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the opening. (Rscoived 24, B.if) a.in.) Louden, May 23. Mr. Asquith, at tho Foreign Office, heartily welcomed the delegates. Ho hi ielly defined tnc scope of the Conference. Messrs. Harcourt and Buxton, and several Ministers were present. The press was not admitted. A crowd cheered the delegates. (Received 24, 10.20 a m.) London, May 2t. The Conference sat for two and ahaif home. Mr. Asquith, in a two hours’ speech, made sympathetic references to tho late King Edward, and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman emphasised the non-party character of the Conference. The five Premiers replied. Tho Conference decided to sit on Mondays, Tuesdays, 'Thursdays, and Fridays, from 11 to 1.30, and in the afternoons if urgent. Sir Joseph Ward withdrew his resolution in favour of tho admission if the press, other delegates considering that speaking would he hampered. An official summary will he issued daily. Sir Joseph Ward moved his Imperial Council resolution.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 80, 24 May 1911, Page 6
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