BUSINESS AND PLEASURE IN CANADA.
(Received. May 22, 10.16 a.m.) ; r OTTAWA, May 21. > The Board of Trade at Ottawa presented tho Australasian delegates with ah address, emphasising the need of State-owned Empire cables. Mr; Thomas (South Australia), replying, said that while Australasians Avere anxious! foir a; close touch between the Motherland atiii the sister Dominions, they could not ignore the interests of the Eastern Extension Company. " ; Mr I. -W. K'irwih, Western Australia, and Mr Cohen (New. Zealand)- : were among the. chief; speakers at ji lunchedn given, by Mr Oliver, Minister of the Interior. ."' ■'■.".''■ ' y -'■'"■ ..,."■ ". ': A . • The newspapers of.YMptttre&l entertained the, Ydelegatdsy respectively at a luncheon ; hn^l banquet, Mr Thonias' interviewed, declared : "We propose to protect ourselves m our region, but are not Ipss deterriiined to help ' the , Motherland to bring the . navy to the highest point of strength. It is certain that m the coming session of the Commonwealth Parliament pur relatiorfs with the "Empire: in-, defence matters will: be a foremost, subject. ; . y
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11857, 22 May 1909, Page 5
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