OTHER PAPERS’ OPINIONS.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 16082, 23 April 1924, Page 4

OTHER PAPERS’ OPINIONS.

COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT. In the telegraphic summary of Mr s Massey’s Winton speech some reference was made to a suggestion of the Economic Conference that “for the purchase of British-made materials needed for development works the Imperial Government would lend the Dominions money at a low rate of interest.” This matter, he said, was now hanging in the balance. Public bodies are particularly interested in ascertaining details of the ’ proposals, particularly those wh.ch are contemplating works requiring plant or materia.] obtainable in Great kiiiiHiiMMHWaia

quaint themselves with the conditions imposed. By far the best thing would he for our own Government to put out for publication some coherent and easily understood statement as to what the benefits are that are offered and how to go about availing ourselves of them. That is a manifest duty it owes to the people of both Dominion and the Motherland. —Hawke’s Bay Tribune.

THE CALL OF WEMBLEY. As the day draws nearer, at hand when the gates of the Empire Exhibition at Wembley will be thrown open to visitors in their many thousands from all lands, it may be of interest to recall the origin of such expositions. In the outskirts of London there are two Palaces which are worthy of notice in this regard. We are not referring to Buckingham Palace, the abode of the King and Queen; the Royal Palace at Hampton Court; Kensington Palace, where Queen Victoria was born; or Lambeth Palace, the seat of the Bishop of London; but to the Crystal Palace in the South, and Alexandra Palace in the north. Both these buildings are closely associated with British international exhibitions of former days. It is confidently claimed that the call of Wembley will be responded to by millions of non-re-sidents of our Motherland as well as by millions of Britain’s own people. —Gisborne Times.