IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16473, 8 July 1921, Page 7

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

REPARATIONS. By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received July 8, 9.20 a.in.) LONDON, July 7. Allied conferences at Spa, Paris and London decided that the amount of the German reparation money coming to the British Kmpire would be 22$ ‘per cent of the total available. The Imperial Conference is now discussing the quota to be received by each Dominion. The conference lias adjourned. MR HUGHES SN DEMAND. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received July 8, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON. July 7. Mr Hughes lias practically decided not to return via America. Possibly he may accept Mr Sastri’s invitation to see the Indian Parliament working. He expects to arrive in Australia in the first week in October. Lady Northcote presented Mrs Hughes with a gold chain and enamel diamond pendant. Mr Hughes conversed freely with the King, who lias an extensive knowledge of Australian conditions and politics. The Queen was also interested-

The King and Queen of the Belgians talked to Hughes. King Albert said. “ Your country is very great and very new. Mine is very small and very old'. Tet your people did wonderful things to help rs .Belgians which we never can forget.’’ The Prince of Wales takes a personal interest in the Australians and seeks Mr Hughes out at public functions and converses long and intimately with him. BRITAIN AND EGYPT. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (.Received July 8, 9.45 a.in.) LONDON, July 7. At the conference after Lord Curzon’s introductory statement regarding British relations in Egypt and Lord Milner’s mission, Mr Hughes opened the discussion, to which Mr Aleiglien, General Smuts, Mr Massey, Mr Churchill, Mr Balfour and Mr Lloyd George contributed. The conference decided that the proposals for meeting Egyptian national aspirations and safeguarding Imperial interests now under consideration by the British Government, should be discussed in detail at a later date by tho Dominion Ministers and representatives of India, in view of the arrival of the Egyptian delegation now on the way to England