THE PROCEEDINGS CONFIDENTIAL. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyrlg A LONDON, October 22. To-day’s proceedings at the Conference were devoted to aerial defence. Mr Baldwin presided. All the dominion Prime Ministers were present. It was decided that the proceedings were to be regarded as confidential. The Conference has adjourned until Wednesday.—-Reuter. WEEK-END IN THE COUNTRY. LONDON, October 22. The dominions’ Prime Ministers spent the week-end at Chequers and other country houses.—Reuter. THE STATUS OF' INDIANS. DELHI, October 22. The United Provinces Chamber of Commerce, echoing the general feeling of ihe Indians, have cabled to Dr Sapru demanding his withdrawal from the Imperial Conference if complete equality of the Indians throughout the Empire is not granted and the Kenya decision is not reversed. —Reuter. A PUNCH CARTOON. LONDON, October 18. Punch’s chief cartoon represents John Bull as the father lion with cub lions, representing the dominions, assembled around a dining table on Which there is only a bowl of raisins and currants. The Australian cub standing waving a spoon. “Now, my boys, I'm sure you’ll like these nice dried fruits,” says John Bull. Chorus of cubs, lead by Australia: “Meat, please!”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19000, 24 October 1923, Page 7
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192EMPIRE AFFAIRS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 19000, 24 October 1923, Page 7
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